Help from someone who did well

fairlights
Wed, 05 May 2010 00:35:56 +0000

Standard advice: take Blue Book (the official guide) practice tests and read the online solutions.



I strongly agree with this suggestion; I took three practice tests from the Blue Book, and for me the most beneficial aspect was not taking the test but seeing the answer explanations afterwards. Especially in the critical reading section, the in depth explanations gave me a chance to see inside the College Board’s mind. Once you know their logic, your scores will greatly improve.

Though I think that reading beats memorizing vocabulary any day, if you’re a vocab list kind of person there is an interesting (and enormous, over 4000 words!) compilation of the most common vocabulary words on the SAT here: [Home (sesamewords)](sesamewords)