Last Minute Tips and Pointers for November SAT: The Night Before and The Morning Of

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<p>Hey again everyone! Haven’t posted a new thread here in awhile.</p>

<p>Well, the dreaded November SAT Exam is almost here! I’m a bit jumpy, but I believe I will do well if I don’t let my anxiety and nervousness control my mind and test-taking skills! D: I wish everyone the best! Hopefully, God Willing, this is my last last LAST time dealing with the SAT. I wanna see a bit, fat juicy high score on my CB score report page so badly so I don’t have to EVER pick up another SAT book again…umm, sorry for the adjectives. XDD</p>

<p>Anyway, I wanted to make a last minute thread where we could all share SAT tips and advice together. I also have a couple of quick questions pertaining to last minute SAT preperation and the morning before the test. Here goes:</p>

<li><p>What’s the Math formula for those types of group problems, like “Group 1, Group 2, both, niether, etc.”? Is it "G1 + G2 + B - N = Total, or something different? What other unique Math formulas are there to know?</p></li>
<li><p>What is the best kind of caffine drink you can drink to keep you alert from the morning of the test till about half-way or the end of the test? I drank tea in the morning last time, but tea, for me, doesn’t offer too much caffine, and I hate coffee. I heard someone drank Green tea last time…is that alright? And, if you drink it, will you need to take a bathroom trip because of it? Any tips for this situation, etc…</p></li>
<li><p>Any tips on time management for the Math and Critical Reading sections? Whenever I get to a problem and I just can’t figure it out, my head is so stubborn to move onto the next question, and I end up spending so much time on that one single question and leaving out lets say 5 - 7 questions blank at the end of the test. This REALLY brought down my Math score when I took the test the first time around, because I had skipped so many problems. My brain is SO STUBBORN I tell you! I know I can do better if I at least go through an entire Math section and skipping questions that I know I can’t get…so any tips for this kind of problem?</p></li>
<li><p>Test anxiety anyone? I’m trying to stay positive, but my heart feels like it’s going to explode and sometimes I feel like throwing up. It’s easy to visualize acing the SAT, but you have to believe in it too - and I have a hard time doing that. So any advice?</p></li>
<li><p>What should I do about vocabulary? Should I attempt to memorize anymore words right now or should I just go over wordlists and review previously memorized words?</p></li>
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<p>Yeah…I think that’s it. Help would be appreciated ASAP, thank you!! :)</p>

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<p>gah only a few hours left. i think i may pass out JK. ive been so overwhelmed this week with school work</p>

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<p>I wonder..should I sleep early and wake up really early and take a practice test before I leave for the real thing?</p>

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3. Any tips on time management for the Math and Critical Reading sections? Whenever I get to a problem and I just can't figure it out, my head is so stubborn to move onto the next question, and I end up spending so much time on that one single question and leaving out lets say 5 - 7 questions blank at the end of the test. This REALLY brought down my Math score when I took the test the first time around, because I had skipped so many problems. My brain is SO STUBBORN I tell you! I know I can do better if I at least go through an entire Math section and skipping questions that I know I can't get...so any tips for this kind of problem?
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<p>Do ALL the questions you know you can answer. Sometimes there will be sections on Math where I'll know 16-17/20 of the questions right away and I'll get them all right. I won't even guess on the other 4 if I can't get it down to one or two answers.</p>

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<p>no never do that the morning of, eat a good breakfast and stuff</p>

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<p>I am going to do a math section (by section I mean the standard three sets of problems) to warm my brain up; in a way, I think such problems will act as caffeine, if you will. Does this sound like a good idea? Has anyone tried it? Because I think doing some problems before will be a better idea than starting cold. For instance, does a jogger not have to warm up before a marathon? Are we not joggers in a marathon?</p>

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<p>For me, it definitely helps to look over stuff before I do a test in the morning. I'm just really not a morning person, so waking up early, doing some practice, and eating a leisurely breakfast works wonders for me. Otherwise, I'm half asleep taking the test and that just ends badly!</p>

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<p>I think that I will sleep very early (because I got barely any sleep this week thanks to Halloween madness, Early Action applications, and breaking news stories for Journalism). And when I wake up tomorrow, I will review vocab and read the news and eat a yummy breakfast. Unfortunately, my stomach doesn't take coffee too well, so I think coffee is out of the question :(. </p>

<p>Good luck everybody! I hope you all get your dream scores.</p>

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<p>Yeah I'm planning on doing a math section to warm me up. Should you not drink coffee before the exam? Will you crash? Well, GOOD LUCK EVERYONE.</p>