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Preparing for your SATs

Preparing for your SATs

Before you get started studying for the SATs, let's go over a few basic concepts:

What is the SAT?

The SATs are standardized tests (formerly Scholastic Aptitude Test and Scholastic Assessment Test). They are used by most colleges in the United States to make admission decisions, which means that if you're an American high-school student, or if you're thinking of studying abroad, you'll need to get a good SAT score. High SAT scores can also help you get scholarships.
The SATs contain questions about mathematics, critical reading, and writing. This makes sense, since math and English skills are necessary for your education.

Why do I want to be successful at the SAT?

The SATs are a big milestone in your quest for higher education, so it is highly important that you study and are well-prepared to write them. This is especially important since colleges get to see all previous scores, so although you can always retake the SATs, messing up once won't look good.

Now would be a good time to present some important SAT info:

The SATs contain 3 different topics:

A. Math:
The mathematics sections include mostly multiple choice (so statistically, you have a decent chance of guessing) and grid-in questions. Calculators are allowed

B. Reading:
The Critical Reading sections contain some sentence completion questions, and a lot of passages you have to read and answer questions about. This section focuses on testing your vocabulary.

C. Writing:
The writing sections have a response essay, and also contains questions about sentence structure and grammar errors.

The level of material corresponds to a standard grade 12 level. Note that since the test is used by colleges and universities all over the United States, international students writing the SATs should generally not be at a disadvantage in terms of material. (One small exception is the fact that US happens to dislike the metric system, Celsius, and other logical measurement units, so you may have to brush up on that. They also tend to spell things differently, like color and colour).

Be aware that the SATs contain 10 sections- 3 of each of the 3 topics, and one "unscored" section, which is used to ensure the test is objective (you won't know which section is unscored, so you will have to write 10 sections). The first and last sections are never unscored though, and the first section always contains the essay question.

SAT scores are presented on a scale of multiples of 10 between 200 and 800 for each of the three topics, the higher the better. The maximum possible score is thus 2400.

And here comes the good news:

This SAT Preparation community also offers help with studying for the SAT. Check out the specific SAT-math and SAT-reading and writing communities for lessons, tests, sample trivia questions, general tips, and more!
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<><><>it iz really good,but also give a tabled view of format<><><>

Hey manisha17, Krista already created a table outlining the format in detail! Check it out here. If you need any more info, start a discussion about it in our community.

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Astha said:

Ok this lesson is good…..but i have heard there is a part in the SAT maths section in which calculator usage is not allowed….. is that so? If yes, then what part is it?

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Ok this lesson is good…..but i have heard there is a part in the SAT maths section in which calculator usage is not allowed….. is that so? If yes, then what part is it?

Calculators are allowed in all of the math sections. They’re not allowed on the reading and writing sections, for obvious reasons. You should be able to answer all SAT Math questions without using a calculator, because the calculations are fairly basic once you have them going, but a calculator does speed up the process significantly.

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i m starter ….................................but stiil i feel its dam cool

Glad you’re liking it on LearnHub Abhi! There’s tons of resources for SAT preparation here, so I look forward to seeing you around! If you have any questions, check out our discussions. :)

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kumarupvan said:

how to prepare for sat

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kumarupvan said:

please give detailed information

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how to prepare for sat

Hi Kumarupvan and others,

I’ll try to give as much detail as I can in steps on how to prepare for the SAT.

1. Set a Dated Goal for when you’d like to write the SAT.
  • This gives you a clear indication of when you’ll need to be prepared for
  • It’s a visual indicator, and something to strive for and plan around
2. Create a Study Schedule
  • My best advice would be to integrate practice exercises that help you master all three sections.
  • Utilize the SAT Question Bank as it is a great resource to practice all forms of questions other than the essay
  • Write Sample Essays with exercises such as Essay Inspiration
  • Set a time, place, break times and what you’ll cover to keep yourself on track.
3. Know the Concepts 4. Practice Makes Perfect
  • Whether you’re actively participating in the SAT Question Bank or doing Tests keep an eye on your time (the timer feature works wonders for this!!)
  • Pacing and budgeting your time for each question is crucial
  • 2 minutes per question should be sufficient
  • Passage-based and essays will take a bit longer (10 minutes for a passage based Q since it involves around 5 questions based on one paragraph)
5. Relax, sleep and absorb
  • Don’t overexert your brain
  • Taking breaks and sleeping the full amount lets your body absorb what you’ve practiced and learned
  • Don’t cram your studying, the longer you pace yourself, the more you’ll retain
6. Consult Others
  • Use the SAT Discussions to connect with others just like you
  • You have the ability to form study sessions and question forums right on LearnHub in these forums, so make use of the tools given
  • Students just like you are creating amazing resources which both improves and enhances their own skills and learning ability as well as gives you more resources to review
  • Teach one another!! To teach someone a concept, means you must know it 10 times better in order to explain such things to someone else. Feel free to post lessons, tests, questions, debates and discussions.

This community is for YOU, make use of the tools and start your studies and future off right!

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