<p>Dear all,
I hope you people are well.
I am really struggling with the SATs. Critical reading is worst. And I dont even want to talk about Maths. I am pretty fimiliar with all the concepts and if you ask me I can shoot and Its not that I can;t solve the math problems. I can!! But after the time runs out. It so hard for me to try now because my performance dosn't improve even after practicing a LOT. I dont know how should I deal with Critical reading. i am absolutely speech lees.
I have read Barrons and Princeton Review and I know the tactics, Well to surprise you I knew the tactics b4 i read those books. Reading those books made m feel I was just checking off which tactics I didnt know. Writing was certainly helpful for me.
But it all goes to Critical Reading, Again, I am speechless.
I am a hard working fellow During my High school years, even though I was depressed like hell ( I finally figured I was gay, scared to death and suffered with GAD and OCD), I still managed to get straight A grades in my A levels. I didn't have even have the motivation to do well . I just pushed myself soo much. i was determined not to get a B.
But this SAT is again pulling me down. I am applying to WCMC-Q and I know SAT is quite a good test to screen off stupid candidates and I feel SAT will just pull me down.
I am not lazy and I work really hard. I care about people but I always feel I am empty. the SAT is really killing me each day and am just lost.
P.S if you find some spelling or grammer mistakes, please forgive me.
I don't what to do anymore. My dreams of goinf to a good Ivy school for meds is crushed.
I wish SAT didn't exist even though its a good test. I dont what is the problem, SAT or me. Probably SAT as its harsh questions are always there laugh at me, confuse me and honestly sumtyms I feel I am just reading gibberish.</p>
<p>First, I think you should shut up about your depressions. That really has nothing to do with your SAT and the sooner you do that the better you feel. Second, you have taken a great step by reading Barron’s and PR. But I hope you didn’t do their practice tests. Sometimes you do them and no matter what you seem to get low scores and hence your depression. The real issue is that these people are not College Board! They didn’t make the tests so you won’t get an accurate representation of your scores. Practice College Board! I would really recommend Barron’s 2400 and PR(which you’ve read). They shot me to the 2100 level. But what improved my skills the most was practicing College Board sometimes you would even be able to predict the questions. I moved from a 1900 to a 2130 after practicing about 20 practice tests, Ten from College Board book and another 10 from past released SATs. I know a 2130 might sound low to you but really I never thought I would get this ever. CR was the most difficult to improve for me. I learned the Barron’s 3500 word list and managed to get everything in Sentence Completion but I missed like 14 in passages. CR is a bit<strong>really. Math was by far my easiest with constant practice I had 760-800s. But in the real thing I had a 780 after missing one question I solved in the last minute and couldn’t shade. Writing was the easiest with the harshest curve. I had a 47 with a 9 but a 730. The thing is practice College Board yes some scores will make you depressed but with more practice you will start seeing improvement and you’ll be happy. PM me if you are interested in CB practice tests. P.S. you straight As in A levels is cool. I’m doing that sh</strong> now and its a lot.</p>
<p>a couple of strategies:</p>
<ul>
<li>what are your scores. Some people on here slit their wrists at a 2100. </li>
<li>if you have an actual diagnosis with backup you may be able to get extended time for the SAT</li>
<li>the purpose of the SAT is to demonstrate what your capability is to the university’s admissions in a comparable way. Do you have alternate ways of doing that? AP scores for instance? </li>
<li>if you are applying as an undergrad you are going to pre-med, not medical school. Even if you had to go to another undergrad program, there is nothing to say that you couldnt go to an Ivy med school. SATs will be meaningless when you go to med school.</li>
</ul>
<p>@Leylke, yes I WANT to shut up but they do get in the way. I just feel bad ALL THE TIME FOR NO REASON AT ALL!!! AND no matter what I do( recently i started listening to Binaural beats) they seem to work a little but I dunno if they work at all or they are just a placebo. Yes I am doing College Board but unfortunately I keep on making silly mistakes. Probably focus is my problem in maths.
And Critical reading will I really be able to finish the 3500 word list? i have no idea…I will give it a try. I still feel hopeless -_-
P.S I feel a little ashamed infront of those with 4 A*s :’(…and yes I wil shut up again .
@argbargy I dont have target but to score as high as possible for me. if I get a 2100 I guess I will be OVER THE MOON
and i need SAt for the undergrad. I am applying to one of those 6 year medical colleges so stupid SAT needs to be done. Hun i dnt think I have much time for ACT.
to both of you Dec is my test date.</p>
<p>My previous scores were 670 M 470 CR and 600 in W with 10 iin the essay…so no way 2130 is low for me</p>
<p>Hi again. I am not familiar with Weill Cornell (in fact the come off as dicks on the US site) but I’d imagine that a Qatar based school must make some allowance for English not being your first language. In fact their web site seems to anticipate it:
“Cornell University recognizes that international students of the highest caliber may not have achieved the requisite language skills by the end of their secondary studies. Such students are advised to enroll in an appropriate intensive English language program.”</p>
<p>I think you did well to get a 10 on the essay and a 600W on W. I think you should focus your efforts on math, where a mid to low 7xx should be possible with the decent amount of study time you have in front of you. I think that would be your best presentation- good SAT M reenforced by your A levels and your CR score mitigated by English being a second language for you. </p>
<p>I think the bigger picture is when are you going to give yourself permission to be happy? You come off as depressed and hopeless- even your screen name is ‘sad’. Even being admitted to your first choice college is just a ticket to a lot of work and pressure for 6 more years. And when you are done with that what is it about being a doctor that you think will make you happy?</p>
<p>You may want to take a little time to reverse engineer your goals. You are beating yourself up about not running fast enough but are you pointed in the right direction?</p>
<p>@Lelyke,
Where did you get those tests from past SATs?
