<p>In your preparation, do you ever find that all this studying makes life a little more clearer? I recognize a lot more words than I used to(Media made fun of NBA player Steve Nash for using the word "amalgamate" since it was a high level word, but it's nice to know what it is) on the radio, in books, and on TV. I also use a lot of high level words in my school essays and also rarely do grammar mistakes on my papers. What about you guys?</p>
<p>Seems like you’re asking if studying vocab is helpful, and it definitely is..</p>
<p>There may be a few tips you can pick up from studying those common writing mistakes for the writing section.</p>
<p>I’m already passed SAT math in school so I did not practice it.</p>
<p>The SATs are designed to simulate things you’d encounter in your education.</p>
<p>hm…now that I think about it…studying for SATs help a lot in real life</p>
<p>for example: i know and recognize a lot more words. My grammer has been perfected. Math word problem comprehension skills have been boosted.</p>
<p>cool</p>
<p>beyond a certain point I’m only learning how to take standardized tests, and more specifically, the SAT</p>
<p>although the CR passages can be informative</p>
<p>one thing i found studying for the SAT did for me was help me take tests better. none of the questions are all that difficult so the trick is learning how to take tests, a skill i wish i aquired earlier:0</p>
<p>Yea, I found this to be true as well. Whenever I read a article, some of the hig level vocab always pops up (and I understand what it means =)).</p>
<p>i learn a lot actually. My grammar has improved. My math reasoning has improved even though i took alg 2 in 8th grade. THe cr passages are sometimes interesting and informative. SOme of those passages have helped me in school cos now i know info from reliable sources outside of textbooks.</p>
<p>yeah the vocab is great; i wouldn’t have found time to go study that stuff any other way</p>
<p>@ A-card
“I Lean a lot actually.” </p>
<p>We can see by that amazing grammar…</p>
<p>I’ve found it’s helped me a lot with grammar. I’m sort of a grammar freak and I justify correcting someone IN MY MIND as “prep” hah instead of just being a snob.</p>
<p>dude whatever, its an online post. I sux at typing, and i type in a hurry. I am talking when i am taking or writing actual stuff,i am atleast more aware of grammar.</p>
<p>If you mean adding to my misery, then yes!!</p>
<p>But it’s over and done with, so w/e.</p>
<p>Random words from my SAT word dictionary always pop into my at random moments. Before, I used to get so angry with myself when I couldn’t remember what they meant. Now, I just laugh and think, who cares what degredation means? I’m done! </p>
<p>I know it’s bad, and that I should still care, but I don’t!</p>
<p>I use SAT words in my writing now :)</p>
<p>@A-card</p>
<p>Lol I was just joking, don’t get mad. I bet you’ll do better than me on the sat so…</p>
<p>^ ha lol. naw i ain’t mad. The writing is actually my worst part anyways.</p>
<p>Not really. I never use any math other than simple calculations and percentages in my daily life (outside of class, that is), and I don’t really find myself saying “SAT vocab words” or using them in my writing. I never studied vocab for the SAT, since verbal is my strongest suit, but sometimes I’ll say a word that I’ve always had in my vocabulary and a friend of mine will tell me that it is an SAT word. Kinda funny. :-)</p>
<p>Oh yeah, I’ve always corrected other people’s grammar (though I try to do it in my head to avoid annoying my friends), so I don’t find myself doing it only as a result of the SAT. In fact, it seems that habits I’ve developed over the years help me with the SAT instead of the other way around.</p>
<p>I kind of feel that my grammar’s kind of improved, especially with parallelism. I guess I can identify special triangles (such as the 3-4-5, or 1-square root of 3-2) more quickly. Not to mention my vocabulary’s improved. I once used my knowledge of the word “contrite” to correctly guess a question in this one class, even if we were covering material from the previous lesson, when I was absent. :P</p>
<p>My vocabulary has improved. I take pride in myself when I encounter a “high level” word and I understand it. I also learned how to take standardized test. In the future, I know that I must learn how to take the test as well as understand the content the of which the test is testing me on.</p>