<p>@Haphazard</p>
<p>I also wasted 1.5 hours watching the presidential debate. Instead of continuing
my SAT prep. We can’t lament that now, there are many more important things ahead. Most importantly, just keep the faith. You have worked too hard to feel down at this point. You and sooo many other CC members have shown a lot of determination, and it really is gonna pay off.</p>
<p>Stay motivated, thank you very much. Hopefully the test goes well for all of us. </p>
<p>Update: I have two physics projects that are due tomorrow, but I’m going to work on SAT stuff for the time being. I think I’m going to do a few writing multiple choice sections and then proceed to PWN the SAT and the SAT Critical Reading Bible. Definitely will take another test tonight. I’ll also try to post an essay. I have a format that I used for AP Lang papers last year, which usually got me 9’s. I’m not sure how useful that format may be on the SAT, but I’m gonna try it in a mach and I’ll try to see what everyone thinks of it. If the essay seems to be on par in the 11 or 12 range, then I’ll use this format on the actual test this Saturday.</p>
<p>I took a writing section multiple choice and missed 3/35, so I got 32/35. I finished with 4 minutes to spare. I should’ve went back and look again at a few questions. I probably made careless errors, but I was half asleep while taking the section. I think it’s best if I take a 2-3 hour nap then start hitting the books. I’ll be back in a few hours!</p>
<p>can someone tell me what kind of score I’ll probably get on this essay? I did it in response to a Barron’s SAT practice book prompt, and I feel like it’s really weak; I can’t write a good essay in less than three days, let alone 25 minutes, so I know this is horrible and if there’s any tips you guys have for me that would be greatly appreciated. SAT in two days!! </p>
<p>prompt: “the novelist John Hersey wrote that learning starts with failure and that the first failure is the beginning of education.” what are your thoughts on the idea that failure is necessary for education to take place? provide examples based on your studies and/or experience. </p>
<p>here’s what I wrote (true story): </p>
<p>There is a Latin saying that “experience, when. bought with pain, teaches.” John Hersey’s statement is but a reiteration of what the ancient Romans already had established as a truth. Both the Romans and Hersey are essentially the forefathers of the pedestrian adage, “learn from your mistakes.” </p>
<p>Failure does, indeed, seem to be the basis not for education, but for actual learning. In elementary school, we are taught the basic mechanisms of schooling through rote memorization; this type of “education”, however, is not synonymous with the actual learning we garner through our experiences. For example, this past summer I was accepted to the governor’s school for information technology leadership. Overjoyed as I was when I got there, I forgot that it was still school and did not think that something so frivolous as frisbee-playing twenty minutes after curfew could get me expelled – but it did. Three other girls and I were forced to kiss the opportunity of our lives goodbye. if that wasn’t painful, I don’t know what pain is. if that wasn’t failure in the eyes of my parents, then never have I failed them. The experience did teach me that accepting responsibility for my mistakes wasn’t synonymous with solving them, and that rules are rules, not suggestions – both things I’d been told my entire life, but that I hasn’t learned until then. </p>
<p>Without a grain of salt, no advice is ever truly taken. Similarly, any lesson, if it is to be ingrained in our minds, will not be successfully incorporated until it is given a reason to do so, even If that reason is nothing more than to avoid failure or pain.</p>
<p>oh also forgive phrases like “I hasn’t”-- this stuff is being auto corrected by my phone as I go</p>
<p>No offense, but I’d say like a 6/12 and that’s being a bit generous. You should have a proper thesis statement, solid examples, and a nice conclusion. The essay don’t flow very well either. Keep working on trying to construct an essay that will flow well and refutes/ agrees with the prompt with proper argumentation.</p>
<p>My first reaction was the structure, it needs to be more balanced, the body paragraph is too long while the introduction and conclusion are too short and weak. Overall increase the whole essay length too, length had been proven to affect score. Besides that i have no tips because i myself am not very good at these essays and i feel no matter what i do it never is good, so i dont even worry about the essay and focus on multiple choice</p>
<p>I don’t think it was a waste of time to watch the presidential debate. The state of politics is far more important than the SAT.</p>
<p>Anyways, I wish all of us the best of luck and hopefully we have prepared enough to reach the goals we had set.</p>
<p>billbb6, </p>
<p>I can’t disagree more, i also wasted time watching the presidential debate, it was a complete waste. No matter what happens, we would not be able to change it and the state of politics will remain the same no matter who is in office. They talk of so much change but we all know 90% of it never happens. And the SAT is far more important because it can make or break your entire life. Your SAT scores can shape your whole future, whereas whether the president is Obama or Romney doesn’t matter as much as getting great scores on the SAT</p>
<p>Also the debate was nothing impressive, the majority of it was Romney dodging questions and making erroneous remarks throughout.</p>
<p>Just finished my 8th practice test. (I did each section timed on different days throughout the week).
