<p>Everyone I know seems to say "Don't take Lit! It's sooooooo hard!!!"</p>
<p>So I was wondering if anyone that scored above 750 on SAT II Lit. could give any helpful tips...?
e.g. what book(s) you used, what classes you took in hs that might have helped, study methods, etc.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>yea i'm wondering as well</p>
<p>I didnt do so well on the test, but i know people who have. Whats seems to distinguish them from the rest of us is 1) they've taken very challeging english classes all throughout school and 2) they read, read, read like hell outside of the classroom. I mean, I like to read too... but my god...</p>
<p>So mainly, i think what really helped them on the lit test was lifestyle choices made over the years, not necessarily single stragedy or test prep book. Sorry if that sounds kinda gloomy.</p>
<p>If you're good at English and you love it, then it's probably a good test for you to take. I got a 760 on it through cramming a week ahead of the test with Princeton Review's book. And I definitely agree with ceecee - reading a lot helps, in fact it's the number one way to really understand the material.</p>
<p>Basically, I followed the method Princeton Review lays out... read the passage, THINK about it, then do the questions from easiest to hardest and pick only concrete answers that can't be argued with. It's a lot like the SAT I English section, but more complex and with some poetry mixed in. The poetry is what got me... I had never really read any until prepping for the test so it was hard to adjust. ;)</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice!</p>
<p>I'm foreign (though I came to the US when i was only 3) AND i don't really read anything outside of the classroom (but I have taken an Honors World Lit class, an Honors American Lit class, and i'm in IB1 English right now, if those count for anything)....hmmm....</p>
<p>I was afraid people would say "READ, READ, READ" for the SAT II Lit just like they did for the CR section...well i got away with a 730 on CR without reading that much, just a lot of practice tests. hopefully that'll work for Lit...</p>
<p>I got a 710 on a practice test, which isn't too bad. So how hard will it be for me to raise this to a guaranteed 750+ by June 3? (asking people with PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, plz)</p>
<p>Which practice test were you using? With an official one, I only got a 650...... Plus, all the Princeton Review tests I took had me getting 610s and stuff. It was scary, haha. But I still scraped out a better score later on... So if you're using the official one/PR then you should probably be fine. :) But nothing is guaranteed. Just do your best, and don't stress too much about it!</p>
<p>Read, read, read.</p>
<p>Unless you have a perfect memory, you will need to look back to the passage as you answer questions. Read the passage quickly first without dwelling on anything. As you read questions, refer back to the passage and read the referenced section closely.</p>
<p>Read Kant's first Critique.</p>
<p>well. i got a 790 on it and all i did to prepare was skip school the day before and cram PR's Lit review.</p>
<p>i no it sounds really lame but i've always prepared in that format and it got also got me a 760 US history and 730 Math lvl 2</p>
<p>it also helps a lot if you've practiced with Critical Reading from SAT I.</p>
<p>Oh and as lame as this may sound: don't panic or fret during test. just do ur best, relax and let the results come. dont worry about one passage being hard, just think of the next one as a fresh start. a good friend of mine panicked while taking it, fainted and got a 600. he calmed himself down, retook it a month later and made a 770. it makes all the difference.</p>
<p>if your pressed for time (which i was HEAVILY) dont read the passage at all. read the questions and then find the answers and move on. and if it looks hard, or rather, time consuming, resist the urge to find the answer and move on then come back at end. a lot of ppl say that u cant get a good score if u do this but it worked fine for me.</p>
<p>if you have no idea how to answer a question, guess. literally. the princeton review did statistical analysis of blind guessing on these tests, and it helps more than hurts. </p>
<p>Finally, it helps a LOT to review basic literary terms night before exam, b/c the questions use them often (i still remember i had one that asked to find which of the following sentences uses onomotopeia) i would have gotten it wrong cuz i forgot all those terms a long time ago and only remembered them when the prep book listed them out.</p>
<p>if the 710 was your first attempt, I'm almost positive u'll go up. i went from a 690 on 1st exam i took day b4 to 740 on last 1 i took that day to 790 on real one. All in 2 days lol. u'll be more than fine by june 3rd</p>
<p>btw kant sucks lol. only philosopher i can stand is Machiavelli</p>