do you consider the SAT a hard test?

Arachnotron
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:23:33 +0000

To respond to Arachnatron:

-The SAT is longer than any test you take in school.
-Before you take a test at school, provided you have a decent teacher, you are aware of what’s going to be on it and taught how to solve what’s on it. If you want to really do well on the SAT, you have to go out of your way on your own to figure out what’s going to be on the test and how to solve everything (unless you were somehow taught all of this in school and memorized it).
-There is a difference between a good school test-taker, and a good standardized test-taker. At school, there usually aren’t crazy time restrictions, especially on writing. Being a good standardized test-taker means you can think quickly and accurately and in a way that helps you take standardized tests.
-A lot of schoolwork is also paper-driven (at least where I go), in which we have our own time to do the work. Meaning it isn’t just about the tests.




Agreed.
Yeah. So that’s just testing if you’ve been paying attention. The SAT measures your ability to handle unfamiliar situations! Even with preparation, you can’t know how to do every question – you’ve got to think on your feet, which is something that HS tests rarely do.
Being a good standardized test taker means: you can think quickly, you can manage time well, and you can think accurately. I’d say those are pretty important aspects of scholastic ability,and indeed, how things are in the real world?
Ok, sure. Proves my point.