Would really appreciate if you sent them!
Unf, I cannot pm, don’t have enough posts yet.
Thanks!</p>
<p>@argybargy
Thank you again! Well I will definitely be happy and I think being a doctor is my calling, its exciting u dnt where to start with but u find out but work your way to find out the key to the illness. Its not ‘always’ exciting. Every job is. Realistically speaking being a doc means a LOT of work. I willing to but it isnt with depression and yes I want to allow myself to be happy and healthy. I need some BIG changes in my thinking process. Can you guys help?
@Mihalich buddy I will post it for yah! </p>
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<p>Bon Appetite! ( i hope the spelling is right :p</p>
<p>I want to provide you with some info btw. i sat for AS level English language and got a D. i was surprised bcs in grade 10 I earned an A* which is like 90+ marks. When i got my component grades( grades doe separate papers) Turned out in the Commentary section I received a B (which is quite good) and U ( Ungraded -_-) in the essays I wrote. I dnt why, actually i was too ill to care and so i just left it. I also sat for Critical thinking and got a C
I am planning to do an independent research project bcs I do want to utilize the skills I learned from Critical Thinking. I want to make up for it. I wish to send it to Harvard and Yale bcs I want them to review. They dnt necessarily need to accept me :p. If they do it would be a miracle :D.
Atleast my work will get reviewed by two of the most awesome unis :D. Btw Do you think they care enough to send me back a feedback?</p>
<p>@sadman51 Thanks! I do really appreciate this!
Have you heard that the tests from the past may appear as the new ones?
I saw some kind of rumors were discussed on cc…</p>
<p>Mihalich if you are hoping for that you’ll be disappointed. College Board only repeats those they haven’t released and different time zones have different variants. So there are just too many to even know which one to do. I’ll pm the links for the ones I have to you later. :)</p>
<p>@Lelyke I don’t even count on it! 
There would be too many 2400s here. 
Was just looking for additional practice tests.
But still, my question was worth trying :P</p>
<p>Btw, thanks for the links!</p>
<p>hi guys, how are you.
I just wanted to let you know my subject Stats
730 Bio M
740 Chem
690 Maths level II
I am not sure what to say. I dnt feel anything these days</p>
<p>@sadman51</p>
<p>no offence, but you sound like you are straight out of a Dostoyevsky book. you need to cheer up. i think i have a simple solution for you, a statement i guess.</p>
<p>I DONT THINK YOU NEED HELP WITH YOUR SAT.
set your life on track, it’s more imp. the rest will get sorted out.
i just studied barrons over 13 days, got 2060. i dunno if it’s because of that or despite that. just practice. try to drown out life’s woes by studying. one of my uncles got through law school with flying colours despite a traumatic divorce, he channeled all his sadness into his work. he made it into his drug…</p>
<p>if you keep telling yourself you can’t do it; cc can’t help you</p>
<p>"At that moment my spirit revolted and my heart longed for a position higher than my limited existence. I realized that the abyss cannot hear the song of the stars, and at that moment I commenced fighting against my smallness and craving for that which did not belong to me, until my rebelliousness turned into a great power, and my longing into a creating will” – Khalil Gibran, The Ambitious Violet</p>
<p>cheerio!</p>
<p>Hi everyone! Such an exciting post I have ever seen. I also have problems with my sat I. I trully think I need to retake. I dont put the highest aim for my choice just because I gradually realize who I am. It’s for safe! :)) I took the first one last year, and I have just finished the new one with the unexpected scores - terribly low. My problem is CR and especially M(cant believe it) I dont know why my M is really low (just 640). Can all of you give me some advice? And about CR, I also work very hard but it seems that my study doesnt work.</p>
<p>Guys I have already sent the very low maths level 2 score to Cornell. i am not sitting for any subject tests because in December I am already sitting for SAT reasoning tests and i do not have a plan to give anymore tests after that. What do you guys think?</p>
<p>sadman? i’m curious… how did u do in Dec? :D</p>
<p>hhahahahahahaha… am such pain… curiosity killed the cat… and now am cliche-ing… I think SAT has done sth to my brains… </p>
<p>hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh… :/</p>
<p>I did far worse in my SAT :’(
I was scoring aroudn 690 to 740 this time but I ended with worse scores in my maths :’(.
This time I got around 540 in CR 650 M and 570 in W :’(
But why the low score in maths?</p>
<p>they say the Math was difficult in that one… retake?
i would recommend you practice as much as possible and retake</p>