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I am taking the SAT for the 2nd time on May 5th and I need some advice.
i got a 1000 on the verbal and math part together out of 1600 which really dissapointed me because my gpa in school is a 3.9 on a 4.0 scale and i take a few advanced courses.
I know I know most of the material if not all of it i just get really flustered when it comes to test taking and i need some advice on how to improve my score (like my mom said once you answered all you know mark a common letter like C on everyone you don't know because chances are you will gain more points then you will miss)
I know they go over that kind of stuff in SAT prep courses but with my busy schedule i missed out on taking one of them and I also had that SAT handbook but I don't even have time to glance through it.
I want to go to a good school but most require a min of 1250, and I know I have the potential to get that kind of score I just need to know basically "how" to take the test.
thank you!
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Umm, I'm a little confused, when was the last time you took your SAT? I took mine back in February and the scale had already been changed to 2400. So I'm either guessing that you live elsewhere and they have yet to convert the scale (which I'm confused by) or that you hadn't taken it since last year.
Anyway, if you can't eliminate at LEAST one choice, DON'T answer!! Make sure you can eliminate at LEAST one answer choice before answering. If not, don't answer otherwise you will most likely get it wrong. Now if you can eliminate at least one answer and still don't know, take a guess, your chances will be better. From then on, everytime you guess, guess that letter (unless you're able to eliminate it, then guess another). A is usually not right (if you know, or are pretty sure it's A, go ahead and choose A, but if you've cancelled out 2 options and still have 3 left (or something along those lines) choose a different letter. When A is wrong, it's usually close to something that's right, just so they can throw you off. Also, if 4 answers are all similar and one answer is just kind of out there, normally that answer is wrong. Once in a while it's correct, but it's more wrong than right. So unless you're pretty sure it's the right answer, don't choose the "out there" choice. I learned everything I'm telling you in my SAT prep class, and I make a 1710 on my SAT. My good friend who's just as smart as you are (straight A's and advanced courses) also took this class with me and received a 1930ish on it. Somewhere in the mid 1900's anyway.
Go to SAT prep websites and have them e-mail you the question of the day, that should help prepare you. Also broaden your vocabulary. In SAT prep, the math section is really the only part that improved me majorly. I was able to relearn things I didn't really understand the first time. The english part of my prep course just helped broaden vocabulary and get you used to the types of questions; I wasn't really able to relearn material.
Make sure you eat a good breakfast and get enough sleep because the SAT is always much too early in the morning and you're almost always too tired.
When working on your essay, concentrate best you can and KEEP ON TOPIC! Don't rush, but don't take too much time; after all, you do want to finish it =D.
Last, but not least, don't worry about it. The more nervous you get, the tougher it will be to succeed. Just keep your cool, do your best, and remember that if you don't do well this time, you can take it again. I don't suggest purposely not caring, do try your best, but don't freak out if things get tough. Also, if you're stuck on a question, skip it and come back. Soemtimes you find that some of the easiest questions are at the end and you could have gained more points if you would have skipped the hard one and answered the easy ones, even if you didn't have time to go back. Read all of the questions carefully because sometimes the answer you're looking for ends up being mentioned in a later (or previous) question. When you have to read the passage and answer questions READ the passage first. It seems like it would be longer, but in reality as long as you pay as much attention as possible to it (because I know how boring it is) it will be easier to answer the questions quickly. It'll be easier to find the answers you're unsure of too.
This is all I can think of for now. If you're still feeling nervous then feel free to drop me a question to the inbox. I've only taken it once and I don't plan on taking it again until right before my senior year, but I'm sure I can be of some help.
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