Hey, I'm taking the SATS May 2nd.. & I'm scared about the 'essay topic'.. I was wondering.. for the people who took the SATS before give me some heads up on what their essay topic was in the past? I really think I will do absolutely horrible on the essay =.=.. b/c the previous topics I heard from my friends I didn't even understand it!
Is it true that there could be more math than english sections?
How is the grading set up?
Should I guess more than 3 times in one section? Or should I leave it blank?
What are some some tips that you would offer me that could be helpful ><?
Anything I should know about the SATS please post!!
thankss everyone! ^^
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Posted 04 April 2009 - 11:09 AM
I don't mean to be rude...but if you've bought a review book and went through it, you should know what types of essay questions are on the SATs and how it's scored...it seems like you haven't even started to prepare for the SATs.
so get an SAT book, read through it, and all of your questions should be answered.
so get an SAT book, read through it, and all of your questions should be answered.
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Posted 04 April 2009 - 11:12 AM
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Hey, I'm taking the SATS May 2nd.. & I'm scared about the 'essay topic'.. I was wondering.. for the people who took the SATS before give me some heads up on what their essay topic was in the past? I really think I will do absolutely horrible on the essay =.=.. b/c the previous topics I heard from my friends I didn't even understand it!
Is it true that there could be more math than english sections?
How is the grading set up?
Should I guess more than 3 times in one section? Or should I leave it blank?
What are some some tips that you would offer me that could be helpful ><?
Anything I should know about the SATS please post!!
thankss everyone! ^^
Is it true that there could be more math than english sections?
How is the grading set up?
Should I guess more than 3 times in one section? Or should I leave it blank?
What are some some tips that you would offer me that could be helpful ><?
Anything I should know about the SATS please post!!
thankss everyone! ^^
essay topics: i dont remember mine :X but from all the essay topics ive seen, i've been able to use an example from my life and an example from a book or history.; well actually one topic i do remember was about how technology has impacted society. positive or negative.
i used my life and 1984 to support it~and yes there could be more math or more reading or more writing. (each test has a diff. one)
its called a dummy section cuz you have to do it but it doesnt count in your score.
usually you can tell which dummy section you have if you get 3 maths in a row or (any other section one after another.)
also you can "peek" around to see if someone else has the same section and if they dont, then its the dummy section~ lol
one of my friends didnt bother doing her dummy section since it isnt counted in your score.
right = 1 point
wrong = (1/4) point off
omit = 0 point off
guessing... well if u can narrow it down to three then i suggest guessing. also omitting TOO much can be harmful to your grade. so be very wise when omitting AND guessing. (sorry i couldnt be more of a help; lets just hope you dont HAVE to guess/omit too many)
practice. practice. practice.
what i did day before the SATs is (attempt to) memorize 1500+ words. i retained about 700 of the "most used" SAT words.
but this method doesnt work for everybody... only if you're good at cramming and memorization.
a lot of this information can be found on collegeboard.com or any SAT preparation book so purchase or look over one~
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Posted 04 April 2009 - 12:31 PM
essay topic i had in march was: is it sometimes necessary to be impolite?
or something along those lines.
the one i had in october: is it always better to take time to make a decision carefully? (something like that)
the essay isnt hard if you keep it clear and straight forward. dont try to be impressive by sounding too fancy if you know what i mean. pick one side and find 1-2 good examples from your own life/literature/history/whatever to support your position (you can even make up an example). use a wide vocabulary and sentence structures.
since you only have a month left, practice as much as you can so you get the idea of the different types of questions. learn to get used to the time limits on each section so you'll feel more comfortable on the real test.
practice vocab as much as you can. it will help on the critical reading so much and you can use some in your essay as well. read the questions carefully b/c an answer may be true but does not necessarily answer the question.
if you dont have a review book just go to collegeboard.com and practice their questions. they also have a SAT question everyday so do that and get practice.
or something along those lines.
the one i had in october: is it always better to take time to make a decision carefully? (something like that)
the essay isnt hard if you keep it clear and straight forward. dont try to be impressive by sounding too fancy if you know what i mean. pick one side and find 1-2 good examples from your own life/literature/history/whatever to support your position (you can even make up an example). use a wide vocabulary and sentence structures.
since you only have a month left, practice as much as you can so you get the idea of the different types of questions. learn to get used to the time limits on each section so you'll feel more comfortable on the real test.
practice vocab as much as you can. it will help on the critical reading so much and you can use some in your essay as well. read the questions carefully b/c an answer may be true but does not necessarily answer the question.
if you dont have a review book just go to collegeboard.com and practice their questions. they also have a SAT question everyday so do that and get practice.
