If I could offer one piece of advice...

Test Preparation
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<p>...it would be not to put yourself in a "good-at-the-ACT" or "good-at-the-SAT" category. </p>

<p>I say this because:</p>

<p>Last year, I put myself in a "good-at-the-ACT" category. I got a 32 on the ACT and a 1900 on the SAT. Then I researched the styles of both tests and thought "hey, I must only be good at the ACT." </p>

<p>So even though I still took prep, and (re x3)took the SAT, I couldn't get my score up. Really. 2,000 dollars worth of prep and FOUR tests amounted to an 80-point increase. You know why?</p>

<p>I TOLD MYSELF ON THE TEST THAT I COULDN'T DO WELL. If a math problem became too hard, I skipped it or plain gave up and guessed. I didn't study as much as I should have in the weeks before, I didn't care–I just told myself "this is not my test."</p>

<p>Had I studied really hard for the SAT and practiced, practiced, practiced, I could have done well. I'm a pretty good test taker. However, I didn't–I gave up before I started.</p>

<p>Just a thought.</p>

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<p>Some people lack confidence, and that hurts their scores. But at the end of the day, math is math and vocab is vocab, so if you know your stuff you’ll do fine.</p>

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<p>Some people lack confidence, and that hurts their scores. But at the end of the day, math is math and vocab is vocab, so if you know your stuff you’ll do fine.</p>

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<p>Exactly. That’s the attitude people should take. </p>

<p>“I know the stuff, I can do well.”</p>

<p>not</p>

<p>“I might know the stuff, but this test just isn’t my test. I’m not expecting to improve.”</p>