16 and taking SAT's this Spring

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<p>Well, I’m 16 and took PSAT last year and got a 1300 on CR and Math. I need to focus on getting a 1500/1600 on the SAT’s so I can get a full ride to NJIT. I read that NJIT and Rutgers both want above 1500 for a full-ride and EC GPA and Rank isn’t a BIG deciding factor.</p>

<p>So I need to study really hard especially since my parents are both close to bankruptcy since they’re paying for my sister’s med school and still her undergrad money.</p>

<p>I read the SAT books from CollegeBoard and some other resources too and I try to take as many practice tests as I can.</p>

<p>My friend got a 1600/1600 when he took his SAT’s and he said the only thing to do is just keep taking practice tests and study root words and some latin/greek words for the english part.</p>

<p>That’s what I’m doing now. Is that good or should I use some techniques or drills for preparing??</p>

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<p>Do you have the test you got a 1300 on?</p>

<p>If so, take it out, write down in a notebook the question type, and why you got it wrong. This will be your list of weaknesses. </p>

<p>Work on those weaknesses, if its math, it will be easier to improve. If its critical reading, then, yeah … another story.</p>

<p>So tell me, what are your weaknesses?</p>

<p>(P.S. I know how you feel, I have two brothers that are premeds, and I am 3rd in line :))</p>

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<p>Wow, 2 brothers pre-med…that’s must be tough on you. The thing is, I have all this pressure on me and I find it difficult because my sister is actually the smarter one…or atleast the one with the higher GPA.</p>

<p>The math, the ones I got wrong were the “hard” ones and were student produced. So after taking 2 more courses of math and more practice with the SAT questions, I can handle it. The Critical Reading I had passage based reading wrong mostly. Which is why I’m reading more books now. And the critical reading I did horrible in. For that, I don’t know what to do. Everything in that is my weakness.</p>

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<p>Don’t sweat over it. I was 15 when I took my first SAT and got a 2250. I would say get the big Collegeboard book with the 10 real SATs and do all of them. Practice makes perfect, and after using that book, I got a 2380 (I was 16 that time). Also, I’d recommend getting the Kaplan “word smart” book if you’re dead set on getting an 800 on CR. It’s a ton of memorization (probably unnecessary - you can score 750+ by omitting the hard sentence completions), but that book was responsible for my 770 to 800 jump. Good luck on your SATs and don’t worry too much about it!</p>

<p>Oh and about the passage based reading - I was horrible with that at first as well. I heard that it would help to read more books, but I didn’t do that :x I just kept practicing on the passages. After a while you get the hang of it. When they refer to quotes or to lines, just make sure you read the couple of lines before and after it. Usually the answers are right there, just worded differently. Always go with the answer that you know is fully supported in the passage.</p>

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<p>Im gonna be 16 when I take mine. I think the younger do better, we are more ambitious</p>

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<p>Thank you so much for the response. I have both books and a few others but I’ll buy the Kaplan one. I need all the help I can get. =D</p>

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<p>I can’t seem to find the Word Smart. I found one but it’s Princeton Review. Is that it? Could you post a link if you get a chance?</p>

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<p>hey guys i hava prob nw… m 16 rite nw n m plannin2 tak my SAT nxt yr in oct… is it a gud idea?? and when should i start preparin fr the xam??</p>

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<p>Ah, I just looked it up and it’s called “Word Power,” not word smart. Sorry about that! </p>

<p>courage: I think it’s a good idea that you take it in October. That way, it’ll give you lots of time to take it over again if you need to… I’d say start preparing during the summer. Then you won’t have to worry about schoolwork and can focus on the SAT.</p>

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<p>Ok, I see it =D</p>

<p>So that, the big blue CollegeBoard one, and the dark blue 10 Real SAT’s? Is there anything else specifically I should look to get?</p>