<p>If you had to give only one piece of advice to someone who was going to take the SAT the next day...what would it be? (no general things like...be calm, eat a snack, etc)</p>
<p>I'll go first,</p>
<p>You should wear a watch so that you can always be aware of the time. It would really suck to miss 3-4 questions at the end of a section because you "felt" like you had enough time. Even if you are a speed-test-taker, a watch won't hurt. Plus it's easier than looking up at a clock that is 15 feet away :P</p>
<p>Gather the things you need for the test and put them in the car the night ahead of time. You don't want to get nervous because you can't find your ticket or an ID at the last minute.</p>
<p>Go to bed early. Try for a good 8 -9 hours of sleep. If you need to unwind before falling asleep, allow time - read, look at a magazine, something totally UNRELATED to the SAT.</p>
<p>Allow plenty of time to reach the testing site.</p>
<p>Dress comfortably and be sure to bring a hoodie or something in case the room is freezing. Again dress comfortably - the room may be too hot too; you don't want to be distracted by peripheral things like room temp.</p>
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<li>Good Luck * to all you SAT takers. DD is now done for good. BTW, she did all of the above prior to the test. Yes I know the OP said ONE last piece of advice, but like most moms - I have more than one. :)</li>
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<li>Tell yourself you know EVERYTHING. Cause you prob do, and believe it or not it helps a lot.</li>
<li>If you wear contacts, DONT. Where glasses day of test.</li>
<li>What I plan on doing is buying earplugs soon, and will use it on day of test. I think its a good idea. </li>
<li>If you normally dont get a lot of sleep, dont try! Stick to how much sleep you usually get on school day. </li>
<li>Have something to look forward to. Plan something with other people or something right after so you don't kill yourself during test. </li>
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<p>^What's wrong with wearing contacts the day of the test? I find myself unable to concentrate as well with glasses on, because I don't like that weird "goggles" effect.</p>
<p>Well I guess it depends on your vision. But I know that with me, if I try to keep contacts on while reading such small print, tll get to me. Also, say something happens to get into your eye, you're kinda screwed. But its all matter of preference. I kno ill wear glasses</p>
<p>I wore contacts, because I can't read small print with my glasses on, and I didn't want to have to take them off and worry about them. I think it's really a judgment call.</p>
<p>Well, I can provide some advice that I gleaned from my experiences with the ACT.</p>
<p>I had a 2200 SAT score and felt pretty good about it. I had registered for the June ACT before receiving this score, and questioned whether going to the ACT was really worth it. I ended up going, although I didn't take it seriously the night before--I only got 5 hours of sleep. I went in extremely confident, not at all worried about the test; there was no reason to be worried, since I had great test scores already.</p>
<p>I was completely relaxed the entire time and didn't feel anxious at all. I walked out of there having put in all my effort but not stressing over it. And I got a near perfect score. :) </p>
<p>Just go in and relax. That's when you'll do your best.</p>
<p>Great advice, rhyn0. But everyone must beware of overconfidence and neglecting to check answers when they have the time to. But nervousness will not help. I remember I was nervous when I went in to take the SAT II Math II, and I screwed it up pretty badly.</p>
<p>@nbafan, I probably wouldn't bring ear plugs. Just learn how to test with ambient noise. Who knows, the proctors may think the ear plugs are a form of cheating, and you might get into trouble.</p>
<p>I agree with the not bringing the earplugs, although in an ideal world, it would be a good idea and should be allowed.<br>
@rhyn0, I definitely agree that we should all feel relaxed and confident, yet at the same time we have to be focused on getting the best answer we can. </p>
<p>I heard it's also a very good tip to re-read the question (in the math sections) before you choose your answer because most people miss 1-2 problems based on misreading the question, or answering something the question wasn't looking for.</p>
<p>^Yeah, very true. I think that's probably the most common source of careless errors in math. For example, they may give you a right triangle with two sides' length given and the third side's length marked as x and ask you for the value of 2x. And you don't read it carefully enough and think it's asking for x, and bam! That's easy points dropped.</p>
<p>well I get really distraced while reading the passages, so I think earplugs would be useful. If it's in my ear and not atached to anything they cant question it can they? Like what if its cause I have an ear problem?</p>
<p>Come into the test with a calm, collected mind. Don't try cram (formulas and what not) outside the hall! And, most of all, be confident and tell yourself that you're gonna do great and be just fine. Even if you have the skills to get a 2400, if you lack self-confidence, there's a snowball's chance in hell of you living up to your potential.</p>