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<p>hahahahahahahahaha no.</p>
<p>go back to never never land bud.</p>
<p>I like your comparison of weight lifting to the SAT. I was actually thinking of a similar comparison myself today. I was comparing MMORPGs to weightlifting. You know how you start off at level one, and the first couple of levels are pretty easy to achieve, but once you get to a certain level you need more experience in order to improve. Anyway, pretty good guide. Also, in reference to the weight lifting comparison, I think that rest plays a big role on your SAT scores. I noticed after taking a week or two off any sort of SAT practice, I noticed improvements when I began retaking practice tests; I think rest periods can really be a great plateau breaker.</p>
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<p>Agreed, although I think it does reveal some seriously misplaced priorities…</p>
<p>I cannot imagine the feeling of logging on to collegeboard at 3 in the morning on the day that the scores came out and seeing a 2400 on the screen. I would honestly start screaming</p>
<p>“Agreed, although I think it does reveal some seriously misplaced priorities…”</p>
<p>Easy to say when you get a 2400 in 6 weeks :P</p>
<p>It’s really important to some people and they would kill for what you have…think about that.</p>
<p>Yeah~Thanks .Masochist…This thread kinda pushed me back to the practice mode,for I quite slacked off these days!
Actually there are only 13 days till the Oct. test this year…And my multiple practice scores still swing from 1980 to 2200…daunting!
Wish everybody who is going to take the SAT good luck!</p>
<p>^^^thanks
yes 13 days to the october SAT . I’m sweating.
First time SAT taker so i’m a bit nervous. Also, being from Nepal, never have taken the PSATs. Just started studying for the SATs abt two mths ago.
Yeah and best of luck to you too Gatitaz.
I’m aiming for a CR score of 700+ (i’ve got it only 5 times out of the 19 tests i’ve given!!)
and hopefully a composite of 2200+!!!</p>
<p>REALLY liked the thread. Especially the last part. AND i don’t think i can imagine or ever experience the feeling. lol</p>
<p>This is a really, really helpful thread! Thank you so much. :)</p>
<p>I have a question, .Masochist. How much studying did you do, in hours, for the SAT?</p>
<p>Since my reading speed was very slow (this may sound unbelievable, but when I took an online reading speed test on an unfamiliar subject I had a speed of 50 WPM and about 75% comprehension on average), I’ve been practicing CR (my hardest section) for a while now. However, I’ve been going through them without setting a time limit, and I also look at the answer/explanation right after answering every question. I’ve gone through about 15 practice tests ONLY on the critical reading, but spent even hours studying a single section. I’ve also looked up every word I didn’t know how to use (although I might have a partial understanding of a word, I would still look it up to get the full meaning), which totalled several thousands. After about a month of straight critical reading studying (about 8 hours a day during the summer), I can get all of the answers correctly on about half of the sections I do (timed), though I got 600 on critical reading on my first test.</p>
<p>Did you spend as much time as me in working for 800 on the SAT? Just need to know if my studying method is efficient - I’m also working through the MC writing sections in the BB untimed right now, looking at the answers/explanations right after the questions and making sure I would get each type of question right next time.</p>
<p>I totally agree.
Persistence with a deep desire to understand the questions is the only way to success.
Take few tests and quickly you will know where you stand.
For example, if you are strong in math and English is your problem … here are the tips.
Reading:
You can help your by memorizing words in reading. Not 300 words. But 3000-5000 words</p>
<p>-> Barron’s Hot list
-> Fiske list
-> Words you should know to sound smart
-> Arco’s list
-> Spark notes
-> Direct Hits.</p>
<p>But, the truth is you need to really read a lot and work for it over a long period of time. Take good strong courses in High school and that will help. No short cuts here.</p>
<p>Writing:
This one needs prep say over 4-5 months.
Understand basic grammar by reading books like</p>
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<li>Mc Grraw Hill SAT</li>
<li>Barron’s SAT</li>
<li>Rocket Review</li>
<li>even ManHattan GMAT verbal (it is the same grammar)
and general good english books like - Woe is I (but watch for SAT coverage and don’t over extend )</li>
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<p>Do Mc Graw Hill ( 12 Tests) . just the writing portion. First 5 tests do not worry about time. You are learning. The way to learn is to read and do tests. More importantly keep a track record and go back try the answers second time the ones you got wrong. Now look at the explanations of all the right and wrong ones. </p>
<p>Tell yourselves what went wrong. Write examples yourselves and read the grammar points if you need to. </p>
<p>Once you are done with say McGraw Hill and do say Barron’s.</p>
<p>Really do not worry too much about time if you struggle, Giving say 5 minutes more is fine.</p>
<p>Now that you have learnt all the stuff, go do the real tests. See the difference.</p>
<p>Math:
Same.</p>
<p>I don’t agree with parent62. This “difference” you are talking about will be very minimal when you take the real tests because you will soon realize that the rules tested on the real tests and those tested in the prep books differ. This difference is even more apparent if you are already scoring 700+ on the writing sections of the real tests. You will realize that the little specific rules tested in the prep books will never be mentioned on the real tests.</p>
<p>These tips are very useful, the October SAT is coming up so I need to study like a madman.</p>
<p>MADMAN …lol…don’t lose it though. U’ll need ur brains in the test.</p>
<p>yes the prep book debate is there.
I’ve been advised by several of my experienced colleagues not to do ANY tests other than the Collegeboard ones.
What do you guys say?</p>
<p>hey! I am studying the sparknotes 1000 words mainly…do you think that’s enough? I would also like to add that I am pretty confident with my vocab otherwise.</p>
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<p>Bad advice. Direct Hits + Rocket Review’s list is all you need to do well on the sentence completions. </p>
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<p>Writing is actually the fastest to improve, or so I’ve been told.</p>
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<p>Anything but official tests is a big no-no.</p>
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<p><em>likes this post.</em></p>
<p>Hopefully this works for me tomorrow.</p>
<p>^ lol me too …</p>
<p>Ermmm, SAT vir gin needs some help with this.
(x+y)(x-y) = 10 and (x-y) = 2 what is (x+y)
Could someone kindly explain it?</p>
<p>(x+y)(x-y) = 10 and (x-y) = 2 what is (x+y)</p>
<p>substitute:
(x+y)*2=10
divide:
(x+y)=5</p>