<p>Didn’t finish the test yet but so far did really ****ty on the sections i did I got two math questions wrong on easy questions I’m getting sloppy. I also got three passage cr questions wrong in only two sections I’m terrified to see how writing turns out. I need to be more consistent with my studying.</p>
<p>@benjamin I’ve done that test before. If I recall, that question was at the end, like 28 or 29, and at the end of the sentence error questions, it gets really tricky. Wording is made awkwardly intentional but more than often it’s right. You have to get into the psyche of the SAT - I got that question right as well but I might have picked “at once” if I didn’t realize that the SAT likes to play games, and that intentionally awkward sounding sentences near the end of error questions are usually right.</p>
<p>I need help studying vocab. Took a CR practice session and got 7 wrong. 4 of them were vocab questions, 6 of which involved some sort of vocab analyzation. Therefore, the vocab cost me about 80 points, from a 770/780 to a 700.</p>
<p>Now, what’s the fool-proof, recommended way to study vocab? I keep hearing studying off lists, studying actively (whatever that means), reading books, etc. etc. But there isn’t a unanimous agreement. What’s the deal?</p>
<p>I really could not tell you I’ve been using an andriod app to study vocab via flashcards.
Today was a really bad day I finished up my test and got a 2110 3 wrong cr my in context vocab skills are pretty pathetic I misread one math question and didn’t know how to do another. I got 11 wrong for writing 2 tests ago i only got 3 wrong I need to hit the erica book hard if i want any chance of breaking 2300. Schools starting soon I’m afraid of what it’ll do to my abilities to study for the sat. One quick question
how do i solve this question " A certin physical fitness test lasts a total of 3 hours. Each part of the test requires the same amount of time, and 12-minute breaks are included between consecutive parts. If there are a total of 3 breaks during the 3 hours, what is the required time in minutes for each part of the test"</p>
<p>^Is it 48?</p>
<p>I picked 48 as well but it says its 36</p>
<p>You must have read wrong/improperly posted the question. 36 minutes for each part of the test means 108 minutes in total, plus the 36 minutes of break (12 x 3) is 144. The test is 3 hours, which is 180 minutes, not 144 minutes.</p>
<p>It is 36. The question says “12-minute breaks are included between consecutive parts”
So there is a break between every two part.</p>
<p>P = part
B = break</p>
<p>P B P B P B P
3 breaks and 4 parts</p>
<p>180 - 36 = 144
144 / 4 parts = 36 minutes for each part.</p>
<p>If there are three breaks, then we need 4 classes(tests or whatever in the prompt) so you get 180- 3*12=144, and 144 is divided by 4.</p>
<p>@myrealname
I did a lot of flashcard, from all sources. It was painful, but I did master huge amount of vocabularies.</p>
<p>If you are looking for efficiency, check out Direct Hit Volume 1 & 2, also keep a notebook with you while taking the sat practice tests. Jolt down all the vocabs you don’t know.</p>
<p>For me, if I get 19/19, I can always reach 760-800, if I get 1-2 wrong, my score drops to 700+</p>
<p>As for the passage based reading, my weak spot lies in the CR section where there are 5 SC, 1 short comparative reading and two long passages. One of the passage happens to be a novel, then, more often than not, I get one wrong on the novel passage.</p>
<p>I almost get perfect score on two other sections, whenever the evil novel shows up, bang, -1 is triggered.</p>
<p>Guys, are you interested in creating a essay swap group, so we can grade each other’s essay? I plan to practice several essays before I take the Oct test.</p>
<p>Hi guys, I’m new to CC! Created an account to participate in SAT help, lol. I just wrote an essay, I’d be totally interested in swapping essays for advice/criticism. </p>
<p>Here’s the one I just wrote:</p>
<p>The choices and opportunities we have are inevitably limited by our life circumstances. This truth has been shown in earnest throughout history, literature, and current events. Though it is possible to strive for transcendence, for the most part, conditions outside of one’s control account for a significant portion of one’s fate.</p>
