<p>Ok, so I'm going to take my first SAT on Saturday and I was just wondering what you usually do a few days before the SAT to prepare. Do you just do more tests or review concepts? During the test do you make sure you get every problem right or just answer all the questions you can and then check later sometimes solving the problems in a different way? I appreciate your help.</p>
<p>For me, the night before I do one complete practice test, and then go through the questions I got wrong to see why I got them wrong, and review the concepts as necessary. Also make sure to get a good night's sleep; have everything you need in the morning laid out and organized (e.g. put your pencils, calculator, ID in your bag by the door) the night before.</p>
<p>During the test, if I can't figure out the answer/a way to find the answer within a short period of time (say 5 seconds), then I move on to the next question. If there's a question that I'm not entirely sure of (I'm debating between 2 answers), then I'll circle it, and once i've gone through the entire section, I'll go back to any problems that I skipped or circled. </p>
<p>With math problems, I'll try to solve it using a different method (or maybe working backwards; plug the answer into the question to make sure it works)</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>I heard that doing an SAT the night before isn't a good idea since that'll just make you sick of taking the SAT and ironically, you'll do worse on the actual one.</p>
<p>^ i heard that and i think its bs. it depends on the person.</p>
<p>I'm taking it for the first time on Saturday.</p>
<p>I'll just spend the night preparing by overviewing a few set examples for the essay so I don't have to brainstorm much no matter what prompt it is. I'll also do practice problems in areas that I'm week in.</p>
<p>Of course! Prepare ID, ticket, clothes, and snacks and leave them by the door. Also set 2 alarm clocks in 2 different sides of the room so I don't oversleep.</p>
<p>What you need to do, besides the obvious getting materials ready, getting a good night's sleep, preparing your breakfast, etc. is to get into SAT mode. When you practice, you likely take it easy and have a "give it a shot, see how well I do" attitude since it doesn't count. But on test day, you want to be on top of your game, focusing on every question, narrowing in on every answer, on the math section checking each question over seven times if necessary. Do not waste a single minute; EXPEND all your "SAT energy" and desire to go to a good college into taking the test. PREPARE for this mindet the night before. Don't even take a practice test if you don't want to. But sit with an SAT book in front of you, and flip through the pages as if it were a magazine. Know what you're going into, and get your mind ready.</p>