<p>Anyone's parents going crazy on them? My parents have been making me study 8 hours each day and making me take a practice test every two days and I am dieing. I can't talk them out of it and I am brain dead now. What should I tell them on the most efficient way to improve? Please help!</p>
<p>PS. I am a rising junior right now. Freshman year I got like a 1560 and my best so far is 1920. I have been going up and down with my scores for the past weeks. Also, they have threatened me with punishments if I don't reach 2100 in October...</p>
<p>If it weren't for your overbearing parents, I'd just say to relax and forget studying so much. I didn't study at all and it helped me focus on the test when I took it, because I wasn't so stressed out and worried about making a good score.</p>
<p>8 hours a day? Tell your parents that you literally can't do it anymore, and that it's your test to take, not theirs. Politely, of course ;]</p>
<p>Heh, I did more than that on my own with no parental influence. It paid off, though, as I'm sittin' on my 2340 high horse. </p>
<p>It's all a matter of how badly you want a high score. If you really want to get a high score, then you won't see this as dull or painful -- you'll be motivated enough. But if you don't want it badly enough, all the practicing/studying in the world won't make much difference. In this case, tell your parents to go to the devil. They can't force you and if they try to hurt you, dial 911.</p>
<p>CREEPY....Tell them that it's not worth it. Studying 8 hours a day won't magically make the score appear. Two hours a day is the maximum valuable time. I took a prep course (12 hours total) and got a very good score (2300+). Most people at my school do no prep, and many get above 2250. Just tell them that studying isn't everything. Your age, maturity, and course work at school all factor into your score. Ask them to cut it down to 2 hours a day. If your practice test scores don't get worse, then obviously cutting down the time isn't hurting!</p>
<p>dude. your main problem right now isn't your SATs. its your parents... fix their irrational way of thinking before you start prepping your SAT... thats crazy. I thought my mom was nuts. lawl.</p>
<p>You need to have a serious intervention with them. If you have a close relative or sibling, anyone, get them to help you. This is serious, and they need to understand that pressuring you will only make you burn out in the long run. It's like those shows on VH1 about the child stars... You don't want to end up like an intelligent Michael Jackson.</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses guys/gals. I have tried my best to dissuade them, but it isn't working. Looks like im going to have to bust my ass off.</p>
<p>Tell them that 1920 for a rising junior is not bad at all unless you're shooting for ivies; you have plenty of time to improve. </p>
<p>Seriously though, just tell your parents to calm the F down, lol. You really need to let them know that them constantly pushing you is not helping your motivation AT ALL.</p>
<p>NO, the SAT is NOT killing you literally. It's killing you figuratively, and saying literally makes no sense. You're not the only one though. One of my friends once said this.</p>
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He's literally the biggest chicken I've ever seen.
<p>Improving, you are taking practice tests every other day.</p>
<p>Tell them to cut down the time to two hours per day for four days.</p>
<p>You will be taking two practice tests over this period, yes?</p>
<p>If your scores to not go down, clearly all the extra time is not helpful.</p>
<p>Thus you don't need to study 8 hours a day.</p>
<p>QED!</p>
<p>If they don't listen to this, then I don't understand why you think you can do anything about it at all. TBH, I would probably refuse to study. Either that, or threaten to flunk the SAT on purpose. :P</p>