JUNE 3 - Preparation and studying thread

<p>ive been doing barrons.. last time wen i gav the test i just did CB AND PR.. i got a 2040(640 CR,710W,690M). hoping ot go atleast 2100+ this time...</p>

<p>I did two tests... one was 1600 and one was 2100... pretty big difference huh...
Oh.. right, both of them are out of 2400</p>

<p>murasaki- how do you do so well on the CR? 770. Is it because you read a lot?</p>

<p>I only read what school forces me too . . . I go to a somewhere between perfect and mediocre public school, but the academics are pretty rigorous.</p>

<p>I don't think it's cause I read a lot, cause I don't read that much, it's probably because I have a natural thing for it. But I think my ability anyone can have--it's just a matter of decoding the questions and deciding which can be justified by the text. If it can be justified by the text, it is the correct answer--that's a great rule of thumb for passages.</p>

<p>Of the 67 CR questions, I think the 3 I missed were words, though.</p>

<p>For the text, I usually ask myself in my head "Would I have a legitimate argument based on the text if I told the CB dudes that this was the right answer? Both of these look pretty good . . . but this one isn't really alluded to much in the text . . . so I guess it's this one." (At this point, I pick the answer and 19/20 times, it's the correct one.)</p>

<p>I read the line references, with a little bit of text before and after, and after I do all the line reference I go to main idea questions. Some I find easy and some are just a bit harder to justify. With practice, you should have 2 to 3 minutes at the end of each section. I recommend circling the ones you're not sure about so you can go back and revisit them.</p>

<p>Frantically trying to cram vocab into my mind right now, amidst the chaos of the impending finals.. which probably won't even help me at all... I should be doing practice tests from the blue book, really...</p>

<p>From January, I need to..
CR: 630 --> 700+
M: 800--> .. 800 ... at least not to get too low
W: 720--> 750+</p>

<p>Only 1 week left! Yikes</p>

<p>Expecting
Math:
750 in april ---->800 June
Critical Reading:
650 in april----->730-740 June
Writing:
700 in april----->770-800 June</p>

<p>How can one prepare for the essays?
I know you're supposed to practice writing prompts, but there isn't really a good way of grading them yourself...</p>

<p>ask your teacher...that's what i do</p>

<p>i'm taking the test after very minimal studying...studied by butt off for april one. it's gona be awesome, i'll be so chill.</p>

<p>I started actual studying today. Not expecting anything.</p>

<p>Nervous again... if my May SAT score is good.. i'll just chill out</p>

<p>You know, there is a thread here somewhere where kids are saying that they didn't study at all and got decent/great scores. I don't believe them,but, everything is possible.</p>

<p>everybody can do it! i belive in you guyz!
we are all heading to Columbia! lol</p>

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You know, there is a thread here somewhere where kids are saying that they didn't study at all and got decent/great scores. I don't believe them,but, everything is possible.

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<p>They're smart, this is CC.</p>

<p>After my 2 years at CC, I've long since learned not to take the advice of anyone who says, "OMG that test was easy, I didn't study and I got 800!!!"</p>

<p>Because, obviously, I'm not as smart as them.</p>

<p>"After my 2 years at CC, I've long since learned not to take the advice of anyone who says, "OMG that test was easy, I didn't study and I got 800!!!"</p>

<p>Because, obviously, I'm not as smart as them."</p>

<p>oasis-hear hear! i completely agree! everyone on this board is unbelievably smart...</p>

<p>ony five days away... am i ready?</p>

<p>i've been reviewing math out my ears - got a 650 in april, which is extremely frustrating because i've always been very advanced in math!</p>

<p>any tips for a "too-advanced" math student to simmer the knowledge down a bit for the sat?</p>

<p>I'm finally taking the SAT the first time on June 3rd and I'm pretty nervous. But I'm gonna prep for 3-4 hours a day for each of the 5 days (no joke) and take a practice test at the end of each day.</p>