<p>Hi i want to improve my ssat score i did practice altough i didnt have much time i only took it twice and had better feeling with second time but got 65 percentile i am straight A student but how do i iprove my score ......i used princeton, baron and the official guide any suggestions would be helpful..</p>
<p>The only thing you can do is practice, practice, practice. Go online to the SSAT website and get a look at practice tests. Purchase the books (it sounds like you already have) and focus on areas you are weaker in- math, reading comprehension, etc. The day of, relax! It’ll be fun. Eat a good breakfast and get a lot of sleep. Just focus on doing your very best! Depending on where you want to matriculate in terms of high school, you’ll need different scores.</p>
<p>I know what you are feeling. I was so anxious about my SSAT too and I thought I was going to get some disastrous result, I couldnt sleep the night before the exam. But, relax! Breathe! You can do it, okay? ;)You will need some hard work but it will be over just after that test, and remember, SSAT is not the most important factor of admission. While it may help, dont kill yourself over it.
The percentile you want to get depends on the schools you’re applying at. Take a look at the school’s SSAT avg score and try to bring your score somewhere around that.</p>
<p>First of all find your weaknesses and work on them. practice as much as possible. </p>
<p>Learn at least the HIT list of the SSAT books, that you seem to have. Also study some word roots. Use flash cards for the words. Write a word in a piece of paper and the defn in the back of the paper. Keep a box full of them everywhere and read them to yourself often.</p>
<p>Practice, practice, practice reading! learn fast reading. Time is really limited, so find out which kind of passages you do best and make sure to get them first. Read the text quickly to get an opinion of what each paragraph talks about, and return to it on each question. There is no key to mastering that without practice. </p>
<p>You have some good books to work math. Work on all the topics, repeat, learn the tricks… its not that hard. I would suggest Khanacademy.org … or you can get a tutor… idk … i only studied with books. The Princeton Review has good math so get a look at that,</p>
<p>lastly, learn about the process of elimination.</p>
<p>Good luck :)</p>
<p>A good trick to study for vocab is to download the list of 500 words that are frequently tested on the SSATS. I studied with for about a week and a half to prepare for the SSATS and my vocab score raised from 60 percentile on the first practice test that I took to 94 percentile on my official SSATS. On the SSATS, if you have no idea what a word means, DO NOT CHOOSE A RANDOM ANSWER! You will get points taken off for the wrong answer. However, if you have a faint clue of what the word means, go for it.</p>
<p>For the reading part, it is very hard to prepare for it in a short period of time but just read, read, and read as much books as you can. (try to read books that challenge you) On the SSATS, use your logic and elimination skills to find the right answer. </p>
<p>For the math part, the questions are pretty similar in content with the practice tests. Also, time runs out faster than you think during the math part.</p>
<p>Good luck!! 
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<p>Thank you so much for all the good advice i have to practice and am considering using flash card system if any one can suggest a good prep course or site that can provide web enabled tutor as i dont have many resourses where i live. thanks in advance. : )</p>
<p>Firstly, I think Quizlet is a wonderful, free tool for studying vocabulary. It has a very simple web interface where you make your own flashcards and can then be tested on them, use them like normal, or play games with them; you can also search through public flashcards for SSAT vocabulary. In terms of math, Khan Academy has a gigantic database of explanatory online videos on a wide range of topics. Just find a topic you’re unsure about and search it so that you can watch the free videos. After that, head to the SSAT website and you’ll see a drop-down menu with all sorts of things on the topic, preparation, etc. That might help you get a better sense of the test and where you stand. Lastly, on more of your questions, Princeton Review, an extremely popular standardized test prep company, offers online courses as well. However, even a quick Google search can probably get you all sorts of online prep courses, free test printouts, and more.</p>
<p>Focus in on the TYPE of question you are getting wrong in each section. Especially the math. Look for those types of questions in subsequent practice tests. Do not waste your time in re-doing the types of questions you consistently get right. </p>