<p>i prepped for a few hours the night before the SAT. really. i got a 1460. really.</p>
<p>3 or 4 practice tests from 10 real, 1 or 2 each from PR and barron's. oh, and a-h (or something like that) of barron's flashcards.</p>
<p>total ... not every day ....</p>
<p>I want to score atleast a 1550. i need support and help from all u guys. i think i am workin hard enough. is any1 willing to guide me? i need all the help i can get. thank you guys.</p>
<p>I can't tell if you're joking or not... that's obscene.</p>
<p>No offense </p>
<p>But people like you have to realize that your wasting your youthful time sitting in your room and studying 5-7 hours for a single test. Is this how you want to remember your childhood when you are old? </p>
<p>Don't mean to preach, but some people on this board amaze me by how much of their life they are sacrificing for these things. Don't waste a good portion of your life studying for a test that wouldn't matter for much of your life</p>
<p>As for me, I just take practice tests when I have the time, at least one a day since it is the winter break. I also review all the vocabs I know, about 1000, not 3500 from Barron's or Gruber's or whatever.
I got a 219 on the PSAT, not excellent compared to some of you, but at least I didn't waste my life studying for a test. Keep things in perspective .</p>
<p>no offense, but yeah--a lot of the times i just want to quit studying and go out and just chill. but unless i wanna be a hobo when i grow up, i'm gonna keep studying. if i don't study now, i'll look back when i'm 40 with my boring desk job and go, "MAN! if only i had just studied a little more I could have gotten that job at NASA (or whatever) and would by now loved my career and lived a life that i've always dreamed of. but instead I played a lot, and now here i am." it's up to you.</p>
<p>Yes, notice I say study, but please keep things in perspective. </p>
<p>I don't go overboard like these people, I made semifinalist for psat, I have good grades, I'm doing intel, etc.., I don't waste my whole life studying. Will I end up a hobo? </p>
<p>My message is work hard when necessary--but dont let studying get to the point where you spend more time doing it than sleeping.</p>
<p>yea paris. thats wat i mean. i relly feel like haning wit my friends, but i could enjoy all i want- after this stupid test. and Arow_, i aint a geek. i dont like studying sooo looong. Actuallly, i dont even like studying. but this is important. if we prep for 1 month, is that wasting ur whole life of childhood? but still, this is our most important time of our lives. after this, its all enjoyment. so, i am telling u, study man. just 4 this exam. or u will be like wat paris said.</p>
<p>you just dont get my point do you</p>
<p>ok....i didn't say that anyone was going to be a hobo. the 40 year old example with the boring desk job--she's not a hobo is he? no. but she could have been more!!!
arow_, i get your point i think: study but don't obsess over it and lose out on your childhood....</p>
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yea paris. thats wat i mean. i relly feel like haning wit my friends, but i could enjoy all i want- after this stupid test. and Arow_, i aint a geek. i dont like studying sooo looong. Actuallly, i dont even like studying. b*ut this is important. if we prep for 1 month, is that wasting ur whole life of childhood? but still, this is our most important time of our lives. after this, its all enjoyment.* so, i am telling u, study man. just 4 this exam. or u will be like wat paris said.
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<p>But after SATIs come SATIIs. And then the ACTs. And then college applications. And then it's off to college, where you spend your time studying for the GMAT/LSAT/MCAT... see where I'm going with this?</p>
<p>Study a bit but don't go overboard (it will hurt you in the end, IMO). Besides, colleges will take a more INTERESTING person (i.e. - one who doesn't spend their life studying, but rather accomplishing things in the community) over someone with slightly higher SAT scores. Keep that in mind.</p>
<p>if u memorize 3500 words, it will cover all the tests.</p>
<p>Actually, Nitinrao, if you read what Xiggi said about the Barron's 3500 wordlist and where it came from, you'll see that its not worth it. </p>
<p>I learned about 1000 words and I got a 700, but almost all the questions I got wrong were CR, so vocab isnt a factor. And if you ask me to look at Barron's list I probably wouldn't know half of it. I just take practice tests fro now on,not studying words after words. </p>
<p>I think everybody here sees the point except you Nitinrao.. I'm sorry if I offend you, but I use to be like you too and study all the time until I found a more efficient way to do it.</p>
<p>lol, ok.... but Xiggi's list, isn't that like 4000 words too?</p>
<p>Vocabs gonna be less of a factor with the new SAT if you plan to take that...</p>
<p>it will not only help in SC and Anologies, but also hard words in CR. so, i think it is a big factor. who agrees?</p>
<p>LIFE ADVICE: Hey Nitin, I'm an Indian too and I know our parents push us really hard in academics. However, this isn't India, where a national standardized test decides your position in life, its just another admission factor in the US unlike what your parents or you think. And no, you're not going to end up working in McDonalds if you don't get at least 1400. I know our parents tell us that if we study our asses off, we can sit back and enjoy the rest of our lives. WRONG!!!! College is academically more demanding than high school and eventually we'll turn into work-addicted drones when we grow up if we follow our parents' reasoning too strictly. Make sure you study man, because studying is important, but know where to draw the line. You only get to be a kid once!!!!</p>
<p>Now on to the SAT, I really doubt you can raise your SAT score dramatically with a month of intense studying. 1600 scorers are people who have been reading books and newspapers ever since they were little, so they have amassed a wealth of vaocabulary and knowledge over time. If you haven't already been doing this, then I would recommend reading over a few SAT prep books like 10 Real SAT's and that you start mastering effective strategies for dealing with each of the sections, though I doubt this will help all too much. I suggest making flashcards with the words on that Barrons Word List too. If you don't get your desired score the first time, you can always retake it. Good luck Nitin!!!</p>
<p>Man<em>on</em>fire:
Hey, wats up. man u r absolutely correct about our parents. i dont like studying, but we have to do it. like u said, i am studying from many different books for strategies and words from barron's. its hard and stupid. when i get done with SAT,I will start enjoying my self and relax. i waana take your advice about life, but i think there is a time of enjoyment and seriousness. this is the only time i have to study the hardest cause this test is a big deciding factor. then its all crapy test in THE COLLEGE OF OUR CHOICE. if we study 4 this one, all the other tests are less important. and if i do the barron's 3500 words, i will have no troubles in the other tests. hey i am not a geek. i have fun too. but not in this period of life. btw, r u 15? does that mean no SAT 4 u right now?</p>
<p>did i convince any1, lol.</p>
<p>Never did any prep whatsoever...got a 33 ACT...and I don't regret it. I liked having a life.</p>