I’m wondering if anyone has encountered a situation like this before. Its a true story.
A kid studies hard for the SATs. Reads Erica Meltzer’s books and PWN the SAT cover to cover. Does a bunch of practice sections and tests. After several months of prep consistently gets 0-2 wrong per section, in all 3 sections. Can write a decent essay, 9-10 range. Takes a practice test in a test center - says she doesn’t feel nervous - and bombs it, scoring around 1700.
Goes home an does more practice sections, still doing well. Takes a whole practice test at home and scores 2160. Takes the real test for the first time - again says she doesn’t feel nervous -and scores in the 1700s.
I am too; except that I do get nervous. My hand shakes while doing math on the real thing.
At home, I score 800s and 780s (usually a silly error) on math. I also have 5-10 extra mins on each section.
On the real test, I need extra time on the 20 MCQ section because apparently dunno how to solve some questions, and I end up with a 720-740 on the test.
@CHD2013 yeah exactly - i’m not scoring up to my potential. I’ll spend tomorrow morning revising the material in Barron’s and then go out at night, and I’ll get up early to explain some tough problems to dad. (this really “activates” my brain)
I hope I will get 800 this time. That means my superscore goes from 2210 or 2270. You see the difference!
I’ve heard some test prep centers that make their own tests intentionally make them extremely difficult so that test takers will feel like they need help and then they’ll sign up for the test prep classes but i don’t know how the student would bomb the official one
The test at the test center was from the official online course. It did seem like an especially hard test to me, although someone in this forum said it was administered in 2006 or 2007.
