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05-30-2009, 08:59 AM
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#781 | | Member
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Thanks Ducky.
Just because this is all unfamiliar to me...
Any body checked the accuracy of the answers on this site? Or is it a known-to-be-trusted source.
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05-31-2009, 07:19 PM
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#782 | | New Member
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I learned today that the Collegeboard is coming out with a new Offical Study Guide in July 09. It now has 10 practice tests, and I do not know if it is the 8 old ones and 2 new ones or all 10 new ones. To my question- does Xiggi's method of only using official CB questions still work with the old book that has 8 tests, or is CB's publication of this book secretly mean they have created new standards? I only ask this because the last time they published a new book was when the writing section was created, which was an obvious change in standards.
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06-03-2009, 04:30 PM
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#783 | | New Member
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Hi
Due to some personal reasons I will not be able to take SAT subject tests this Saturday but will be taking it Sunday. Does anyone know if Sunday tests are harder than Saturday one
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06-04-2009, 08:20 PM
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#784 | | Super Moderator
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NO sittings are harder than others because the CB scales scores: SAT How the Test Is Scored
"Scaled Score
Your raw score is then converted to a scaled score (reported on a 200-800 scale) by a statistical process called equating. Equating ensures that the different forms of the test or the level of ability of the students with whom you are tested do not affect your score. Equating makes it possible to make comparisons among test takers who take different editions of the test across different administrations."
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06-05-2009, 12:09 PM
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#785 | | Super Moderator
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is CB's publication of this book secretly mean they have created new standards?
| I haven't heard or read anything about new standards for the SAT.
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06-06-2009, 04:28 PM
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#786 | | Member
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Has anyone heard of "Up Your Score:The Underground guide to the SAT"? I was reading through it last night and found it pretty informative...
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06-11-2009, 11:51 AM
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#787 | | Junior Member
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Why didn't Xiggi ever talk about the ACT?
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06-11-2009, 11:36 PM
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#788 | | Super Moderator
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Probably because he hadn't taken it and didn't want to expound on a subject that he didn't fully understand.
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06-13-2009, 12:37 AM
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#789 | | Senior Member
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So... I just went through all 53 pages of this and copied down all of Xiggi's advice into word.
And wow... this looks amazing.
My goal is a perfect 1600 (I have a 1200 without prep as a first semester sophomore.) So I figure I have about a year and a half to reach that. (I'm a rising junior.)
But this thread is soooo helpful!
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06-13-2009, 01:13 PM
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#790 | | Member
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can any1 pm me the answer to this: does xiggi update this thread with new advice?
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06-13-2009, 03:37 PM
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#791 | | Super Moderator
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xiggi hasn't updated the material on this thread for quite a while, he's likely moved on to other things.
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06-14-2009, 08:39 PM
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#792 | | Senior Member
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It is true that I have not updated this thread since it was first posted. The reality is that, when I agreed to condense some of the information I had shared --mostly from the older forum-- I never thought that it would still be posted more than for years later.
Inasmuch as I believe that the foundation of the approach I recommended in 2003 or 2004 is still valid today, it remains true that it might be helpful to refresh the information. Accordingly, I'll add a few elements in the coming week and days. This seems especially appropriate since TCB is about to release the newer version of the Blue Book. On this note, it would have been so much easier had they picked a new color. I would have loved how a purple, yellow, or green book would have lessened the confusion.
Stay tuned for the additions. In the meantime, please remember that practice makes perfect!
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06-14-2009, 09:57 PM
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#793 | | Junior Member
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thanks so much xiggi :] I'm quite new here and after reading all 53 pages of this monster thread (then finding a condensed version of your advice on a pdf; still, all the posts helped), I've been waiting for your comeback. i am studying for the SAT this summer and would like lots of advice!!
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06-15-2009, 12:49 AM
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#794 | | Super Moderator
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Thanks for proving me wrong xiggi  ! I look forward to your updates, particularly since I've got a kid prepping this summer.
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06-15-2009, 10:57 AM
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#795 | | Senior Member
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The new blue book should be referred to as BB2
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