<p>I graduated high school in May of this year but I am going to apply to college for the 2015 semester (long story). My plan is to take the SAT I in June and SAT subject tests for Literature and Math I in September (or May, depending how prepared I feel). Therefore, I have 6 months to prep for it. I’m a relatively good test taker as far as standardized testing is concerned, and I can devote 1-2 hours to study every day starting January --obviously a lot more once the test date approaches-- so I’m expecting 2100+ .</p>
<p>However, as far as preparation resources are concerned, I am somewhat limited. My friend in a nearby city has access to a “blue book” 2nd edition, and he is bringing me copies of the practice tests at the end of the book. I believe there are eleven of them. I live about three hours south of Mexico City and I have neither the money nor the means to get myself some prep books, so I’m making a study plan based on what resources I can find.</p>
<p>2100 is in my mind my lowest possible score following a six month dedicated prep. Ideally I would like to get 750+ in RC and CW and 700+ in maths. The following is my study plan as it stands now: </p>
<p>SAT I</p>
<p>Resources:
-14 (the aforementioned 11 + 3 more I found on this forum) practice tests.
-Khan Academy
-“12 essay in 10 days” (from this forum)
-“Silverturtle’s Guide to SAT and Admission Sucess” (this forum)</p>
<p>Critical Reading plan:
Practice Test Method
-First 5 practice tests I’ll go through the sections with the answers in my hand to meticulously look for patterns. To try and really “get into the minds of the test makers”
-The next 6 I’ll do the problems and study my mistakes. I’ll start by giving myself unlimited and work up to performing in the allotted time as I go through the tests.
- The last 3 I will do along with the other subjects emulating test day conditions. </p>
<p>Writing:
- briefly brush up on grammar rules
- Practice Test Method
-practice writing essays based on “12 essay in 10 days”. I am a pretty good writer but I’ve heard it is wise to slightly tweak your writing style to suit SAT criteria. </p>
<p>Maths: (this is the subject I most struggle with so any advice you may give will be thoroughly appreciated).
- Do the math section of the practice test and study the Khan Academy explanations on the mistakes. (Repeat this x11)
-pray to God I break 700.</p>
<p>SAT II Literature: NO RESOURCES
- I’ve heard there’s not much you can do to study for this either way. I am a poetry buff and an avid reader so I’m hoping I break 700 with no prep. However, any advice you can give will be more than appreciated. </p>
<p>SAT II: Math 1 NO RESOURCES
- I am really scared for this test. The only reason I’m doing is because most colleges I’m applying to require two subject tests. Honestly, with no prep I’ll be content to get anything above 650. </p>
<p>I would love to hear your thoughts and advice regarding my plan. If you know of any other online resource that would be beneficial to me, especially of the math section and subject tests, I would greatly appreciate it.</p>
<p>I don’t get it man. Are you an escaped criminal hiding in mexico? Will you be allowed to come back to the US if you get 2100+?</p>
<p>I’ve never been to the US, and as for me being a criminal… well… I will not confirm or deny that hahaha. Joking aside I just need a high SAT since I’m applying to some pretty hard schools. I said 2100+, but it probably really is at least 2200. I think it’s manageable provided I study enough. I just need some help planning</p>
<p>For the SAT II, probably the best thing you can do is get your hands on an AP Language and Literature syllabus. Also, if you have access to a Norton Anthology or something similar, that’s a good reference/reading tool. Wouldn’t hurt to look through a reference work on literary terms, either.</p>
<p>Wow, you are just like me, I also live in Mexico and had to take Literature and Math I with no prep books for math. For the regular SAT, take lots of practice tests you can find online, and see where your weaknesses are and study them.</p>
<p>Here is a practice test for literature:<a href=“http://www.mymaxscore.com/images/stories/docs/MMSSATLit_Online.pdf[/url]”>http://www.mymaxscore.com/images/stories/docs/MMSSATLit_Online.pdf</a>.</p>
<p>There are free online resources. number2.com and freetestprep.com</p>
<p>Hi all!</p>
<p>I still have a problem that has always been my Achilles heal:</p>
<p>CR novel-based passages, especially 19th century British novels, are a killer.</p>
<p>If I don’t have a British novel based passage I would normally score about 650, but I get around 550 if the paper includes a novel passage!</p>
<p>I partly blame myself for not reading and as I am studying the British curriculum I don’t have to read as much… What an irony.</p>
<p>Would you be nice enough to help me with this problem? I’ve only dreamt of breaking 2100 and you can help me make it come true!</p>
<p>When I approach critical reading, I read the question the passage first and do it <em>it by bit using line references because I’m a slow reader and interpreter . However, when I use this method for British novel based questions, I almost always have no sense of what is going on because the story is very obscure, and when it is in first person narrative the narrator (character too) I take it too literally.</em></p>
<p>I.e. the character blames the principle for firing him and describes him with such animosity. However, in reality he was being perfectly reasonable and the first narrator (character) is a deluded person! </p>
<p>Like how! :’( especially trabb’s boy passage in bluebook #10 was a killer!</p>
<p>Thanks sorry this was pretty long (;</p>
<p>Cheers</p>
<p>I know which passage you’re talking about. The suggestion isn’t that he’s deluded but that he’s “difficult” and naive. There’s the long list of issues that Hen brings up, included the “scrambled” eggs, which suggests that Hen is a PITA. It’s a very subtle passage, b/c it’s told almost from Hen’s point of view so there’s a tendency to read it as objective fact. I don’t think it’s particularly realistic as an SAT passage, i.e., I don’t think they’d give one like that now, and a couple of the answers have very weak contextual support (the one about defining “progressive,” for example). </p>
<p>In general, what you have to do with passages that are relying on irony or subtleties in tone is compare what is actually being told to the narrator’s perception of it. It’s similar with passages that start off talking about controversy surrounding something–make sure you’re separating the authorial point of view from the critics s/he analyzes.</p>