<p>As many of you know, March SAT happens to take place next Sat, exactly one week from now.</p>
<p>COuld any one give some suggestions on what I should do during the last week before SAT?</p>
<p>I did the blue book tests #1 and #2, did terribly on cr and wr sections. </p>
<h1>1: CR: 550~610; Wr: 600~700; math 800</h1>
<p>average: 2030</p>
<h1>2: CR: 580~640; Wr: 610~710; Math 800</h1>
<p>average 2070</p>
<p>Is it possible for me to boost it up to a 2200 now that there's only a week left? </p>
<p>btw, I got 198 on PSAT...80 math, 59 on cr and wr.
seems like the scores are all relatively samilar....</p>
<p>Why would you do all the sections when you take the practice tests? It seems like your weakness is mainly in the critical reading section, so I would recommend you do all the CR sections only, for the remaining 6 practice tests. But make sure you understand your mistakes before moving on to the next practice test.</p>
<p>hm, so should I just do cr and wr then?
I came up with this strategy of focusing on wr and boost it up to a 700...
then focus on cr in the June SAT...
is that recommended?</p>
<p>read Elements of Style for writing (its a short read) and CR - I only improved after taking a lot of practice tests and then seeing patterns in the questions and the types of answers they expect</p>
<p>is that a book? elements of style for writing</p>
<p>thanks!
any other comments??</p>
<p>Get your assignments in advance from your teachers this week, and complete them at the beginning of the week. Waaay too many people "know" how much they need good rest heading into the SAT and things "out of their control" happen. Control it as much as you can.</p>
<p>I have final exams this week, ends Thursday morning...
but spring break starts Thursday...so, I guess that makes up for it?</p>
<p>anyone...........?</p>
<p>The friends of my own kids, who had 800 maths but lesser scores in CR spent their last week working on VOCAB, and also read sample, scored essays to get an idea of what a "perfect" (12) essay sounds like, and everything less than that, too.
800-Mathies are the only ones I know I'd recommend that to at this moment.
First of all, you have nothing more to work on in Math.
Secondly, your analytic/memory skills (as evidenced by Math) might equip you to study those long lists of Vocab words and actually get somewhere.
Some practice books have sections where the vocab words are merely listed and grouped together (e.g. "words with negative connotations") rather than defined. So you look at a list of about 15 words and associate them together visually in your memory.
If you have the time, really, it never hurts to commit some more words to your repertoire. It could mean the difference between comprehending a section of the CR, or not-- if you know or can surmise the meaning of a key vocab word embedded within it.
If you're a real demon, then go for the flashcards with the long word lists.
Whatever your math-y brain can handle.
My D's b.f. in h.s. with the 800 maths concentrated on Vocab and pulled his CR up (from 700 to 780, I think). This irritated my D b/c SHE was the one with the better reading and writing skills, but he outscored her on CR by senior year.
They broke up, so decide what you REALLY want in this life!</p>
<p>Have a heart-to-heart with your parents and ask them for calm support near the end of the week. Not to criticize you for minor things, run interference with sibs not to escalate fights, stuff like that. Try to get them onside with you. You can't rewrite your entire family dialogue this week, but they should understand that this is important to you, more than the usual h.s. test.</p>
<p>Read recent CC threads on SAT Prep called "Please Grade My Essay" and see if the tips for the other writers also help you.
Especially read the sample essays that the Collegeboard.com posts in their SAT Prep section for Writing, where they show what an essay should sound like to get a 1...6 score.</p>