Improving your SAT score: A strategy that works for me

Test Preparation SAT Preparation
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<p>i have gone over quite a few different threads regarding preparing for the sat in general but i couldn't really find anything of much use besides the list of books that most people tend to suggest.....</p>

<p>so here's a strat that worked for me and i hope will help you as well</p>

<p>it contains seven easy step but requires dedication.</p>

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<li><p>buy the SAT Official Study Guide. now, don't get too comfortable; you are going to need the other ones as well.</p></li>
<li><p>take at least three practice tests. i am asking you to take three because poeple usually need tune up to something before their actual level can be measured. you might see that your first test is bad but by the third test you will have done better. oh! it's also important that you take these tests in close proximity to one another cause otherwise you are not going to tune up. </p></li>
<li><p>calculate the score of each of those tests and find the average score. this i think is a very accurate representation of your current stance and give you an idea of how hard you need to work to where you want to be</p></li>
<li><p>now the reason why i told you buy the official guide. i use the 1st edition so i don't know much about the 2nd but the 1st allows you to upload your scores and it gives you a score report. this did miracles for me because it allowed me to see the exact areas of my weakinesses. with other workbooks you get the anwer explanation but its still quite a task pinpointing your areas of weakness. once you know where your weaknesses are you automatically know what you have to study (something that none of know most of the times)</p></li>
<li><p>this is where the other books come in. the official guide is good to pinpoint your weaknesses and then the other books take over. read books that you think/know address your problems the best and work on them. do not read everything. its very important to stay focused. so at this stage read and improve on only your weaknesses. </p></li>
<li><p>once you think you have read everything and are better prepared, take another three official guide tests and go over their score report. </p></li>
<li><p>if you have improved then good, look for new areas of weakness that didn't pop up the first time round and work on them. if you haven't improved hit the study table once more and if you did discover more weakness, work on them later. </p></li>
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<p>with this, i think you have a better chance of scoring higher because you are more focused at your studing and not wasting time reading the same thing over and over again. </p>

<p>to add credibility to the precedure i mentioned above. i took two tests and my score jumped from 1700 to 1900. with a few more i think i can do a lot better. </p>

<p>hope this helps. pls comment</p>

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<p>^
Direct Hits will be enough for 400-500 points on CR?</p>

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<p>Your strategy is good and may prove useful for students looking for guidelines for how to prepare…However we recognize that there is great diversity in learning styles or in other words, each person’s preferred method of receiving and processing new information.<br>
The Average Retention rate after 24 hours of</p>

<p>Lecture = 5 %
Reading = 10%
Audio Visual =20%
Demonstration = 30%
Discussion Group = 50%
Practice by Doing = 75%
Teaching Others/Immediate Use of Learning = 90% …:)</p>

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<p>^
accepted
that’s why the title includes “a strategy that works for me”.
i thought it was a good way to prepare and so decided to share it with you guys</p>

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<p>but a good one :)</p>

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<p>^A good list. Reminds me of the classic education proverb: “I hear, and I forget. I see, and I remember. I do, and I understand. I teach, and I know.”</p>