<p>This is really popular in sports forums and I thought it was really appropriate.
What is the most helpful tip you've ever gotten for the SAT?</p>
<p>Mine is basically "POE rules!"</p>
<p>“Mention Atticus Finch, and your essay will automatically receive a 12.”</p>
<p>^ That means write about To Kill A Mockingbird for anyone who doesn’t understand. There are some good themes in it…</p>
<p>But in all seriousness, the best hint out there is to take CB practice tests.</p>
<p>I don’t think TKAM is considered a particularly challenging book or an amazing example considering that a vast amount of high school students read that in their freshman year. If anything, that would actually decrease its value because it’s so widely used by lots of people. However, I still use it because it can apply to so many different essay questions and still be a perfect example. In my opinion, I believe that as long as you effectively incorporate your examples into your thesis, you’ll get a 6 no matter how popular or abstruse the example(s) is (as long as it’s believable and doesn’t offend anyone).Other books are like this as well.</p>
<p>^ I agree. I have never used TKAM in an essay before and I do not plan to due to my lack of confidence is cogently exposing the thematic elements to the prompt. I merely attempted to clarify who Atticus Finch was in post #3. Other novels, especially those that are rarely used and slightly esoteric, will provide much more interesting material if the student knows these well. Sorry for digressing from the designated point of discussion for this thread.</p>
<p>Perhaps I should have added it was a joke.</p>
<p>Yes, everyone will understand. Some might have been confused, however.</p>
<p>Paradise Lost by Milton
mention that in your essay and its automatically a 12
no kidding
so far it working every single time for me</p>
<p>I’d vote for a CR strategy for author’s tone questions. Rule out wrong answers based only on the first word of the answer before reading the full answer. You’ll know if the author is “arguing” or “discussing” or whatever. That way you don’t get led into a wrong choice by the rest of the answer.</p>
<p>@aptennis - I’m curious about what sports forums you’re reading that are talking about SAT prep! I’m guessing it’s all about getting qualified. But, I’ve got a student that’s an athlete, and I’d like to know what he might be reading elsewhere. I know about maxpreps, but haven’t taken the time to really look at it. Any others you could share with me? Thanks!</p>
<p>Lie on the essay.</p>
<p>Gotten a 12, 12, and 11 on the three times I’ve taken it. I lied like a dog with my examples from literature, science, and history.</p>
<p>For the CR there will be proof in the passage.</p>
<p>For the vocab know prefixes, suffixes, roots, and first figure out whether you need a positive or negative word.</p>
<p>Talk about experiences (make it up if you want) and never facts on the essay. I got an 11/12. :)</p>
<p>Read closely on the Math! Reading closely is more important than your mathematical aptitude. Many feel that the SAT Math is a poor indicator of their mathematical abilities for this exact reason. I never checked my work on a section to avoid fatiguing my brain, but after the October test, Math will receive a second look for the November and December tests after I was docked 50 points for careless mistakes.</p>
<p>^
Exact same thing happened to me - lost 50 points in Math because of carelessness. Unfortunately, no chance of a retake for me 
Hopefully I get a good SAT II Math II score.
Best advice (which I didn’t hear until a couple of days before the test): use only CB tests. The real test was a bit different from the PR and Kaplan tests.</p>
<p>Edit: Why does the dotted line come under ‘PR’?</p>
<p>Don’t waste money on SAT classes provided by prep companies…</p>
<p>Oh really. I just started study for the sat. I’m terrible at essay part. Can anybody give me some clue. I didn’t know you can use things in a book as examples. for example, if you were going to write about whether you think watching too much tv would ruin a person’s social skill, which example (in which book) would you use? thanks for advice.</p>
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<p>^ Read this for the essay.</p>
<p>Honestly, what the hell. JUST TALK ABOUT PERSONAL EXPERIENCES. THAT’S ALL.</p>
<p>use only cb tests. </p>
<p>dont use prep company tutoring (get an intelligent human tutor if needed)</p>
<p>Lol. Talking about personal experiences never worked for me. Both times that I wrote an essay using a personal examples, I got 8’s. First time was about a girl’s struggle to transcend her low position, and the other was about what I learned through my volunteer work with middle schoolers. This last time, I talked about Grapes of Wrath, The Count of Monte Cristo,and Edgar Allen Poe and got a 12. xD</p>