<p>Can someone please give me some tips on theSSAT? Thanks</p>
<p>be cool, be calm and relaxed. When I was relaxed and not uptight about doing well on the test, I found that I did extremely well. However, when I felt urgent and like i needed a good score, i did worse. And, when you’re answering the questions, try not to over think. You have a set amount of time, keep that in mind. Skip a problem if you’re stuck or spending to much time on it. Most the questions on the test can be solved very easily and simply (math - never more than 5 steps). People commonly over think and that’s why they get the question wrong. Also, Study your vocab. Vocab is the section most people do badly in even though it is technically the easiest to study for. Finally, don’t over study. I know that sounds wierd, how can you over study? Well, basically when i say over study i mean don’t spend hours doing work one day. Divide the work over time and don’t cram it in all at once. This type of responsibility and time management is very hard to learn and apply, but if you can work on this now, the SAT and SSAT will come naturally. Anyone can do well on the SAT or SSAT. People study for years and don’t do better than people who study for one month. This may be due to the IQ of a person, but it has to do more with how well and efficient did the person study. Anyways, hope this helps.</p>
<p>I think you have to take the test in the school year you are applying…meaning next Fall. Which means you have plenty of time to prepare. I would advise buying the Barrons or Princeton Review books to take a sample test…that way you can see how you might score and what sections you might want to work on.</p>
<p>But really, it’s too early to starting worry about it, IMO.</p>
<p>I am taking the SSAT in fall. Does anyone know how to Study for vocabulary?</p>
<p>From your other post I saw that you live in Shanghai. Check out New Horizons in HongQiao. They offer SSAT/SAT/GMAT/TOEFL/etc. prep. My friend and I went there for a 10 class summer course and we both did extremely well-I got 98 percentile. This might be due to our IQ or original knowledge (not to be cocky) or whatever, but they do a pretty darn good job of preparing you for it. They give you a vocabulary book to study with some of the most commonly seen words on the test and two practice books with similar problems as to on the test.</p>
<p>About studying, I think you should most definitely study for it, but don’t worry too much. Also, when you study, honestly just study. Don’t do like 5 minutes of studying then go online for 5 minutes, or anything like that (not that I think you’d do that or anything, it’s just it’s hard to resist the temptation :P). That way you won’t remember anything you’ve studied. It’s more effective to put aside 30 minutes to an hour each day and go to a quiet place in your house and just study, than to study for 3 hours a day but do other stuff in between.</p>
<p>As for actually taking the test, I agree with hahascrub123. Don’t over think it, don’t stress out too much, just go there and do your best. I was stressing out way over my head and only thought I would get around a 80 percentile, but I forced myself to relax during the test and got a 98. Take deep breaths, study hard but not too hard, and you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>Thanks For all Ur advices!!
does anyone know what I can use to study Ssat vocabulary?</p>
<p>Flashcards are best for vocab. There’re two really good lists in the Princeton Review book(buy on Amazon) that they recommend you learn by heart. I made flashcards for all of them and then just had them on me at all times and used spare minutes here and there to study them(part of lunch-break, before I went to sleep, while eating breakfast). When I finally took the test this helped me a lot. There were literally like 10 questions that I couldn’t have answered without learning those lists. </p>
<p>The technique the Princeton book teaches about guessing is also super helpful. Don’t guess randomly but narrow down to fewer choices. </p>
<p>Example(similar to Princeton once)</p>
<p>What is the capital of Malawi</p>
<p>A. Tokyo
B. London
C. Lilongwe
D. New York
E. Dodoma</p>
<p>So you may not know the capital of Malawi but you know that A. B. and D. are definitely not it so you’ve increased your chances of guessing right from 20% to 50%. Also don’t guess if you can’t narrow down, it’s not worth it. </p>
<p>I strongly recommend the Princeton Review book, it’s really helpful.</p>
<p>I agree with Choralpartita about the flashcards. Before I took it I also made flashcards (took me a while with about 200-300 words) but they did help. Yes, New Horizons also teaches that technique. We call it POE-Process of Elimination, pronounced as a rhyming word of ‘toe’. :)</p>
<p>Thanks for everyone’s advices!!! Thanks so much!!!:)</p>
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