<p>Is the online practice test (on the collegeboard site) made easier than the real SAT? I'd like to know if it's a good indicator of how well one would do on the real exam, ignoring all test-anxiety variables and considering that all questions are answered on time.</p>
<p>I’ve heard from multiple people on these forums and in real life that the practice tests that are created for practice are a bit easier than the real test. I’d like to believe that it’s not drastically different from the real test. With that said, I still use some of the other practice tests since they’re at our disposal. Wouldn’t hurt to try it :') If anything, you could try a couple different practice tests and average your scores</p>
<p>I think you’d get (slightly) better practice by doing the tests that are actual tests that were previously administered. There’s a couple ( I think there’s 3?) in the blue book and you can find some online as well! I’ll link a couple here:
<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools;
<a href=“SAT Practice and Preparation – SAT Suite | College Board”>SAT Practice and Preparation – SAT Suite | College Board;
<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools;
<p>I believe the free practice test on college board’s website was a real test administered sometime around 2005. All sat prep material from college board is assembled using real questions; otherwise, I think they could be sued for falsely representing the exam.</p>
<p>I see. Actually I’m already enrolled at a university (and have gone through practically every question in the blue book, so I ran out of practice material there). I was curious to see how well I’d do on a practice test after having finished SAT business one year ago, doing well in AP Calculus AB, and otherwise not practicing. I did take the practice test online and I was a little bit suspicious of the results. My original 2100 superscore increased to a 2210 superscore, and I was left with a feeling of… “why couldn’t I do that well on the real exam?” The questions did seem easier in certain areas though. Maybe I did get better. (I’m considering transfer options/whether I should bother with the SAT post-high-school ever again). My original scores were Math 630, Reading 700, Writing 770. On the practice test I received a 690, 750, and 720 respectively. These seem like realistic improvements considering that on the actual exams I usually succumbed to test anxiety/writing silly answers. I always felt that I could achieve better.
What are everyone’s thoughts on this?</p>
<p>I think the anxiety stress factor definitely played a part in the score increase. That and that you’re already enrolled in college and taking more complex courses that could boost(?) your understanding of the topics tested on the SAT. 
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<p>whatever you decide to do in regards to post high school SAT, good luck! I can’t really offer an opinion on that, being a high school student and all haha. Best wishes!</p>
<p>It wasn’t the easier practice test. It’s because you have started university classes. Although test anxiety plays a role, it doesn’t mean a test taker will face 200 points decrease from practice test scores. more like ±50 points.</p>
<p>collegeboard publishes SAT practice tests which were officially administrated in the 2005-2009. So they are not easier. But SAT is getting a little bit harder in recent years. </p>
<p>The tests from online course is the hardest you get from the makers. If you scored ~680 in every section, cheers. you will receive ~2150-2180 in real tests. The writing section is beast. 2-6 are not QAS. I found QAS tests easier than those from online course.</p>
<p>I started freshman year three weeks ago but I did take an intensive writing course from Syracuse University during senior year, and I worked very hard in AP Calculus AB and Physics B. (5, 4). All of those courses may have helped me improve It’s too bad that I wasn’t ahead by one year, since the 5 in Calculus AB might have shown that my 630 in math wasn’t representative of how well I could do in a quantitative reasoning course. Also, of course, I may have gotten better scores overall. The course/material gap is quite unfair.</p>
<p>Though, there’s always the fact that when I was taking the SATs, I couldn’t figure how not to think, “I MUST get this score or else.”</p>
<p>Oh well. If I ever take the SAT again, I definitely need to practice, if only a little bit. I’d need to find NEW practice materials though. Sometimes I’m able to remember specific multiple choice questions.</p>
<p>—by the way, I am at a very good school so my original scores did take me somewhere. I was just very curious about how things may have happened differently or if I’d have a chance to transfer to a better/different school if I wanted to do so. </p>
<p>A final note about the specific practice test at least: I was still unable to write an amazing essay because of time constraints, but I ended up criticizing the SAT in writing and received a 10. I wonder how a real grader would react to a direct assault against the actual test. I’m sure it’s been done.</p>
<p>Where can I find the answer key to this?</p>
<p><a href=“SAT Practice and Preparation – SAT Suite | College Board”>SAT Practice and Preparation – SAT Suite | College Board;
<p>(Wafflesx3 posted it)</p>
<p>EDIT: Never mind. I think this is it:</p>
<p><a href=“SAT Practice and Preparation – SAT Suite | College Board”>SAT Practice and Preparation – SAT Suite | College Board;
<p>Anyway, I still have the final post above this one.
I’m wondering one other thing: do the tests become more difficult as June gets nearer?</p>