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<p>tanchar</p>
<p>ok great :)</p>
<p>I’m almost tempted not to indulge this because it’s pretty much absurd for an incoming freshman to even start to think about SATs. DON’T WORRY ABOUT THEM YET! Enjoy your freshman and sophomore years - focus on your grades and ECs, figure out where your interests lie, HAVE FUN. You’ll have plenty of time to worry about SATs during junior year and the summer leading to it, so don’t stress about it before it’s even an issue. </p>
<p>Also, keep in mind that studying for the SATs so early is pretty much useless - you’ll learn more relevant material in school and your brain will naturally progress, so you’ll pretty much get better at the SAT without even trying (just as an example, I got a 167 on my sophomore year PSAT and jumped to a 201 on my junior year PSAT with zero prep). For now, focusing on schoolwork and reading a lot is the best way to prepare.</p>
<p>With that said, here are my answers:</p>
<p>1. What’s the hardest section?
Entirely subjective. I find math the hardest by a mile - on my first and as of now only SAT, I got 780 W/11 essay with no prep and 720 CR with minimal prep (and even that’s giving myself a bit too much credit - I did maybe three or four practice sections and that’s the extent of it), but I only managed to pull off a 600 M even with tons of prep and a tutor. Still, I’m in the vast minority, since math has always been my weakest area.</p>
<p>2. Do they try to be really tricky?
Depends what you mean by “tricky.” They can get a little weird/obscure toward the end and especially in the math section have a tendency to give you a bunch of similar answer choices, but the earlier questions tend to be pretty straightforward. And I know a lot of people have been talking about how hard the vocab section is, but it’s not as hard as it seems - it’s not as much about breadth of vocabulary as it is about knowing how to play the game (which is why I firmly believe that vocab flashcards and the like are a crock of BS). You can usually figure out the later questions by narrowing it down and choosing the least popular answer and the earlier questions are almost insultingly easy.</p>
<p>3. What is the single hardest question?
See above, re: subjectivity. I typically check out during the later math questions, but again, I must remind you that I’m **** at math.</p>
<p>4. How hard is it to get a perfect score?
Damn near impossible, I imagine. </p>
<p>5. How are the SATs different then the ACT?
Well, I haven’t taken the ACT, so I can’t really speak from experience, but as far as I know the main differences are that it’s more based on what you learn from school and it has a science section. Another big difference/benefit: A lot of schools say that if you take the ACT you don’t need to take the SAT IIs (subject tests).</p>
<p>I’m tired of people telling me I’m too young! i’m just curious!</p>