<p>i havent studied/looked at/ tried
SAT yet. but im starting to prepare for it this september.
im going to a prep school. 5 hours every saturday. for a year(is that good enough?)</p>
<p>but before i get so excited and anxious..</p>
<p>how hard are SAT tests? (Math and sciences)</p>
<p>and.. if u get 1 wrong.. its automatically 790/800?</p>
<p>Ahhh...
and. i heard -for CR and..writing .. u ahve to read alot. im not a ferocious reader... so if i start reading from tomorrow. (till next summer) would there be a chance for me to get over 700?</p>
<p>It's good to start preparing as early as you are planning to, in September. If you do it for 5 hours every Saturday, however, you will get so sick of the test. You should concentrate on getting straight A's by doing homework and studying on Saturdays instead of using the majority of the day and your brain power to prep for the SAT. Your GPA shows colleges more about you than any SAT or ACT. You could spend an hour or two a week doing practice questions and you will certainly be prepared in a year. The key to doing well is knowing how the test is laid out and style of the questions they ask. As far as reading goes, you probably started a long time before now and just keep reading challenging books. Don't stress too much over a crazy test.
Good luck!</p>
<p>For Critical Reading, you don't have to read a lot to do well. It has nothing to do with how much you read, but rather, it measures how well you can grasp abstract ideas from passages and the extent of your vocabulary. I usually do well on the reading sections of any test, and personally I don't think that there is really an effective way to prepare. Just stay calm, read fast, and don't lose focus. Knowing roots of words and derivations might help.</p>
<p>Unfortunately I didn't try this method on the CR section, but I did when I took the SAT II in Literature and it really helped me keep my focus. I basically underlined important or key phrases as i read, which not only helped me remember the key phrases more but it also made it easier for me to go back and look at the passage when answering questions. Of course, everyone works differently, and some people prefer to do the questions at the same time as reading, instead of reading first and then answering. I also agree with airbear in that if you study too much (like five hours every saturday) you'll probably get burned out, and it could hurt your grades. A good friend of mine bought a study book, read the whole thing and then took every practice test in it (I think there were four) and got a 2400 on her first try. Of course, not every ending is that happy, but her method did seem to work pretty well.</p>
<p>just keep working on what youre doing now. don't stress. keep up the reading :)</p>
<p>and yes..missing one on the math SAT1 generally means you drop to 790 or below. missing one on CR and one on writing will keep you at 800, though</p>
<p>okay... well
"I also agree with airbear in that if you study too much (like five hours every saturday) you'll probably get burned out, and it could hurt your grades. "</p>
<p>this really scares me nwo..
becuase my mom had already payed alot..for me to go to this school
AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH</p>
<p>do you really think it'll hurt my grades??????????</p>
<p>Oh by the way... 5 hours for all English...Writing.CR ..math..and chem and i dunno the other one.. :)
i really want to do well in school!!!!!!!!!!!!!11</p>
<p>Thank you so much guys. ir eally appreciateit.</p>
<p>Well it really depends on what else you're doing. If you're not heavy into extra curriculars that are extremely time consuming (meaning you always have time to get your homework done during weekdays) then it wouldn't be such of an issue. For me, this past year, I usually didn't get home from EC things until about eight o'clock (sometimes earlier, sometimes later) and would then work until one or so finishing homework, and I still had tons to catch up on on Saturday and Sunday. If I had been taking a five hour SAT prep class on top of that I would've burned out mentally on Saturday before I had even tackled my homework. If you feel like you won't need your Saturdays to catch up on work, then don't worry so much. Every person's situation is unique.</p>
<p>Thanks :) ...well right now i dont have any ECs....:( except candy striping (hospital volunteer) and..school stuff(which takes plac during school hours) so..i gues si m okay :) thank you.</p>