<p>@medicalboy how long does it take you to finish one math section?</p>
<p>I usually finish within 10 minutes. So I have adequate time to review every question twice. Sometime I can spot a careless mistake. </p>
<p>As for suggestion, always read the last wordings of the question, this strategy helps me avoid mistakes enormously.</p>
<p>@MedicalBoy Thanks, how many untimed tests do you recommend doing, and what can I do to improve my speed? I usually don’t finish with Math and CR, but I always finish in Writing.</p>
<p>Yakisoba
Speed comes along with accuracy. I know this sounds counter-intuitive, but when you are doing some practice, don’t worry about time.</p>
<p>For math, get some practice books, I heard Chung’s and PWN are really good, go through the concept first, and learn the tricks. It will come eventually.</p>
<p>Yakisoba, I can’t tell you about timing as I’m still working on it.</p>
<p>Benjamin, finishing a math section in 10 minutes is impressive. At most I have 5 minutes remaining an I use that to check as many problems as I can. I feel like Chung will help me immensely. I have about 8 tests left so I will work on those in the coming weeks.</p>
<p>I WANT THAT 800. Ughh</p>
<p>MedicalBoy
Do you have any specific weak spots on math? Like inequity, sequence or so on?</p>
<p>Figure out which type of questions you spend the most time on and drill those questions mercilessly. </p>
<p>You should be feeling like a machine when doing the math sections. 15 minutes is the maxima time you can allocate for the questions. You need the extra time to review the questions.</p>
<p>I’m taking the SAT test too on October 5. After finishing BB tests and run out of test. Will you guys recommend to re-do some of the BB tests again or just do the 2013-2014 Practice Test?(haven’t done it yet lol) (Maybe some past papers too?)</p>
<p>dbeerr
There are many previous administered tests on the internet, if you do some due-diligence research, you should be able to collect them all.</p>
<p>How’s your holiday guys?</p>
<p>I did May 2013 SAT test today
800 CR
800 Math
710 WR ( -4, should have been -1, three careless mistakes)
My best score ever.</p>
<p>I think recent test WR is way better than 2005-2008 tests. Those old tests are teemed with awkward wordings.</p>
<p>How do y’all make the time for this?? When I get home, it’s 4 pm, I relax and eat and then I do my hw and by then it’s like 10 or 11 and I have to go to sleep. I don’t like doing it on the weekends either, it’s my only free time besides weekend hw. But can you give me your schedules and the time?</p>
<p>major bump ^^^^^^^</p>
<p>Hey guys, I’m a senior also studying for the Oct. SAT. This is my third time, ugg. Trying to get 2350+ from 2270 and 2280.
I took a practice test today (Jan 2007) and got…
780 Math (ew, dumb mistakes -_-)
780 CR
800 Writing</p>
<p>@Annl</p>
<p>Some people have lots of free time, others don’t. I think though, that if you really want it enough, you can always make time. I am in the IB program, which is generally known for taking away the lives of those in it with IA’s and homework and CAS and all that jazz. I normally get home around 3:30, get straight to homework, leave at about 6:00 for Swim practice, get back at around 8:20, eat, and finish up homework. I normally have about an hour to do SAT stuff before bed each day. Then of course on the weekends I can spend ~4 hours on it and have plenty of time to do homework/relax. There are exceptions when I have extra long assignments and the sort, but this is pretty much my schedule.</p>
<p>Which book is the best for CR prep ?</p>
<p>Guys, Suggest some books for CR , writing and maths prep …(separate books for each of the 3 sections )
I am currently using princeton R and barrons for maths, and DH for vocab.</p>
<p>I have about 40 days for sat prep and i badly need 700+ on the maths section and 650+ in cr and writing …</p>
<p>Can someone PLEASE PLEASE critique my essay? It’s the only thing that’s stopping me from a good score.
Should people question the authorities’ decisions?</p>
<p>Theoretically, people in positions of authority should always seek to work for the greater good. In the real world, such a case is not always guaranteed. Therefore, as the Egyptian population bravely stood up to its inefficient president, people have the right to question the authorities’ decisions when in doubt of the latter’s efficiency. </p>
<p>The Arab Spring of 2011 caused tumults throughout North Africa and the Middle East. Egypt was one of several Arab countries that revolted against their governments, tired of years of corruption and general stagnation. For years, President Mubarak denied his people the opportunity to have a say in national matters. Despite their resentment and frustration, no Egyptian dared question Mubarak’s decisions, for the president held a position of power. Consequently, people assumed he was somehow right. If that weren’t the case, he wouldn’t be president, would he? </p>
<p>Fortunately, protests in neighboring countries prompted the Egyptians to drop their blinkers. Educated Egyptians encouraged the people to avoid blindly following Mubarak, and instead, think for themselves. The fresh wave of freedom and rights hit the once-submissive population, who gradually began questioning the president’s decisions. Once they did so, they saw just how inefficient he was, and sought to remove him from the government. Egypt then saw a new glorious beginning.</p>
<p>In retrospect, questioning the decisions of authority figures is necessary to maintain justice, prosperity, and efficiency. Ideally, people wouldn’t have to do this, but corruption does go hand in hand with power and authority! When wanting to avoid such issues, speaking up in times of crisis becomes a necessity, not a luxury.
Thank you!</p>
<p>Plz anyone bother replying my questions in post#295 !!
Thanks in advance</p>
<p>BHhazy
For Math I heard PWN or Chung’s are really good, but ( a big but ) I never used them. So you may want to check more books on this site)</p>
<p>For CR, currently I am using Barron’s 2400. It is a great book with hard passages. But again it doesn’t really teach you how to tackle questions. It’s just some extra practices.</p>
<p>For Writing, Erica’s Ultimate guide to sat grammar is really good.</p>
<p>Did two sections today did one math and one cr got 2 wrong in math and 4 wrong in cr. I can’t get 3 wrong in vocab in a section. I feel like I’m not able to commit as much time to this test now as I was before and my scores suffering from it. Maybe I’ll go back to basics and do some review books and vocab. What’s everyone’s plan now that we have less then a month?</p>
<p>My plan is as follows:</p>
<p>1) Take practice tests/sections.
2) Review my mistakes.
3) Punch myself in the face for every stupid mistake done.
4) Rinse and repeat.</p>
<p>And I’ll sprinkle some essay practice and vocabulary in there.</p>