<p>Study tips for the SSAT? Also, how much is the SSAT out of? </p>
<p>To be honest, I found the SSAT completely bogus. </p>
<p>I am an awful test taker, and then also tell me my fate of my entire future is riding on it? I panic. I took the SSAT 3 times. I know everyone stresses out about the SSAT, but really, it’s just a test. Study your weak spots first. You can buy a practice test through ssat.org, and there are also a lot of programs you can take. If you’re looking for a class or tutor, check with your local public library. The SSAT is out of 800 per section. </p>
<p>Just practice but don’t work yourself out. Make sure to keep your grades up in school, and if you’re not a strong test taker, make sure to say that in your interview. Oh, and don’t be an idiot like me and only apply to 1 school then barely get into another school as a late applicant(: good luck!</p>
<p>Four thoughts:</p>
<p>A) As I advised on another of your threads, use the search tool as there have been many threads on this topic over the years.</p>
<p>B) I have of the opinion that your score is mostly meant to be what it is meant to be…meaning you’ve either picked up the vocab over the years from reading, household influence, or school — or you haven’t. And probably won’t in a few weeks. Over the 4 years I’ve been an active participant on the forum, I’ve definitely seen reports of people saying they flash carded a whole lot of words from some semi-official list and then NONE of the words were on the actual test they took. Needless to say, they were not pleased.</p>
<p>C) That said, I do think an important thing you could probably work on is time management and test taking skills/strategy. My older daughter said that an SAT/ACT specific book called “Up Your Score” was helpful when it came to managing her time. She also took a few practice tests under test-day timing.</p>
<p>D) My advice is to take a sample test (preferably under test day timing) and see how you do. Then use the results to determine what kids of questions are giving you the most trouble.</p>
<p>It’s important to familiarize yourself with the testing set-up, as well as a few strategies for guessing. Review basic math skills if needed, or go over a few Latin roots you learned this year. But, like SevenDad said, you aren’t going to ace a section of the test in a few weeks or even months- you know it, or you don’t. The part that most helped me was begin extremely familiar with what would be on each section, how to take each section, where to spend a lot of time and where to spend little, how long each section would be, etc. I felt very prepared and relaxed going into the test. Also, get excited! It’s difficult to get excited for a test, but the SSAT is pretty simple to comprehend how to do it, challenging, and a little bit fun. </p>