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Posted 04 April 2009 - 12:56 PM
from my experience, essays are pretty unpredictable.
but i did read somewhere that whatever you do, make the essay relate to you.
even if its a subject that completely is unrelated to anything you are or anyone you know, make it relate.
imagine youre some smart kookoo person thats on drugs and make it relate to you.
the second time i took the SAT, i did that.
got a higher grade than the first time cause i made it relate to me and who i am.
but was it because i did that? or did i really write a better essay?
idk.
haha.
but good luck. and sleep well the night before and dont stress. just dont.
and try not to think about the end of the test, and how many parts you have left.
just work.
but i did read somewhere that whatever you do, make the essay relate to you.
even if its a subject that completely is unrelated to anything you are or anyone you know, make it relate.
imagine youre some smart kookoo person thats on drugs and make it relate to you.
the second time i took the SAT, i did that.
got a higher grade than the first time cause i made it relate to me and who i am.
but was it because i did that? or did i really write a better essay?
idk.
haha.
but good luck. and sleep well the night before and dont stress. just dont.
and try not to think about the end of the test, and how many parts you have left.
just work.
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Posted 04 April 2009 - 04:31 PM
hmm they're usually about education, technology, or... uh shoot I forgot the third one. Before I went, I had classified the essays into about 3 broad topics... and then on my SAT day, it was about technology. haha. It probably doesn't always work though. my suggestion is that if you like using book examples, have a couple books in mind, and you can usually twist them into any argument. I remember I used the Turn of the Screw, Scarlet Letter, and Huckleberry Finn in a lot of practice essays. then maybe a personal example, though a personal example could be completely made up. History is good too.
Make sure you practice. If you practice a lot of questions or at least read the questions, you'll get the gist for the type of essay questions that are generally asked.
Make sure you practice. If you practice a lot of questions or at least read the questions, you'll get the gist for the type of essay questions that are generally asked.
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Posted 05 April 2009 - 12:45 PM
For the essays, topics are pretty random, I know that the topic of heroes comes up quite a bit from the old questions I've seen but I wouldn't count on any one topic showing up. The most important thing is that you A. take a position (either for or against) and B. support your position using examples. They like for you to have 2-3 examples. Use a real life example (make it up if you have to, they'll never know) and a literary example (don't make this one up but I had a friend who made up a book and got away with it lol).
Is it true that there could be more math than english sections?
That could happen. There is always 1 experimental section on the SAT. They don't tell you which section it is but it doesn't count.
How is the grading set up?
You get 1 point for each question you get wrong, 0.25 off for every answer you get wrong and 0 points for blanks.
Should I guess more than 3 times in one section? Or should I leave it blank?
I wouldn't suggest blindly guessing because it could hurt your grade. But if you have looked at the question and can eliminate a few answer choices, go for it. But if you don't get to it or can't eliminate anything, leave it blank.
What are some some tips that you would offer me that could be helpful ><?
Take an SAT review course if you can.
Do practice tests!
Get a review book and look over topics you're weak in. Review books are also helpful because they teach you strategies to help you eliminate answers. (:
The SAT critical reading section has a part where there are hard vocab words that you may or may not know so you could look up the words that are usually on the SAT.
Is it true that there could be more math than english sections?
That could happen. There is always 1 experimental section on the SAT. They don't tell you which section it is but it doesn't count.
How is the grading set up?
You get 1 point for each question you get wrong, 0.25 off for every answer you get wrong and 0 points for blanks.
Should I guess more than 3 times in one section? Or should I leave it blank?
I wouldn't suggest blindly guessing because it could hurt your grade. But if you have looked at the question and can eliminate a few answer choices, go for it. But if you don't get to it or can't eliminate anything, leave it blank.
What are some some tips that you would offer me that could be helpful ><?
Take an SAT review course if you can.
Do practice tests!
Get a review book and look over topics you're weak in. Review books are also helpful because they teach you strategies to help you eliminate answers. (:
The SAT critical reading section has a part where there are hard vocab words that you may or may not know so you could look up the words that are usually on the SAT.
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