<p>I'm an international who has no idea how much preparation the typical student does to get 'Ivy League' scores. I have done no test before including SAT Is. I'm entering as a sophomore this American academic year at Andover</p>
<p>This summer I'm planning on doing:</p>
<p>SAT IIS - Math - 1 hours a day
- Physics - 4 hours a day
- German - 4 hours a day</p>
<p>APs - BC Calc - 4 hours
- Physics - Covered in SAT Prep</p>
<p>Should I also study for SAT Is? </p>
<p>Next summer I've planned to do: </p>
<p>SAT Is - 3 hours a day </p>
<p>SAT IIs - Chemistry - 4 hours a day
- Biology - 4 hours a day
- World History - 2 hours a day</p>
<p>APs - Chemistry - Covered in SAT IIs prep
- Biology - Covered in SAT IIs prep
- World History - Covered in SAT IIs prep
- German - 2 hours a day
- Macroeconomics - 1 hour a day</p>
<p>I'm really sorry if I come across as a stereotypical Indian but I have no idea how much work kids do for SATs etc as I've never met anyone who has done them. Just wondering if its too much/too little/adequate</p>
<p>If it makes a difference I'll be getting tutoring which is included into the hours for every subject except Macro and World History. </p>
<p>Thats WAY more than anyone would normally do…at least, I would never do that much
You don’t need to take EVERY SAT II test…just two, or max, 3, for selective schools (chemistry, biology, world history, german, physics, and math) is really a lot.
And you’re going to Andover too…isn’t their average SAT score 2100 or something?</p>
<p>oh, and you’re doing MUCH more than a stereotypical Indian would do too–I’m Indian too, and I’ve never even heard of a person taking that many tests for college (even the really smart ones…)</p>
<p>I wouldn’t worry about next summer until you get to Andover. You will take the AP tests in May and will study for those during the fall and spring in the classes you are taking for school. A lot of students take the SAT II’s in May or June that correspond to the AP tests they are taking so you are doing the studying for those tests at the same time. </p>
<p>It is generally better to spend your summers working at a job, doing research, getting an internship, attending a summer program, volunteering or other activities to improve your extracurricular activities profile. </p>
<p>I am not that familiar with Andover but I imagine they will have some sort of SAT preparation program there that all the students participate in. They are going to help you with preparing for these tests. </p>
<p>For the SAT II’s you are studying this summer when were you planning to take the actual tests? It seems like you might forget the material if you study way ahead of when you will take the test. </p>
<p>I haven’t even registered for the test and I assure everyone on this forum I always do 10% of what I plan to do. I said I’d do heaps of study for SSATs and I didn’t even pick up a pen. </p>
<p>Yeah, haven’t registered for anything so there is the worry I’ll forget but its probably the most productive thing I can do this summer…</p>
<p>I am doing volunteering, in fact loads of it etc. Haven’t gotten a job but I do tutor kids privately. I never knew anything about American colleges and applications until this year so I didn’t plan for any internships/jobs/summer programs but I volunteer and private tutor. I’m also planning for a non-profit charity that I’m about to start up but I was too late for the internships and summer programs etc I think. Or maybe not?</p>
<p>Do NOT waste any time studying this summer. Take the psat at Andover adn see how you do. Study SAT 1 prior to Junior year so you can be strong when you take the psat in the fall of your Jr year. As others have noted, take Subject Tests in the spring for classes you are taking at Andover next year, or wait until Junior year when you take AP courses. Unless you feel weak in math, (and you shouldn’t be if you are taking AP Calc as a Soph), there is no reason to practice over the summer. Andover will provide you with all the math you need.</p>
<p>wow - 13 hours a day? that’s more than school. just take some practice tests and review some concepts. there’s no need to study for that many hours a day.</p>
<p>& ask yourself this question: Is the Ivy League really worth that much time?</p>
<p>Yeah, I’ve decided to do just that: Take some practice tests and review some concepts. I just had a couple of ‘bad examples’ of cousins who did like 15-16 hours a day and got into Stanford etc. </p>
<p>Yeah I’ll just make sure I can kill SAT Math II and Physics and AP AB Calc and then maybe go ahead of class a tiny little bit on AP BC Calc and AP C Physics…</p>
<p>Not going to study for PSATs and I just learnt its only for Americans. </p>
<p>And I’ll also do some German because right now I’ve never done it yet I want to be able to enter at Andover at the 2nd year level so basically get 1st year done this summer. So still need like 3 hours a day but way over the top because I was thinking of my cousins as the norm rather then the exception.</p>