Guys use these
https://www.khanacademy.org/mission/sat/practice/math
https://www.khanacademy.org/mission/sat/practice/reading-and-writing
For me, stress, worry, fear of failure, etc. are powerful motivators. Am I the only one?
If you feel differently, perhaps you could stop comparing yourself to others and compare yourself to who you were yesterday. Also, school isn’t everything, grow up. @Greninja
@Frigidcold wow, a little harsh don’t you think? Why jump on @Greninja? I’m not the best student, but based on what I’ve seen you post, you’re one of those “Gotta get a 100% on every test, then humblebrag about it” people that I absolutely can’t stand. My school is pretty competitive, yet in general, everyone hates those type of people. Let me guess, are you also the type of person who has no friends in real life, and uses an anonymous forum like CC to feel good about how much better you are than everyone else? Yea…thought so.
@Frigidcold They can be powerful motivators for everybody, it’s just that it sometimes causes me to set unrealistic expectations for myself and take school too seriously. Im also going to try to stop comparing myself to others now and to stop worrying about things beyond my control, but I do believe that tellinme to “grow up” because I think that school is everything is a bit harsh, especially towards the most of the community joined CC because they highly value school since they really want to go to a great college.
@ZBlue17 I’ll admit that I’m also not the best student, but thanks for sticking up for me, I guess. 
That’s not something you see too often on this site.
@Boltingflame One of my only problems with Barron’s is that their tests can be unrealistic. They can be difficult, which can prepare you more for the exam, but their information can be too specific and not appear on the actual exam.
@ZBlue17 Perhaps, but nothing compared to your low blows. I’ll live though, just like I thought @Greninja would.
While I don’t like the type of person you mentioned, personally, people who are overconcerned about a perfect app or prestige bother me more. Specifically comments such as…
“I feel like I’m about to cry. I don’t know what to do; I feel like there’s no even point of trying and I just abandon my dreams of going to an Ivy League and instead go to a state school with an acceptance rate of 80%.”
…which is why I decided to leave my pointed comment in there. If it’s going to cause you to lose some sleep, my apologies.
Hey guys,
I need some help. For AP Lang, I have a summer assignment which is to read and annotate two books (about 400-500 pgs each) and create presentations on them. I have 2 weeks until I go on vaction and I need to finish before I leave. Any tips on how to buckle down and finish this work? I want to understand and do a good job but at the same time be fast and efficient. (I also have ACT prep, summer school, tennis and volunteering going on).
Thanks for the help!
@tigerman333 You should plan out time to work on reading the books and finishing the project everyday (maybe 2 hours or so depending on how much you think you’ll need), and during that time you should make sure you have no distractions like the Internet.
@tigerman333 You can try reading at least 100 pages each day, which should be easy to do if you’re not distracted, and then you will have four full days or so to work on the presentations.
Are you guys prepping for the current SAT or new SAT?
@dsi411 and @Greninja Thanks a lot for the help. Hopefully I can finish this real soon
Is anyone here nervous about AP Lang? I am. English isn’t my best subject but I took AP anyways. I also have the harder of the two teacher…
I’m very nervous for AP Lang. There’s only one teacher at my school, and apparently she’s extremely hard. I’m hoping to do well in the class though, because I do like English quite a bit.
Guys, don’t forget this is an anonymous message board, in the end, we can all care less who has real friends in real life as opposed to how they make themselves out on here.
@Greninja I have the same problem as you, not enough leadership roles (actually due to popularity being a big thing at my elitist school) but I feel something that could take the edge off of school would be to not compare yourself to other students, ie: don’t talk about class rank, what you got on the test, what GPA’s students have, etc. it will only make you worry, I spent half of my sophomore year worrying about my rank because I wasn’t in top 10%, but i realized it’s meaningless. (by the way, so is the valedictorian rank, IMO) As long as you, and I, keep working hard and improving, we shouldn’t worry about anything. If you are doing your best, that should be enough. We all can’t always end up on top, right?
Also, high school does not determine your success! My cousin barely graduated high school, but got herself together in community college, transferred to a prestigious institution, and is now a successful RN 
@tigerman333 I’m scared to death about AP Lang, it is the hardest course in my school and the teacher grades extremely harshly. We had a massive summer assignment which I am completing to the best of my ability but I’m constantly worried if it’s enough because she is a harsh harsh HARSH grader! ahh! I hope it won’t count for much since technically, we haven’t been taught how to write college- level essays (
@moosecaboose I’m prepping for the new PSAT and the old SAT. I keep changing my mind, though.
I took AP Lang last year and it was pretty easy but I learned a lot. I guess the material wasn’t that easy but our only homework was essays and reading and stuff, we didn’t have any “busy work.” I got a 5 on the exam. Before the test my teacher said to me “I’m expecting a 5 from you” so we would’ve both been disappointed if I hadn’t. I’m scared for english next year though. It’s like the IB version of AP Lit and we’re gonna have a bunch of socratic seminars ( graded class discussions about the books) and I’m bad at those.
@ZBlue17 No need to put down people who don’t have friends. It’s not necessarily our…I mean their…fault.
@moosecaboose I’m prepping for the new SAT because studying for the SAT will prepare you for the PSAT (At least that’s what I heard), so I only really have to study for one test.
@dsi411 Same, I’m horrible at socratic seminars. I just can’t get a word out because someone else always goes in the moment I utter a sound. I hate when one person takes over the conversation and doesn’t let anyone else talk. I end up being the silent one and get a bad grade because I don’t talk. I try to talk first because its easier than trying to butt in on the conversation.
@Frigidcold I’m sorry, I was out of line. I don’t know you in real life, so I should not have made unkind assumptions about you and your life.
Let’s quit the personal bickering and insults. It is against the Terms of Service, not to mention really useless. Don’t make me suspend you for violations.
Guys I got a phone call for a phone interview for a job I applied to and I’m nervous!
Congratulations @ambers58 on this first step! What sort of job is it? I just recently got a part time job as a hostess at a restaurant, and it’s an interesting first step into adulthood.
So…something really weird. I was planning on going to the DMV and taking my road test on Saturday to get my license. But now we found out that it’ll be too expensive ($700 extra) until September 5, when my older sister is no longer declared an inexperienced driver. Her points are high because she got into a parking lot wreck…
So now I’m still taking the test on Saturday, but I won’t get my license. They’ll save the scores until September AND THEN I’ll get my license. Isn’t that strange? I didn’t even know they could do that. It might help that my dad is friends with a DMV examiner.
Here’s hoping I’ll even pass!