<p>Whenever I practice individual sections, I do fine. It’s just when I do a complete test in one sitting…</p>
<p>@DaneBrick ugh that’s like me with math, some sections will be fine and then the second a problem comes up with permutations or jumbled geometrical shapes i’m just done >_<</p>
<p>im trying to score 2000 from 1700 first time – if i dont reach 2000 though my last test is gonna be the december one </p>
<p>@TheCalculator somehow act reading has actually improved my CR reading as well o_o</p>
<p>It just made me a faster reader, and I got better @ just answering questions quicker. I took a practice test and got 750 on CR with ~30% less time to emulate stress on test day. So I was pleased with that. I was just wondering, do you guys state your thesis as your first sentence or start your intro with a hook and work your way up to your thesis (for the essay ). Also, do you guys fabricate your examples or use legit historical, literature, contemporary examples? </p>
<p>I sometimes fabricate examples… lol</p>
<p>based on all the SAT tests i have taken, i really want an average test for october. </p>
<p>idk I’ve heard october tests are usually harder. Then again this is the time when mostly seniors take the exam.</p>
<p>I just want a normal curve with normal questions. If you make careless mistakes on an easy test you are pretty much done for. Same notion goes for a harder test: if you do not excel in practice tests that are more challenging, then you will make a myriad of mistakes as well, which counteracts the lenient curve. </p>
<p>Just took my third Blue Book PT after doing all the CB released ones and got 2330. Hopefully I do just as well on the real thing, though I am a bit iffy on vocab. </p>
<p>By the way, does anyone have tips for getting scored essays? I haven’t really worked much on this, usually score around an 8-10 by my own judgment. </p>
<p>I completely goofed on this latest practice test. The grid in math section always gives me trouble :(</p>
<p>I’m ready for this whole ordeal to be over. Whatever happens on the 11th just happens, I guess… </p>
<p>@DrDorias if you are able to fill the 2 pages, you pretty much guarantee yourself a 9-10 on your essay unless, of course, your writing isn’t clear, you don’t state your thesis clearly, there is a lot of grammar errors etc. If you want a 12 essay, you should strive to do 3 examples because it shows your worldly knowledge, have a convincing argument with compelling examples, and sprinkle in some sophisticated vocab.also, having a good zinger (last sentence ) and Hook could play a part into your score, so keep that in mind.</p>
<p>@TheCalculator Is there really an advantage to using three examples instead of two? I only have room on the paper to do two examples, but i explain both thoroughly and really delve into it 
if I do three examples I kind of have to skim on all of them to leave room for a conclusion (I write too much…)</p>
<p>A few more days guys, how is everyone feeling? Personally I always get pre test jitters the night before. Anyone have any tips on how to sleep well and be ready for the test in the morning?</p>
<p>I feel like I have preped enough, i know it will be stupid mistakes on the math and vocab words that will screw me if anything. Good luck everyone! </p>
<p>@Krish400158 I recommend a healthy dose of Smash Bros for 3DS :D</p>
<p>All jokes aside, hopefully the vocabulary isn’t too bad, as that’s what could make or break my score.</p>
<p>@sillyface Statistically speaking, 3 examples merit higher scores, but if you fill the 2 pages and do a good job on your two examples then you should be fine. I used to do a long intro and 2 examples, but it seemed to me that I just didn’t have too much to say for the examples, so instead I used a short intro that pretty much gave me more time to write out the 3 examples and fill the 2 pages as quickly as possible.</p>
<p>I seldom miss any questions on vocab. However, that doesn’t mean I do not come across words I don’t know. To pretty much get the answers on difficult sentence completion questions correctly all the time, I would use POE to narrow it down to 2-3 choices, and then use latin roots to hint at clues on what the word means. Also, taking foreign languages like Spanish and french will help on the sentence completion questions. Also, I have noticed that CB loves to give these types of questions on almost every test they have given ,so learning these roots / phrases is not a waste of time. Well, that’s my two cents… </p>
<p>if you guys want to take a legit practice test, type in real sat tests in google and the first site has previously administered practice test. i would use those because i find them much more challenging than the blue book. </p>
<p>my gut tells me that the math will be medium, reading will be medium and writing will be hard</p>
<p>5 days :(</p>