<p>Did you work your butt off or did it come to your naturally? </p>
<p>You*</p>
<p>Just went through a lot of practice problems tbh</p>
<p>I want to know too </p>
<p>For those who are striving for this score, I’ve read many posts and some essentials include Direct Hits and the Blue book.</p>
<p>For me personally, I really enjoyed doing the SATs. I know that sounds weird, but I’m in not one of the students who studies hard or does tons of practice tests, but when I was doing the SAT, i enjoyed the experience. Each question was like a puzzle, and it felt great solving them. A little bit of focus/interest can go a long way. </p>
<p>The essay is the first and the most stressful parts of the test, so it’s essential that you knock it out of the park. Any failure on the essay will haunt you throughout the test. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT YOU WRITE A LOT. This seems crazy, but writing style, spelling, and grammar take a back seat to the word count. Fill two or three pages and you will get a good score. Don’t fixate on a sentence because it sounds awkward. The readers likely aren’t going to notice it. For examples make names, dates, and situations up on the spot. Memorizing examples will not help you, it will only slow you down when you try and remember the details. Finally, and most importantly, ask if your essay is an acceptable answer to the question. The reader should not have any doubt of which side you are on (and you should have a side). </p>
<p>For math, there’s always a way to do the question, even if it seems impossible. Try to draw a graph or list the possibilities in every question so you have a visualization of the problem. Know how to use your calculator - many functions like sigma notation, nCr and nPr are a godsend, and are available on most calculators. learn how to eyeball measurements. If it doesn’t say “not to scale”, it is to scale. When all else fails, you can use your pencil as a ruler and compare measurements that way.</p>
<p>On the reading section, the simplest answer is usually the right one. Don’t infer information, only consider what’s literally written as fact.</p>
<p>For example if the question says:
What does this sentence signify: James got 2400 on his SAT.
a) James can get into selective colleges
b) James has a high score</p>
<p>The answer a) might be true, but b) is the right answer, simply because it is literally what the passage says. Do not second guess yourself. Most of the answers are really easy, but there will be a misdirect answer that confuses the test taker.</p>
<p>For grammar, say the sentence “out loud” in your head. Most english-speaking people will instantly recognize the error. The most important rule you should know is subject-verb agreement. Here are the steps to solve such a question:</p>
<p>Sentence: Everyone selected to serve on this jury have to be willing to give up a lot of time.
- Remove all adjectives and descriptors: Everyone have to be willing to give up time
- Identify the subject and the verb. Subject: Everyone, Verb: have
- Check if they match. If they do, there is no change required. In this case “Everyone have” does not sound correct. It should read “Everyone has”.
- Circle the correct answer: in this case it is “have” that is the error.
- Done!</p>
<p>Read up on some of the other frequent grammar mistakes: there are many many resources on the internet for this. </p>
<p>For vocab, there really isn’t much to do other than memorizing the top used SAT words. If you are at a loss, cross out the answers you know aren’t right and guess from the remaining. I didn’t have to memorize any words because i already had a good vocabulary from reading hundreds of novels throughout my childhood and adolescence. If you are a freshman, this is a good time to start reading a lot.</p>
<p>Overall I was never caught off guard, because I knew exactly what to do with each question. Take some time and familiarize yourself with the most common questions and how to solve them. Do the SAT question of the day, and for every question you get wrong know why you got it wrong. Even if it was a silly mistake and you really did know the answer, it still means that you weren’t focused enough to get it right.</p>
<p>When you get your scores, look at exactly what type of questions you got wrong, and ask yourself why you got them wrong. Put your scores into perspective, check the national percentiles. Do not apply to schools solely based on your SAT, look at financial aid, desired majors, and campus life. Remember that 200 points will not get you into Harvard, and that the SAT is one of many different aspects of your application and you as a person. The fact that you are on College Confidential planning your future puts you ahead of the majority of applicants.</p>
<p>Good Luck</p>
<p>@asukumar Thank you SO much. Amazing advice and tips. Will definitely use them for my practice test tomorrow. Thank you so much once again. You are a great help. :D</p>
<p>@asukumar oh my god u are a saint for posting these godly words of widoms, thankyou so much </p>
<p>No problem guys.</p>