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studylia-y · 7 years

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What’s a good SAT score, I don’t know. Honestly, it depends on you! I got my SAT score back for my March 11th, 2017 SATs, and I got a 1220 out of a 1600. To me that score is adequate, but I had hoped that I would have gotten at least a 1300 something because I can get into a better university. My grades are not too hot right now, so I am depending on a standardized test that most don’t do really well on. I have some tips that can help you to prepare for it.

Now for the big questions.

Did I prepare for the SAT? Yes and no. Long story short, I go to a really extra public school, so literally, from mid-August to late February I had to work on the prerequisites for a stupid 15-page research paper in order to write the paper during those months and I had too many tests for my APs not to mention finals. The day after I turned in my research paper, the new semester started, so I had new subjects to start for the spring semester, which consisted of Precalculus and Biomedical Science. I had to be in tip-top shape fo the first two weeks of precalculus. So I had really about 5 days of actual SAT practice during the school year that I was going taking the SAT before March 11th rolled around. I went into the testing room with the intensive practice I did during the summer prior to starting junior year. The real question to be asked here is: Did I prepare for it effectively? Not really.

Things that you did? So I attended SAT classes for the Critical Writing and Reading at C2 which specializes specifically to SAT and ACT prep. I mean I am pretty good with identifying grammar mistakes really quickly and as for reading I doing pretty well. I took a practice test to see which score I fell in prior to enrolling and I fell in the 400 score group for English, and when I took their practice SAT score again I got a 620 on the English. But it’s so expensive and I felt having a class with three students with one teacher did not give much room my personal development with the teacher. If it’s so expensive why did you enroll? I moved a lot as a kid, so I never learned certain things that other students learned, namely grammar.

I can’t afford private tutoring, what do I do? That’s okay! I understand the financial burden that people would have to go through. I do not come from a privileged family by no means. But there are so many options to prepare.

1) I would first take a practice SAT under testing conditions so you can see what score you might get. Have your parents administer it for you when they are free.

2) Then identify the areas you need improvement. Do you need help math? Timing?

3) Buy a SAT skill builder book, before you start taking practice tests after an another. I have the Kaplan SAT Total Prep book. The book has exercises to improve skills that you need help in.

4) Link your PSAT scores with Kahn Academy. CollegeBoard has partnered with Kahn Academy to create an online workshop that gives you practice tests and exercises. IT’S FREE AND UNLIMITED.

5) I bought some books and I borrowed some books to practice from my local library.

6) Pay attention to the stuff you do in class. The reason why the SAT changed the test that they were administering before is because it was not aligned to most school curriculums. Especially, pay attention in math class.

What books did you use? I used books from Princeton Review, MacGraw Hill, Collegeboard, and Barrons. CollegeBoard has four free practice tests on their website that you can print out!

If you prepared so much, why are you not satisfied with your score? I didn’t prepare effectively enough during the school year, especially for the math. I didn’t use Kahn Academy as much as I should have. I mainly took one practice test after another and read the explanations after I had corrected my test. But there were other factors than just not preparing effectively. My timing during the math section.

Are you going to take it again? Yes, I will be taking it again.

So those are pretty much my tips! I hope you do well on the SAT!

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