I can’t say that I’m feeling the most confident for the SAT (hence my title). How can I assure that I’ve studied enough? My past experience in the world of test taking hasn’t been absolutely spectacular. I was wondering if anyone else had the same experience… Also is there a portion of the test that I should show more attention? (in terms of taking the actual test and studying) Thank you so much!
did you take it already or are you taking it in October?
October… It’s coming up which is why I’m getting anxious
I would study at least 20 minutes a day. Reviewing everything.
Definitely do some practice tests before the actual test (there are some free ones on College Board), if nothing else. They will help you get a feel for how you should pace yourself so you don’t end up guessing on the last ten questions. If you have time, focus on reading passages; I definitely found reading to be the hardest section because a lot of it could be seen as leaning towards subjective, while writing/math are generally always objective. You’ll find a pattern with the questions/answers if you do enough practice–Khan Academy has good examples for free. (Writing and math, not so much–you actually need to understand fundamental concepts that you learned throughout elementary to high school in order to do good at these; if you’re not well grounded, get a review book and get those fundamentals down.)
While this is subject to opinion, I find that I’m never “fully prepared” for the SAT. Unless you’re getting consistent 1600s on the practice tests (and even then the actual test will be different), you can always improve and so you can always study more from different approaches. Of course, cramming the night before the test won’t help either. Like @Center said, review consistently everyday to see improvements.
If you feel confident the day of the test, great. If you don’t, try your best. I would assume you’re a junior since you’re taking it for the first time in October, so you still have a year left to go if you fail this one. If you’re a senior, you probably have some groundwork from ACT-testing already.