So someone told me that my blog needs to be more direct, hard hitting and informative. He didn't use those exact words but that was the gist of his message. This was the most valuable advice that I received in my one hour of "free blogging consulting." So here's some direct, hard hitting, and informative advice about SAT Prep.
1) You should start SAT or ACT Prep in the summer between 10th and 11th grade. It's important to learn all of the pertinent strategies before you begin your junior year.
2) Prior to prepping for either test, you should take an SAT and an ACT practice test. If you score relatively higher on one of the tests, focus your test prep on that exam. If it's the ACT, you will have a distinct advantage over other students since so few students prep for the ACT.
3) Plan your SAT II: Subject Test strategy in 10th grade. What subject tests are you going to take and when? This is an easy decision for students on an AP or Honors track. This is a challenge for everyone else and you MUST have an SAT II strategy in place as a 10th grader. Click here for more information about SAT II: Subject Tests.
4) The key to test prep is practice practice practice. Allen Iverson would not have scored well on the SAT (basketball fans will know what I'm talking about).
Still confused about the SAT? Click here for more information.
I could add a few more salient facts here but I'll wait and see if anyone is actually interested in what I have to say.
You can register for any SAT exam at http://www.collegeboard.com
Marty in Moraga
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- Mark Bressler
- Lafayette, Bay Area, CA, United States
- Entrepreneur, Family Man, Owner of Learning Centers, Coach, Jew
1 comment:
SAT prep in the 10th grade?
If you are planning applying for a something like the TIPS program at Duke University, you may want to prepare in middle school so you can get in the summer before high school.
I have a friend who fell in love at TIPS and, years later after attending a different college than the object of his affection, married her after they both finished their Rhodes scholarships (the Rhodes scholarship is available only to bachelors, so marrying in advance would have excluded them from the program). Good schools are an effective way to meet quality people, which is something to think about when weighing the cost of improved education.
As it happens, I met my other half in college, at the same school where my own parents met. I didn't set out to use school as a single's bar, but the concentration of high-quality people seems to be higher in places that exclude those whose minds aren't sufficiently engaged.
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