SSAT preparation help!!!

<p>I'm in 8th grade and I've been studying for the SSAT for a few months and math is perfect and reading is okay but verbal will just not get any better! I've started making flashcards for roots and words listed in the Princeton review book but... is there anything else I can do? I usually get around 25/60 in verbal... for practice tests! about 49/50 for quantitive. And 25/40 for reading. </p>

<p>I'm applying for a boarding school that requires probably at least 50% percentile so I'm pretty concerned about verbal. The school I'm applying to is not one of the top schools... </p>

<p>Help!!!</p>

<p>Repost on the prep school admissions forum, and perhaps on the high school life forum. You’re unlikely to get the wisdom you’re seeking on this forum</p>