<p>I need help/advice on how to adjust myself to be able to constantly take practice SAT exams, the feeling of sitting in a room for 4 hours and reviewing my answers for another hour seems impossible to me. Anyone have any ideas on how to help me adjust myself?</p>
<p>Well, there’s no way around spending that amount of time when test day actually comes, but since you’ve got a while between now and then, why not work up to it? Try taking a test over two sittings to start: 2 hours each. Then review the test the following day for an hour (or however long it takes…maybe a bit more than an hour). </p>
<p>In a couple weeks, increase the amount of time you sit. Maybe do 3 hours of testing one day, then 1 hour of testing and all your review the next.</p>
<p>In short, work up to it if it’s too daunting to dive into 5 hour sessions head first. :)</p>
<p>pwn do you think I should learn the critical reading strategies before I take practice exams? right now I average about a 550 in CR and I want to reach at least 700 but I heard that it takes months to prepare for the CR. I am taking the SAT in May and I was wondering if I should study CR until April spring break (although I am not sure this is enough time) then just do practice tests the rest of the month until the May SATs. In short, Maybe I should have been more specific, right now I am capable of taking an SAT practice test but I think I am wasting my time if I lack some elements in CR.</p>
<p>It won’t take months. Go over a couple techniques, and then take a practice exam to see how you’re doing (you could just take the CR sections and not do the whole test).</p>
<p>It’s not as bad as you think on the actual test day; just remind yourself how important this is. There is some tension in the air during testing which kinda makes it exciting, and under the time limit, you’ll be wishing the test was longer. Trust me. You get breaks in between sections, and Uhh…have fun! Oh who am I kidding. Theres no way around not taking the test but you will be fine, I ensure you!</p>
<p>I think it’s important to practice as you learn techniques; you don’t REALLY know the techniques until you’re able to apply them in testing situations. Don’t wait to take practice tests until you feel like you know the techniques, because there’s no way to know them without taking practice tests!</p>