In the 700-800 range in W (gave myself a 10 on my essay). Pretty average for me. I’m expecting at least a 700 on the actual thing in W. Skipped none.
Got the 580-660 range in Math. Omitted 8 and missed 5. I want at least a 700 on the real thing. .-. Can’t find improvement so far. Any essential tips for math? I know it’s the easiest section for CCers, but for an average guy like me who hasn’t even completed a year of Algebra 2, I just can’t get the hang of it. Should have I omitted 8? Or should I have guessed on some of them?
And now for my devastating CR range, the worst I have ever done: 510-570. I want at least 640+ on the real thing. Gosh, I just can’t get the hang of it either. I’ve been missing most of the passage based questions, then an occasional sentence completion here and there. … Just makes me sad to look at it. I usually get a 560-620. I skipped none.</p>
<p>My ‘reach’ score would be a 2100. So far I’m standing in the high 1800’s to the mid 1900’s. Any advice on when to take it? I’m planning on taking it 3 times: December, January, and March. But yeah… ugh. Got a lot of work to do before the actual thing.
My SAT studying has mainly been a couple of timed sections per night, but I haven’t been studying anything specific. I think I need to study Gruber’s math section, as I heard that was very good when it comes to the Math section. As far as CR goes, I think I need to just keep practicing. I don’t usually get that low of a range, it’s usually in the low 600’s. Nonetheless, I just have to keep practicing… maybe reread some CC CR tip threads. I haven’t gone over anything specific for writing. I haven’t really practiced the essay yet… or even go over the popular Sparknote’s 7 Deadly Errors (something along those lines). </p>
<p>@staymotivated
Thank you for the post. I hope everyone succeeds on their SAT’s. Everyone here has been working extremely hard.</p>
<p>Hey guys, so I just read over this thread… and I’m kind of in a similar situation. SAT’s this saturday… I don’t think I can make a significant difference in studying in a day, so I’ll just take it as it is. Overall, I’m well prepped but whenever I do a full practice test, I absolutely cannot make it to the end. I get mentally exhausted by the third hour. This happened on my last SAT too (low score of 1960), but I can’t seem to find a way to get past it.</p>
<p>Any ideas on how to stay focused and alert throughout the whole 3 3/4 hours??</p>
<p>Greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Hey everyone, </p>
<p>I’m feeling really overwhelmed by college applications after I had a meeting with my counselor today. I feel so lost and unprepared since I’m doing early decision and my counelor isn’t providing me enough info.</p>
<p>I just tried to do a SAT CR section but I couldn’t focus. Since I do not have any other homework for the night, I plan on just finishing constructing my essay template and perhaps researching a couple more essay examples I could use. I might actually go to bed early so I have energy to work on studying tomorrow.</p>
<p>I finished PWN the SAT today, well the concepts part of it. I took diagnostic #1 and made a 16/20. I looked at the stuff that I missed. I really need to go back and read a few chapters again. A key chapter appears to be the “circles” chapter. I took a writing MC earlier and made a 42/49. Pretty terrible. Assuming I get a 11 or 12 on essay, I may be in the 700 range. It’s odd to think that I used to score near perfect on writing, but I’m having trouble breaking 700. I’m going to do individual sections of test #1. I’m running out of time. I have a few tests tomorrow, but I think I’ll check out of school a bit early, which won’t be very significant -maybe 2 hours before school ends.- I think I’ll definitely have to take a nap when I get home, as I doubt I’ll receive any sleep tonight. It’s already 2 am and I still have to do two physics projects and study for lit tests. I feel as if I forgot everything I’ve read the last two months haha. I mean to say that I’m not feeling very confident about this test. This test is going to either make me or break me in the early action/early decision pool. Let’s hope things go well. I still need to take the friggin’ SAT2’s haha. I think this’ll be the last post tonight. I may update after doing a few sections of test 1. We still have a day guys.</p>
<p>670 CR. I finished two extremely long physics projects. I think I’m about to pass out haha. I really want to go to sleep, but school starts in an hour. I guess I’m going to try to keep myself preoccupied and awake in the meantime.</p>
<p>taking it tomorrow, dunno what to feel, gonna give it my best!
good luck to everyone (and im international…that’s y if any1 is asking)</p>
<p>Haphazard, I think you should really get some sleep. All this studying will go to waste if you’re not well rested.</p>
<p>I had a free period today so I got to leave early… which means more SAT time!</p>
<p>About to take the last practice test I have. Will update my scores in a bit. </p>
<p>@Haphazard, I agree with @MedicalBoy, take naps or sleep, especially since your body is telling you need it if you get sleepy. Good-luck!!</p>
<p>All that prep will go to waste if you don’t get proper sleep night before.</p>
<p>^It’s not like I said that or anything…</p>