SAT Exam or test or whatever

[Neo]

Originally Posted by Vampyr

1. In the reading sections, dont try reading the questions and going back to find the answers. That DOES NOT work. You will not get finished doing that. Your best bet is to read the passage as fast as you can,, then answer the questions. Avoid rereading things. Often people assume they need to reread something to understand it, but you dont. Just read as fast as you can, and you will recall more than you think you will, and if you cant remember something, it will be fairly easy to find the answer. Also, try increasing your reading span. You can practice doing this on everything you read: the practice test, newspapers, internet, books, or magazines. What I mean by "reading span" is train your eyes to read more than one word at a time. Like, 5 or 6 words at a time.

I have to disagree with that in certain cases. On the ACT for example, there is not enough time to read all the passages. I found it much easier to read the questions first and then scan for the answers. Plus there were questions I was able to answer in the science section by using my own knowledge and not even reading the passage.

[Happydude]

i found a practice test (i think it's an SAT from a previous year) and in the language section i haven't heard of like 60% of the words they use...like, they're not common. that is what im having trouble with, the math sections are rather easy, and so is the reading comprehension section (wich i scored a 7/10 in the first one, i didn't calculate the exact mark)

basically i want to know how am i supposed to remember so many words that i've never heard of before? becuase that's the only thing that is bringing me down

[Kitana85]

I got a 1260 on the SAT's, only took them once (560 math, 700 verbal)
I could have done better but I didn't do any prep and didn't need to do better to get into the schools I applied to.

I only took the writing SAT2 and got a 780 on it.

As far as ease goes, the Math portion 6/10, verbal 4/10, writSAT2 3/10

[Vampyr]

Originally Posted by Neo

I have to disagree with that in certain cases. On the ACT for example, there is not enough time to read all the passages. I found it much easier to read the questions first and then scan for the answers. Plus there were questions I was able to answer in the science section by using my own knowledge and not even reading the passage.

Whatever floats your boat I guess. All of my friends who tried the "questions first" method didnt finish, though, and I had time left over by just reading the passages.

I had a similar experiance on the science part, though. There were a few questions I had actually just went over in biology a few days prior to taking the test.

[Acebot44]

*Bumps*

Well, SAT season is back again and you all should have gotten your scores back by now.

Got a 770 on the U.S. History SAT II........but a 510 on the Math

[Happydude]

i got a 1210...can't remember how much i got in each section, but i scored better in the math...

[BlueFire]

lol I did poor on the new SAT

I have to take it again..

I got a 1510.

[Teuthida]

They changed the scoring right? What's the highest grade now?

[Acebot44]

2400

I got a 1740 on the March SAT Reasoning. I didnt study for that one, but I'm hoping to get over 2000 on the next one this coming week.

Critical Reading 630
Math 550
Writing 560

One of my friends got a 2210 just going in and taking it one weekend.