<p>Alan Turing, a British computer scientist in the early 1900’s, is widely acknowledged today as a pivotal figure in the field of algorithms and programming. Having written and developed several iconic and important aspects of computer science (many of which are still relevant today, Turing nevertheless died alone and disgraced because the social climate was unwilling to accept this homosexuality at the time. After being publicly denounced as a degenerate, Turing was forced to undergo emotionally destabilizing chemical castration. These tragic circumstances led to his suicide at age 40. Despite his genius contributions, Turing’s career and life was cut short as the result of factors outside of his control- namely the social conditions of England at the time. </p>
<p>Similar themes of lack of control over one’s life circumstances can be found in Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse. Lily Briscoe, a female painted living with the Ramsay family on the Isle of Skyes, is an example of a woman who managed to break out of the typical mold expected of women in the early 1900s; however, despite her valiant dedication to painting, she is constantly rebuffed by a male-dominated society. Mr. Ramsay, the patriarch of the household, constantly derides her work, “Women can’t write, women can’t paint.” This constant discouragement causes, in part, Briscoe’s insecure disposition. Though she struggles to find recognition as a serious artist, the societal expectations placed on women in her circles prevent her from achieving any true success. </p>
<p>Unfortunately, these restrictions do not only result from socioeconomic conditions. Disease is a tragic thing that kills aspirations like no other entity can be described to. Recently in the news has been Zach Sobiech, a teenage musician diagnosed with a lethal, rare form of bone cancer. By all accounts a talented and affable young man, his life was unfortunately cut short in July 2013 as the cancer took his life. Though he was able to make the most of his life int he time given to him, who knows what he may have achieved in a different set of circumstances?</p>
<p>Though each individual has the responsibility to live life to their fullest extent possible, it is an unfortunate reality that prevents people from truly having the opportunity to do anything. Whether it be by discrimination or disease, our loves are too often controlled by factors beyond our grasp. </p>
<p>Grade/advice please? This is the first one I’ve actually completed in 25 minutes. I’d be happy to give feedback on anyone else’s as well, though I’m not too familiar with the grading process…</p>
<p>Thanks for the help with the math question and I think an essay swap is a great idea I’m not familiar with the grading criteria however</p>
<p>Sorry guys. I haven’t been posting for a while. I’m doing some math practice today along with a major vocabulary session. </p>
<p>Tomorrow is a full-length practice test. Summer is goneee…</p>
<p>@MedicalBoy Don’t jinx it!!! My one starts on the 4th…</p>
<p>Did very poorly on cr and writing today I need to step up my game but school starting and college stuff is going to make this hard. Cr 6 wrong I really ****ed up one section writing 7 wrong did poorly in the last section. Math was 0 wrong so thats neat. So 660 writing 800 math 700 cr 2160.</p>
<p>Took a test but reluctant to grade it…</p>
<p>I know I got 1 wrong in math and I feel ehhh in CR. I’ll find out soon enough…</p>
<p>@MedicalBoy I’m doing a practice SAT and I got a 740 in CR and a 710 in Math so far; I have yet to do the writing part. I took an extra minute or less for every section, so I’m running over the time. If I actually time myself, I get 650~ in CR and 670~ for math. Is not timing myself a good way to prep? And how can I get faster at taking the SAT? Thanks.</p>
<p>Results from this morning’s test: </p>
<p>Math - 760
CR- 690(6 wrong, 1 omit)
Writing - 750(2 wrong)</p>
<p>Total - 2200</p>
<p>I went down 100 points from last week! 100 points!!</p>
<p>This is not good for my morale…</p>
<p>I can’t seem to perfect math and writing. An 800 is Math would do wonders for my score but its so elusive…</p>
<p>My writing is still not consistent either…</p>
<p>CR I’m still not being careful and I lost 2 questions to vocabulary…</p>
<p>All in all, I still have work to do. I need to severely do some math practice and get back to studying vocabulary. I have to practice my essay also. </p>
<p>Can anyone help me with being consistent and perfect in my testing? My desired score is just 2-3 questions away and I can’t depend on luck as good luck hates me…</p>
<p>Yakisoba, not timing yourself is a good way to understand what’s on the test but not a good way to simulate test-like conditions.</p>