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<p>3/28/08
<em>For you readers, I just need a place to put my info, read/comment if you want.</em></p>

<p>3/28/08
Finally completed test #1 in BB by using Xiggi's method. Recieved 1950. Not high enough. Need more practice. Still unable to break the 600s. Will work on test #2 using Xiggi's method (open book).</p>

<p>Goal: Break 2000</p>

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<p>CR: Missed 4</p>

<h1>12- Main idea/pupose of short psg</h1>

<h1>15- detail question: misread</h1>

<h1>23- tone question</h1>

<h1>24-relation(support btw psg 1 & 2</h1>

<p><em>Tried to answer psg questions [without reading] psg first</em></p>

<p>Notable vocab:</p>

<p>-temporize
-dalliance
-infelicity
-treacly
-fastidious (can never remember) <---- can someone give me good ex. so i can remmeber?
-sedulous —> assiduous —> persistent
-futility (futile) uselessness
-vocation-occupation</p>

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<p>Math</p>

<p>Missed: 1 <— gay. last question. i was getting excited too.</p>

<h1>20</h1>

<p>Mistake: Wordiness
Type: Percentage</p>

4

<p>er, I have a question. Why are you doing this?
Do you want advice or something or…</p>

5

<p>Try</p>

<p>Microsoft Word.</p>

6

<p>Its more convenient, since i’m surfing here most of the time. I would go on word but then I can’t recieve random comments from you guys! In addition, some people might find it helpful to see how other people do their prepping.</p>

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<p>3/27/08
complete: 29:47
check: 18:18; changed 3
missed: 6</p>

<p>vocab:

  • [confl]agration: destructive fire; war; [conf]lict
    -ineffable
    -vacillate ---- oscillate; to waver
    -[equi]table- equal; fair
    -censure- strond issapproval
    -indictment- serious criticism; accusation</p>

<h1>5- sent. completion</h1>

<h1>7- rel’ship w/ both psg</h1>

<h1>15-</h1>

<h1>18</h1>

<h1>19- “quotation marks… serve to..”</h1>

<h1>20- “what assertion detracts least…”</h1>

8

<p>this isn’t a bad idea.
I’ve seen this one other types of forums as well.</p>

9

<p>I like this. keep on going…</p>

10

<p>lol I was about to start a “rebuttal” vs. you asc3nd but then i read it again and saw “isn’t” a bad idea. But I thank you for the encouragement. I was prepared for lil hate comments, but I very much prefer this. Thanks again. Your encouragement will make me work harder and more consistent. Definately need that motivation.</p>

11

<p>if your trying to break 2000, I would suggest using the grubers book for math (Haha, Asc3nd actually told me this). It helps A LOT.</p>

12

<p>thanks for the suggestion, but I don’t think I will be able to get it? How much does it cost? and does it help THAT much?</p>

13

<p>Math
Time: 16 min, reviewed answer until allotted time of 25 min.
Missed: 1 (LAST FREAKING QUESTION, same as previous math section)
^^Thats unbelievable.</p>

<h1>18 (p.476)</h1>

<p>Type: Grid-in probability
Mistake: misread the “either end” part</p>

<p>(Time consuming)</p>

<h1>12 (p.475)</h1>

<p>Type: using factoring forms
<em>Didn’t use equation formula; used trial and error</em></p>

<p>(Skipped; uncommon)
<em>read somewhere before that one should skip problems in math section that slow one’s momentum down-- worked well in this section</em></p>

<h1>8 (p.473)</h1>

<p>Type: Interior angles of geometric shape
<em>Uncommon</em></p>

<p><em>I would type the question up, but moderators won’t allow.</em> (all problems in BB)</p>

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<p>Math Smart by the Princeton review is also really helpful for math!</p>

15

<p>Thanks frizz. I believe that I can acheive a 700+ on math. CR is what I need to boost up on. Any specific tips you can share? I don’t need any more books, I’m already overwhelmed.</p>

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<p>This is what I do:

  • Go straight to questions
  • Mark down every line they mention (ex: on line 47 exhausted means..)
  • Then read the passage
  • Everytime I hit one of those lines i go to question and answer it.
  • This way you should get most of the answers done as you read the passage.
  • Then once ur done reading passage (and simantenously answers), go back to the Global Questions (mood, purpose etc.) and answer them.
  • By now you should have got the feel of the passage and should be able to answer the global questions.</p>

<p>Barrons 2400 is really helpful for these types of strat. I think they have a strat for each kind of passage (long, short, parallel etc.)</p>

17

<p>Thanks. That sounds pretty effective to me. I will give that a go on my next test. What did you acheive on your CR score btw?</p>

18

<p>I usually get 1-3 wrong in passages.
Vocab is a completly different issue (LOL). </p>

<p>My range is generally low-mid 700’s. If I had my vocab down then im pretty sure upper 700’s.</p>

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<p>nice. how many can you miss to receive at least a 700? I’m pretty good with vocab, I’ve been jotten a lot of stuff down everywhere. But thanks for your quick ass response.</p>

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<p>Writing- 3/27/08
Time: 26:20
Check: 11 min
Changed: 1
Missed: 9 <----------- got pwned.</p>

<h1>6</h1>

<p>Type: Parallelism</p>

<h1>13</h1>

<p>Type: No error <– gay. <em>when connected by “and” read sentences separately to easily distinguish errors</em></p>

<h1>16</h1>

<p>Type: Idiom “The only one of ITS kind”</p>

<h1>19</h1>

<p>Type: No error</p>

<h1>21</h1>

<p>Type: Pronoun case (Him vs He)
*him = objective (of prep. phase); he=subjective</p>

<h1>25</h1>

<p>Type: Idiom
“Preoccupation with technique”</p>

<h1>27</h1>

<p>Type: Inverted sentence sub/verb agrmnt</p>

<h1>28</h1>

<p>Type: Pronoun case</p>

<h1>33</h1>

<p>Type: fixing sentences within paragraph
<em>Look at surrounding sentences to find tense. Easy proccess of elimination</em></p>