<p>Does anyone have any good tips for studying? I bought a SAT book which seems to have the SSAT words in it too, but I'm not extremely good at memorizing.</p>
<p>Also, has anyone tried WordlyWise? My school does it, and I was wondering if it would be helpful for studying for the SSAT. </p>
<p>By the way, I am taking the test in the next school year.</p>
<p>Someone here I believe @Confusedonhades did much much better on the SAT than the SSAT because he/she only studied for SAT. Do not count on that book to help you for the SSAT’s. Though I’m sure it’s useful for a good SAT score. There is some logic that goes into the verbal section, but I struggled with vocabulary the most. It’s hard to compare two words if you don’t know what the words mean.</p>
<p>Okay, thanks. The only reason I’m asking is since my brother used the same book for the SSAT and got a pretty good score on it. </p>
<p>I struggle with vocab and reading comprehension the most, but math for me is very easy. Although I have no idea why I think math is easiest, since I got a higher score in verbal than math when I took the real thing for practice. I totally failed reading though.</p>
<p>Here’s the list I used: [Full</a> Ssat vocabulary list flashcards | Quizlet](<a href=“http://quizlet.com/109244/full-ssat-vocabulary-list-flash-cards/]Full”>http://quizlet.com/109244/full-ssat-vocabulary-list-flash-cards/)
499 words seems like a lot, but trust me it flies by. I’m not great at memorizing either, so usually I just wrote down about 10 words everyday on my arm and tried to work that at least once into a conversation that day, that way not only do you get to memorize the word and its meaning but since you said it it is now in your active vocabulary, not passive. Some of the words will stick, and some won’t, but try to use the ones you forget most often.
For the analogies part of it just use your SAT book. Although the vocabulary between the two tests may share some terms, you don’t want to learn harder words that won’t be on the test. That being said, the words on the list aren’t all of them, and the SAT book might offer some of the challenge words. Study from all the resources you can find! If you can’t buy a SSAT test book and prep (I suggest Kaplan or Princeton), then use your SAT book and online resources.</p>
<p>Edit: learning roots may be helpful in deciphering trickier words: <a href=“http://quizlet.com/18010985/ssat-roots-flash-cards/[/url]”>http://quizlet.com/18010985/ssat-roots-flash-cards/</a></p>
<p>As for the reading section, I had a private tutor and I scored a 800 in it. Not saying you should shell out for it, but I did.</p>
<p>Thank you :)</p>
<p>I just skimmed through the word list on the bottom and noticed I know most of the words in the beginning and the end, but barely any in the middle. Looks like I need to study :p. Lucky for me this week is school vacation.</p>
<p>PxAlaska- I am considering getting a tutor since my reading comprehension skills aren’t the best. They are good in my school, but still aren’t good enough to get a good score on SSAT.</p>
<p>For verbal what helped me was getting the SAT Vocab app from the Princeton Review. While PxAlaska is right my only studying for the SAT didn’t benefit me in the math portion of the SSAT it did help in the verbal section to a certain extent. My score in that category ended up being an 89% so it worked for me, but it may not work for everyone.</p>
<p>I spent two months searching for the perfect tutor. The SSAT’s are long behind us but I actually still meet with her regularly. We discuss books and writing. I think my skills as a writer and for literary analysis on reading has increased greatly. When she was writing my recc’s she gave me two of my past writings. One as the first essay I ever did with her. The second was my most recent essay. My literary analysis for books has gotten so much better and it was definitely thanks to her.</p>
<p>Thanks, confusedonhades and PxAlaska.</p>
<p>confusedonhades- is the app called SAT Vocab Challenge by the Princeton Review with 2 volumes?</p>
<p>I used to have a writing tutor, however it didn’t really help me and I benefited little from it. I think some of the things that we’ve gone over in school have helped a lot, though. I wish we did a little more reading comprehension though, :(</p>
<p>Yeah it is I think I got the first volume. It satisfied my needs and I hope it helps!</p>
<p>The thing with tutors is they’re best with something like SAT prep. I hired my English teacher to be an English teacher, it just so happened that she taught me everything I needed for the reading comprehension. But when you hire an English tutor, they simply help you with what you think you need help with in order to pull up a grade. They may correct your essay or tell you you missed something. But they won’t teach you. Afterall, they are considered “tutors”. So what I did was I put up an add for hiring an English teacher. Someone who would actually have to teach me everything. And not just assist. I also insisted that the teacher have no experience with teaching. I feel people who have not taught before, but know their stuff can communicate to me passionately. My teacher was a recent graduate from college with a bachelor in English. She is insightful and enthusiastic and the 800 score wasn’t a bad addition either.</p>
<p>Confusedonhades- thanks, I might get it :)</p>
<p>PxAlaska, How expensive are the tutors? How much do they charge hourly and how many hours per week do you get tutoring?</p>
<p>I live in a middle class suburban area so my English teacher is 40 per hour. I see her twice a week for an hour each time. We email throughout the week if needed to discuss something. As you get closer to the major city (NYC in my case) they charge upwards of 120 per hour. I’ve also seen 300 per hour for a Princeton University professor. I’ve met with teachers that charged 20 per hour and teachers that charges 60 per hour. Every teacher also has travel limits and schedules. For the price I pay my teacher, it is an unbelievable deal. I would gladly pay around 80 per hour for her services if I had to.</p>