<p>Right now I'm asking myself one question: Can I be perfect? That's what it comes down to for me. I'm settling into a zen-like state of mind in which I can make no mistakes. </p>
<p>How do you guys get into the SAT mentality?</p>
<p>Lol^</p>
<p>Just be one with the SAT. :]</p>
<p>the mentality you should have is simply just being okay. When I took the SAT I knew that all my studying would come down to this but I knew I’d be okay with whatever score I got. I didn’t put pressure on myself to do well even though I wanted to. Sometimes thinking you’re going to completely own the SAT’s is a good strategy but sometimes it can lead to overconfidence.</p>
<p>^ I get hyped like I do before a big game, meaning I wake up early for a brisk run and <em>subtly</em> jump and down to get the blood flowing before the test and during breaks haha</p>
<p>I wear a hoodie, listen to some music, and relax</p>
<p>i pretend it made fun of my mom.</p>
<p>^Rofl!!! Haha.</p>
<p>ChoklitRain, you’re like one question away from perfect. Why don’t you just let it go? There’s not much you can do beyond this point. Yeesh.</p>
<p>"Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity "
~ Louis Pasteur</p>
<p>Yes, but it’s a fruitless goal. It’s not like you’re discovering something new. You’re just putting a disproportionate time into trying to get one more question right, which, of course, falls within the standard error of measurement.</p>
<p>^ You might say that Choklit incurs a certain amount of “experimental error” merely as a result of the “precision” of his tools.</p>
<p>Your brain may be pretty dang accurate, but all minds are finitely precise. Anyone can be fooled by a question or two. It all comes down to luck :)</p>
<p>I had an awful mentality. I had a really catchy song stuck in my head, didn’t eat breakfast, and decided I would not leave any blank. It worked phenomenally well.</p>
<p>…don’t do that.</p>
<p>i got nothing to lose…
i am probably dumb anyways…
everyone else usually gets around the same as me…</p>
<p>and i got a 2230. eh…</p>
<p>When I decided that I didn’t care anymore and that the SAT if ***ing stupid, I did my best.</p>
<h2>“This s— is easy!”</h2>
<p>Test scores come: 1800
***?!?!?!</p>
<p>Just chillax. Hubris can actually backfire, and self-deprecation won’t help either. Neutral is the way to go. Don’t laugh, don’t smile- heck, don’t even blink.</p>
<p>I hate getting a song stuck in my head during the test. That’s all I can think about…it really gets in the way when I’m trying to think! </p>
<p>I really didn’t think about it much when I took my SAT because I did all my practice tests on Saturday mornings…under timed conditions almost every single week for like 2 months. (went through the Blue Book). So when I got there…I just felt like I was doing that ritual all over again. It was just a thing I did on Saturday mornings. SO glad it’s over though…for now. haha</p>
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lmao, I know the feeling!</p>
<p>Alex</p>
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<p>Same here. When in doubt stretch your arm and leg muscles. Arms forward, hands back. Legs forward, feet back. I only accidentally kicked the guy in front of me once.</p>
<p>Go for the 100%.</p>