hello :) im taking the sat on saturday and i am freaking out i need some tips please??

Question

i just finished taking the princeton review classroom courses and they didnt help much even though i paid $1000 for it. my test is on saturday and i am senior so i really need to do good. i know its kind of too late to do anything but tomorrow im not going to school so i can practice everything. i need a lot help with readin and vocab anything i can do tomorrow to be more prepared?!?!?! thank you

Answer 1

answer the questions one at a time; don't try to think about the big scheme of things.
eliminate all the answers you know are wrong.
get sleep.
listen to public radio on your day off.
actually, i don't think you should take a day off. it will only make you more nervous, and it will throw off your work habits.
i know it's hard, but try not to freak out. i guarantee that worrying will not get you a better score.

Answer 2

Don't worry about studying tonight. It's not going to help you at this point. If you take the test, and realize you didn't know what you should, then you'll have to take it again and spend more time studying the next time. Just spend some time relaxing and get a good night's sleep. Make sure you bring your ID, #2 pencils, a water bottle, and whatever single-serving snack you like. I think you only get one break in between (and I don't think you're allowed to eat while you take the test), so you really don't need that much. I can't find the answer online, but I know when I took the SAT (a number of years ago, admittedly), graphing calculators (like the TI-83 that an above poster mentions) were not allowed - fanciest it could be was a scientific calculator. But you should figure out what the rules are and bring the appropriate one. It does help a bit.

Answer 3

Yikes, sorry about the review classroom courses...and yes, you do need to do well (verbs 'do', nouns are 'good'..ie It was a good book, well-written after all.) Do not panic, first off. Mainly, put yourself in the mindset of 'what do these people want?' They want to check your ability to think, to comprehend, and to perform under pressure. On multiple choice questions, read through the questions, and usually your first guess is the right one. If you are unsure, just go on. Come back to the missed ones later, marking a light star mark so you know which ones to redo. When doing the comprehension ones, read the questions first to get an idea of what to look for while reading. Your brain continues to work on unresolved problems (ever wake up in the middle of the night with an 'aha!'?), so give yourself some slack. If worse gets to worst, and your scores are not as high as you'd like, go to a good state university, do well for a year, then transfer where you really want to go. and PS There is no such thing as a permanent record. I know this, I am a teacher...just relax, pray if that's what you do-it works for me, He's like that--and trust it will work out as it's meant to work. And don't write in chatspeak as you did above--use capitals, apostrophes, end punctuation, etc. But you had the correct 'too'! YAY!! I'd go to school tomorrow and chill with your friends. It really is too late to cram--go have some fun!!

Answer 4

The best reading strategy for me was this (and I got a 680 on the reading test): Read the introduction, and answer the questions that are specific to parts of the text while you are reading the passage. Don't bother to read something if the questions don't mention it, as it will waste time (unless it is the first and last paragraphs, or the first sentence of the body paragraphs). Then answer any questions that concern the entire passage when you are done reading.

Of course, for the short passages (that have only about 2 questions each), you'll have to read the whole passage.

When you have to read two prompts and answer a bunch of questions about the two of them, wait until you've finished answering the questions about the pieces individually before you try to answer the questions concerning both pieces.

And use logic with the answers. If any answer sounds extreme, it's not the answer.

Answer 5

Main thing is to relax. You are more prone to forget what you learned when it is time for the test if you stress out too much. Good ways to relax are to excercise, meditatie, take a warm bath and use soothing scents like lavender, or just sit outside and enjoy the scene. Also, look over old tests from previous grades and use them for practice. There are sites to help you prepare and what to expect from the SAT, a good one is:

http://www.sparknotes.com/testprep/newsat/

I used it when I took the ACT, and I did well on it. Good luck on the SATs!

Answer 6

Taking a test is virtually like talking to someone only it's just paper asking questions. In a normal conversation we expound on different subject matter from what we know on that subject.If your friend asks your opinion, you give it from what you know, or learned through reading ,interacting with others and,living life.your sats are just sampling a small fraction of what you have remembered of and in your life to this point. Speak back to it with the intelligence and peacefulness within you..(Sorry for sounding so zen)...

Answer 7

Other than touch up on related study. Eat almonds, take Ginko Biloba and DO NOT DRINK TOO MUCH COFFEE! (over two 8oz. servings is too much) I strongly suggest chamomile tea, but a little 8oz cup of coffee right after waking is very good mental stimulation to start your morning right. Caffeine is a stimulant / depressant; that will easily accelerate your stress levels, which will lower your chances of performing normally.

Answer 8

Not to discourage you but if you try practice everything tomorrow, you are only going to make it worse and make yourself more nervous. The best thing to do, at this point, is to go over some key points. If you know which area you are weak in, concentrate on that.

Answer 9

Take lots of practice exams, and stay off the Internet

Answer 10

eat a good breakfast, meditate, excersise. Think good thoughts. And chew gum. Idk why but it helps me.