Should I be starting to study for the SAT's now?

[AgaBoogaBoo]

I'm a junior so I'll probably take the SAT's sometime this year.

What's a good way to study for it? As in, just get a book from a store or something else?

How much time should I be spending on studying for it? I guess my "goal" would be a 1350 if we were still on a 1600 scale, but this year they changed the test so I don't know about scoring.

 

[ElFenix]

if you have to study you've already lost.

 

[Ketteringo]

I didnt study at all. Either you know it or you dont.

 

[FleshLight]

I don't understand how you're supposed to study for the SAT. The new SAT starts January 2005 so you're stuck with the old one right now .

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
if you have to study you've already lost.

so true......

 

[chuckywang]

c'mon now....let's be nice.

Yeah, getting a book to review some of the material is a very good idea.

I have an idea.

Everybody post your SAT scores if you want to massage the ego.

 

[sonambulo]

anyone else take their sat's fvcked up?

 

[Gurck]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
if you have to study you've already lost.

Disagree wholeheartedly, study guides prepare you and teach you what to expect. Colleges don't care whether you were prepared or not, only what you score.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Wow.... I really wasn't expecting this type of response, but I would have expected studying would help...

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: Ketteringo
I didnt study at all. Either you know it or you dont.

 

[BigJ]

Studying really won't help you out. The best thing to do is to take practice exams to get used to the time constraint and format of the test. All the concepts on the SAT I test are very very elementary.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

How about the SAT prep courses? My school offers some, should I take them?

 

[NutBucket]

Couldn't hurt.

 

[FleshLight]

Well the first time I took it I got a 1410. Then I decided to read my friends SAT book just for kicks and take the test a few months later and my score dropped 90 points.

 

[Kishan]

bs-studying helps, but remember quality over quanitity. For verbal read things that are out o your league currently. Basically a very sophisticated publication, or better yet start reading a lot of literature. Heart of Darkness, not bs books like catcher in the rye. With math, paper and pencil and practice should help a lot. Math is easier to study for, and verbal just takes some more time. Here's a tip go on princeton eviews' message boards and get some opinions from some amazing college/high school advisors on that board. You can't trust your local guidance counselor/teacher because they'll paint you a picture of how college is the real world and all that garbage. Learn to elevate yourself to a national level, and don't get suckered by one day events at school that supposedly will look "good" on your resume, which can all be bsed, but it will catch up to you someday.
Cliffnotes:
princetonreview.com
verbal-reading hard-difficult literature, and learn to understand, not read to finish the book
math-paper, pencil, practice
extracurriculars must be solid and steady
good luck,
kishan

 

[CrazyDe1]

No...who studies for the SAT?

 

[booger711]

Originally posted by: AgaBooga
How about the SAT prep courses? My school offers some, should I take them?

not worth it

 

[TheBDB]

Originally posted by: CrazyDe1
No...who studies for the SAT?

first i've heard of it

 

[kami333]

Originally posted by: AgaBooga
How about the SAT prep courses? My school offers some, should I take them?

They can be, not for the test material that they teach you but for the tricks and format of the test. The material isn't hard, it's just that the wording of the question is bizare sometimes and people don't budget their time wisely.

 

[jagec]

I didn't study.

Originally posted by: chuckywang
Everybody post your SAT scores if you want to massage the ego.

1440, not superb but OK.

 

[cw42]

Originally posted by: Ketteringo
I didnt study at all. Either you know it or you dont.

exactly! but then agian, my score isn't anything to brag about, so i really shouldnt say anything

 

[Siva]

so this is the newest thread where everyone can brag about their sat scores or tell about how they took it drunk?

 

[Whisper]

As you can see, if you study for the SAT you'll probably be ahead of 90% of the high school-going population. Studying for just about anything helps, the SAT included. Even if you already know the information, a study guide will help you brush up on those things you might not have used in a while.

Also, studying SAT wordlists is probably the best way to improve your verbal score. Vocabulary is a huge part of the test.

I'd just review some of the information for maybe 30 minutes to an hour per day. Don't rush yourself, you still have plenty of time.

 

[pray4mojo]

A junior and already a lifer? Wow.

You can't really "study" for the SAT, just prepare for it. You should by now know all the material, all you need to do is get familiar with how they test you on it.

 

[faenix]

Grab a 10 real SAT book and study 2 weeks before at a local library/starbucks or something.

Just do everything really slowly and thoroughly.

I hit 1510 on my first try and you should too.