SAT advice and discusion thread

ChrisBird said:
msoc14 said:
woah good job LewisJ! Yeah I am too, did anyone take the SAT2 Math and think the first 40 were really easy and the last 10 were really hard?
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I took the Math2 test and they were all pretty easy...
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Did you get around 800 then? Because I'm pretty sure I got around 40 right, a couple wrong,a nd omitted around 8, and I got a 720:D
 
780 Biology M SAT II

Not bad score. It's funny because I only took two practice tests before the actual test and I got 690 on both of them :D
 
Checked for my ACT scores tonight. Quite happy.

English 36
Math 36
Reading 30
Science 36
Composite 35
 
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AustinReed said:
I'm applying next year. I'm a junior now. I go to an extremely college prep high school, so we already need to know where we're going to apply.
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I don't know if that sucks or is awesome. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions btw. There's quite a few cubers at Berkeley :)
 
Vincents said:
I don't know if that sucks or is awesome. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions btw. There's quite a few cubers at Berkeley :)
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That + Location + Awesome Engineering Program = Why I want to go.

Unfortunately, there's nothing too special about me/my school/my town (Gilbert), considering it's so small and there's really nothing outstanding. It looks pathetic to the people from bigger cities. But what can I do? I guess I'll just do the most I can and show my dedication to stuff.
 
Vincents said:
Essays are everything, these days. The GPA/SAT only gets you into the "let's read this pile".
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I'm taking the SAT this March. At least that'll get me into that pile if I do good. I'm rather uneasy about the easy, considering reading/writing has always been my worst subject and I know it has a huge part in the selection process. My previous experience is that as long as you write from your heart, the essay will be better. That's the mindset I've always had.

But alas, my GPA isn't that outstanding either. I'm comfortable with using cubing as my unique trait, along with my math obsession (even though I'm not in some crazy AP Stat class or anything). I'm more focusing on making my application memorable than crazy GPA/ACT/SAT scores. I've heard that it can do wonders for the admissions.
 
AustinReed said:
I'm taking the SAT this March. At least that'll get me into that pile if I do good. I'm rather uneasy about the easy, considering reading/writing has always been my worst subject and I know it has a huge part in the selection process. My previous experience is that as long as you write from your heart, the essay will be better. That's the mindset I've always had.

But alas, my GPA isn't that outstanding either. I'm comfortable with using cubing as my unique trait, along with my math obsession (even though I'm not in some crazy AP Stat class or anything). I'm more focusing on making my application memorable than crazy GPA/ACT/SAT scores. I've heard that it can do wonders for the admissions.
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I've taken the SAT 4 times, including the one a couple days ago. You should focus on the writing part the most, especially the essay. I'm not sure if you've heard of this trick, but you can NOT sit on the fence for the subject you are talking about. Either you choose one side or the other. never in between. Also, be wary of the last section that has only 14 questions in 10 minutes. If you're really excited about leaving, you're gonna get a LOT wrong on that part. Double Check your answers, and you'll be fine.
 
uberCuber said:
well*
Just helping you prepare for that SAT ;)
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My point exactly. T'was an innocent mistake, though.
And honestly, what I'd write would be liberal anyway.

uniacto said:
I've taken the SAT 4 times, including the one a couple days ago. You should focus on the writing part the most, especially the essay. I'm not sure if you've heard of this trick, but you can NOT sit on the fence for the subject you are talking about. Either you choose one side or the other. never in between. Also, be wary of the last section that has only 14 questions in 10 minutes. If you're really excited about leaving, you're gonna get a LOT wrong on that part. Double Check your answers, and you'll be fine.
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I have a friend who took the one a couple days ago and he complained about the whole time issue. I'm good at time management, but I can understand the difficulty of those last questions, especially when you consider how long the test is. I'll keep those in mind though. Thank you!
 
AustinReed said:
My point exactly. T'was an innocent mistake, though.
And honestly, what I'd write would be liberal anyway.



I have a friend who took the one a couple days ago and he complained about the whole time issue. I'm good at time management, but I can understand the difficulty of those last questions, especially when you consider how long the test is. I'll keep those in mind though. Thank you!
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For me, the only time issues were the ones for math. But that's just me. :) Interestingly enough, that's the part where I scored the best in... haha
 
AustinReed said:
My point exactly. T'was an innocent mistake, though.
And honestly, what I'd write would be liberal anyway.



I have a friend who took the one a couple days ago and he complained about the whole time issue. I'm good at time management, but I can understand the difficulty of those last questions, especially when you consider how long the test is. I'll keep those in mind though. Thank you!
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Time should never be an issue when you take the SAT. People who do well on the SAT don't have time pressure unlike the ACT where time is a killer even for the top scorers.
 
uniacto said:
For me, the only time issues were the ones for math. But that's just me. :) Interestingly enough, that's the part where I scored the best in... haha
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Just curious, since I know it's time consuming, what is your approach on the CR passages? I can never read them swiftly and critically enough to be efficient. Do you read them once, twice, etc.?
 
AustinReed said:
Just curious, since I know it's time consuming, what is your approach on the CR passages? I can never read them swiftly and critically enough to be efficient. Do you read them once, twice, etc.?
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With those, I always go directly to the questions then scan the passage for the answer. By the end, you will have felt like you have read it, and you wouldn't have wasted time reading it the first time, so you'll have more time to check your answers. I don't know what other people do.
 
AustinReed said:
Just curious, since I know it's time consuming, what is your approach on the CR passages? I can never read them swiftly and critically enough to be efficient. Do you read them once, twice, etc.?
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mmm. Well, my method is just to read the passage and make sure I understand the gist of it. I do the questions that don't involve the entire passage first. For example, the questions that look like "What was the author trying to communicate in this passage?" I do the other types of questions first and go back on the passage questions last. I'm not sure if it's the most "efficient" method, per say, but I'm a pretty fast reader, and I usually have extra time at the end.

Basically, understand or at least grasp what the author is trying to say before answering any questions about the passages.

I think that people usually, just quickly scan the passage before doing questions and refer back to the passage while doing the questions. This is really efficient, but it's not too good for me and the way I read and think. Just find a style that suits you, and stick with it. Don't forget that you can always refer back to the passage to understand a context of a sentence that they're asking about.

Edit: lol, ninja'd
 
ACT and done =D (I'm a junior as well)

35

Good luck with the SATs, Austin.

Back OT:
I'm upset that Feliks is ahead of me on the psych sheet.
 
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