<p>I took the PSAT as a freshman and got a 150 (bad day--no sleep plus bad cold). Then during sophomore year I took it again and got a 189 (w/ a bit of studying). I find that my worst problem is time management. On both PSATs I ran out of time in each section and left some blank. I've taken practice PSAT tests and have gotten the following scores: 204,207, 213, 220 (but I didn't time myself on these test-so I was able to answer every question).</p>
<p>My question is how can I best manage my time, so I can recieve the best score I possibly can during my Junior PSAT. I want to qualify for National Achievement Scholarships and National Merit Scholarships.</p>
<p>PS: I find that my weakness is always in the math section. any help?</p>
<p>Well, if you are only getting 204s on your practice tests and still have trouble with pacing, I don’t think it’s reasonable for you to be thinking about getting NMSQT scholarships. </p>
<p>You’re probably going to be getting a lot of different answers to your question; every person pretty much has their own individual test-taking strategies. I guess the most basic piece of advice would be for you to work as quickly as possible without sacrificing accuracy, but that’s still pretty ambiguous.</p>
<p>maybe take some prep classes. they can show you some tricks to answering questions quickly and correctly with the least amount of time and effort. for instance, in reading, do questions with line numbers given first. always keep in mind, all questions are worth the same amount in your score, so dont take time on hard questions when you havent answered the easier ones first.</p>
<p>Most SAT Prep classes are absolutely useless. If you don’t have the dedication to spend your own time selfstudying and preparing, you don’t deserve a better score. Honestly though, with all the SAT prep guides (doctor silverturtle’s guide, how to score a 12 essay, etc.) around CC, everyone should be able to score at least a 2200 on the SAT. All you would need in hand is collegeboard’s sacred bluebook.</p>
<p>I took a prep class that was more like a study group. It was a group of 25 kids from my high school and we dedicated 3 hours a day to working on vocab and math skills and we made it fun with vocab competitions and games. We read and discussed NY Times articles and used any unfamiliar words to increase our vocabulary. I found it extremely helpful. To say that everyone should be able to score a 2200 seems ridiculous to me. And also to say that anyone “doesnt deserve” a score is ridiculous. Unless they cheated on the test, they earned the score just as justly as anyone else.</p>
<p>Some really effective ways to solve any SAT math problems in 30 seconds or less are never be published in the books or the web. You can only get them from face-to-face prep tutoring. </p>
<p>That is why CB uses the same tricks on the tests and those prep tutors in the know use the same methods to undo the tricks year after year. That is why the distributions of the SAT scores are more or less the same year after year, every year you still have roughly the same number of people got perfect scores and in the 99th percentile and so forth.</p>
<p>If it werent for the last minute, nothing would get done, said a wisecracking piece of stationery I once came across in a store. But if you were to learn proper time management tips, you wouldnt need that procrastinators motivator of a last minute in the first place. Here are some useful time management tips to help keep you and your time in tip-top shape:
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<p>For effective time management, we have to apply a time management system that will help us to see where we have to do changes and where we have to improve?</p>
<p>The first step of time management is to analyze how we actually spend our time so that we can determine what changes do we want to make in our regular process. Better you could try using some good time management software.</p>
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<p>Your issue is less time management than test familiarity. Do a lot more practice tests. Review each one until you fully understand every question. Once you get more used to the questions you should be able to get through the test a lot faster.</p>