<p>Okay, guys, the big day is approaching tommorrow. But I'm still feeling nervous. This solicitousness is not because I don't know the content. I usually get above 2350 on all practice tests, but because of the pressure, expectations, etc. I expect myself to get above 2350 so I can have a chance in the top universities. But what if it all goes wrong? What if the guy/girl behind me tries to distract me by cheating? What if I get into a room that is really cold? What if the proctor is a first-time SAT administrator and doesn't give enough breaks or time? I still have a feeling that everything is going to go well-I can't describe it, it's innate but still how do I prepare for these picayunes. How do I keep my nerve throughout potential minor distractions? How can I avoid looking at the 200-300 people around me (before the test starts) and not be intimidate?. I've practiced hard, oh yes, almost day and night. I've done above 40 (including the blue book in which I scored above a 2300 each time) practice tests. But what if they aren't really indicative of my abilities? I want a 2400, and I know I have the ability to get it but how do I approach the real test, the culmination of my hard work and sweat? Sorry for my meandering. Someone please help me out.</p>
<p>Not post your troubles on a post and then continuously check on the post for a reply. Now many people who weren’t worried or hadn’t though of such ideas will be dreading over them. Imagine all other test takers are aiming for 1500 and thus, in no way pose a threat to your college aspirations.</p>
<p>OK, i’m not going to score as high as you, but I AM a good test taker.</p>
<p>Jebar, think about it this way, YOU are are WAY smarter than ANYONE in the building when you take your test. A 2350 is 99+ percentile. They should be scared of YOU. If they cheat off you, so what? If the room is cold, so what? Focus on the TEST.</p>
<p>Approach the real test like you approach the practice tests. Practice like you play. Take one question at a time and CHECK YOUR WORK.</p>
<p>If you don’t do well, SO WHAT?</p>
<p>Maybe you don’t get the score you want, but who cares, you can always take it again. There is absolutely NO PRESSURE on you, besides what you put on yourself. </p>
<p>It sounds like you are scared of things that aren’t in your control, but I’m here to tell you that when it comes to the SAT, EVERYTHING is in your control.</p>
<p>Go in, follow the prompter’s instructions, take the test, leave, go get lunch.</p>
<p>Don’t let little things affect you. Screw temperature! Screw the prompter! Screw the hot girl cheating off you (literally, 
).</p>
<p>You control your performance. Now go in tomorrow and kick some ass</p>
<p>Dude, you worry too much. stop at the drug store and get some ear plugs i use them when i sleep they work great. YOU’RE GONNA NAIL IT!!!</p>
<p>Packer, it is inherently obvious that he will be smarter than most people in the room, but anyone who can achieve a 2350 possesses a high degree of intellectual capability and thus would know that already. If he already knows that he is smarter than most other people, yet still has these reprehensions, then it is obvious that a different approach is needed. Not trying to argue here and, nocensure, I apologize for my seemingly harsh tone but I had no bad feelings about the test I am going to take tomorrow but when I read your post I suddenly imagined myself feeling paranoid in the test room tomorrow, remembering your post.</p>
<p>Packer, thanks a lot. Your advice was really, really helpful and motivating. I don’t know what happened to me. Your right, its a practice test and a test, no matter how important it is, cannot , willnot affect my happiness or confidence.</p>
<p>Jebar, I apologize for making you paranoid. You know that wasn’t my intention. As packer says, screw the conditions, screw the distractions, and just school the test. Your right in saying that a person who can get above a 2300 has the intellectual focus to, well, be confident in his actions. I am confident, but I really don’t know what happened to me. It was a mistake that I shall never commit again. </p>
<p>Jaboney, Sam3Adams, thanks for the encouraging words. Good luck and pass the good vibes. Though this may be the exact antithesis of my first post, just remember that you ain’t (pardon the double negative, its for rhetoric effect) paid $45 to get intimidated. Take a deep breath and beat it. Pass the good vibes. I’m sure everyone here will reach their aspirations and goals on tomorrow’s test and I will too.</p>
<p>Change your “what if’s” to positive things 
Instead of “what if the guy next to me pukes during the test?” try “what if I get a really interesting and easy reading passage?” or “what if I know EVERY vocab word on the test?” Personally, I’d go with “what if my mom bakes me cookies to celebrate finishing the test?” The truth is that you’re very well prepared, and in reality, things are much more likely to go right than they are to go wrong. That’s why you put in the work isn’t it? To help make sure things go well? Get your bag ready to go tonight with your ticket and everything so that’s under control. Then watch a mindless movie and go to bed early. Remember you’re in the driver’s seat when it comes to whipping your mind into shape, so don’t let it wander down the anxiety path Good luck tomorrow.</p>
<p>jebar, i’m sorry, I thought that you had posted this instead of nocesnure, my response was directed towards him. I apologize for the implication that you don’t understand how SATs work.</p>