Is this SAT strategy good? (doing only 1 section during the test)

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<p>On my practice test I noticed a the pains of the time-constraint. I got significantly higher on my untimed test than my timed one, and so I believe that if I had more time per question, I would do much better.</p>

<p>So since most unis superscore your SAT sections, here's what I'm doing:</p>

<p>-Take SAT 3 times
-Each time, only do 1 section
-uni superscores from all 3 times, so hopefully my score will be much better than if I took the entire SAT 3 times.</p>

<p>I'm considering doing 2 sections each time instead of 1, as I feel I definitely have enough time to do that. </p>

<p>Is there something wrong with this plan? I'm quite naive about this whole SAT thing(foreigner), so please point something out.</p>

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<p>Yes, the fact that your score will jump significantly will flag your test for review by collegeboard. A modified approach would be to take the entire test each time, focusing your study efforts primarily on one or two sections. If you meet your goal score then review for that section on the next test but use the bulk of your time to study the other sections. </p>

<p>Don’t forget you may decide to add a school that does not honor score choice.</p>

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<p>“Yes, the fact that your score will jump significantly will flag your test for review by collegeboard.”</p>

<p>Excuse me?</p>

<p>And what will they do? Is this not allowed or something?</p>

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<p>Technically, I don’t see why you’ll have more time per question on each section since each section is timed differently and the proctor will stop you at the end of each. So don’t you think your plan is a little flawed? </p>

<p>Maybe you should just work on working faster in timed sections ie 25mins since you can’t complete the whole paper at once and space your time out between M, CR, W.</p>

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<p>“Technically, I don’t see why you’ll have more time per question on each section since each section is timed differently and the proctor will stop you at the end of each.”</p>

<p>Dammit and I thought my plan was perfect. Sorry, I don’t really know much about how the SAT works.</p>

<p>But is it not possible to go back to different sections during the test? Are the test booklets separate or something?</p>

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<p>^ No, you cannot go back to other sections during the test.</p>

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<p>That is the most commonly caught form of cheating! The sections have their section number printed clearly (and big) on every page so that the proctor can easily tell if you are working on the wrong section. It’s a good way to get your score cancelled on the spot.</p>

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<p>You can bribe your supervisor with cigarettes, drugs, or money, and he’ll let you do whatever the **** you want for four hours on the exam.</p>

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<p>^ Cigarettes, I thought that only worked duing WWII.</p>

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<p>Nope, 80% of all Egyptian teachers aka supervisors are cigarette addicts, and it still works today. The only thing is, you have to dip into another section’s time to use it in another. For example, if you finish a 25 minute maths section in 20 minutes, then you give him a cigarette and imply that you’ll be skipping to the next section which may be reading where you’ll have 30 minutes instead of 25.</p>