ne1 here whose cleared the SAT exam,can ne1 give me more tips as to how to get into the good colleges abroad?

Answer 1

I think you're talking about ways to ace the SAT?

A couple of basic things. First, if you can afford to spend $20, go to your local bookstore and pick up a copy of the Princeton Review's "Cracking the SAT." It might be called "Cracking the new SAT." Just make sure it covers all three sections. The book is phenomenal. I used it to study, and it raised my grade a good 100-150 points. And that's coming from someone who had a pretty good grade to begin with.

Second, if you don't want to buy it, you should remember a couple of things. First, the questions in the math section are generally ranged from easy to hard, which is why you feel great at the beginning and like you're chewing dirt at the end. If you can identify this, then the answers give you a clue. In the "easy" questions, the obvious answer is the right one. In the "hard" section the obvious answer is almost unfailingly wrong. Use elimination. Often you can substitute some numbers for smaller ones, or just those easier to work with. Review basic math, since the test doesn't go past algebra 2, and as far as I could tell most of it was algebra 1 and geometry level stuff.

And one other big thing is this: they tell you not to guess. They tell you there's a penalty. But look at it this way: all of the questions have five answers, right? And almost always, you can cross off one answer as clearly wrong. After that, there are only four choices. And you lose a quarter of a point for being wrong. So if you guess on four questions, probablility says that you'll get one of them right. And that means you lost .75 points and gained 1. Which leaves you with a total of .25, which is more than you'd have gotten if you just left them blank.

Basically, eliminate as many wrong answers as you can, and if you can eliminate two or more, then guess.

Maybe you already knew of those tips. I just googled "SAT tips" and found a pile of free sites and files dedicated to helping people like you. You could try that.

And as for getting into colleges abroad, make yourself look versatile on paper. Hopefully you've done a broad variety of sports and clubs and academics, because that helps. Make your application essays really good. Have you done a lot of international relations type stuff? That could help. Any international trips you've gone on, for whatever reason, include. Make a big point of showing that you're interested in seeing the world.

That's all I can think of off the top of my head. Good luck! College apps are stressful but after they're done it's great to sit back and watch where you get in.

Answer 2

Try getting this guide:
http://www.guideparadise.com/index.php?option=com_guides&task=buy&id=6
It will help you immensely. Helped me get a 2330