I start school on Wednesday.
Hey guys xD First time poster on this thread.
I just have a question for anyone here about the new PSAT.
Do you think using prep resources for the new SAT would be helpful or should I stick to resources from the old PSAT?
@bandicoot12 the new PSAT is in the format of the new SAT, so I would definitely use those materials (and not the ones for the old PSAT).
Everything is basically ACT material now.
Just took the first Blue Book Practice Test. 640 math, 660 critical reading 700 writing, 11 essay (scored by English teacher). How accurate is this test compared to the real thing, if anyone knows?
@greeneggsandsam9 I think it’s somewhat accurate. People say it’s easier because it’s the blue book, but i think it’s on par with the old SAT because that specific practice test is a past test.
But then again, these 4 tests (Oct-Jan) are the last, and since Collegeboard knows that it will be taken by many super smart students, who knows what they will do.
Also, when are you taking the SAT? I’m taking in October.
@Cornbread1999 I’m taking the ACT but I’m trying to decide between October and December. If only they had a November date. It would work out so well
I just realized the PSAT is in October. May have to take the ACT in December
Anyone taking the act on saturday?
@Cornbread1999 Yes I am signed up for the October SAT. Guidance counselor said to not take it after November because of how many high-scorers there will be trying to get their last scores in. Then ACT later if I need to.
@Runner99 I am. I’m so unprepared 
@greeneggsandsam9 If your counselor said that because she thinks the curve will be harder in November due to all the high-scorers, she is wrong. The curve doesn’t depend on how many high scorers are taking the SAT on a certain date, that is just a myth. You can Google it but here’s just one article that explains that. http://www.veritasprep.com/blog/2013/11/in-which-month-is-the-sat-curve-the-easiest/
I’m taking the SAT in November, by the way. Because the PSAT is in October and I don’t want to have to worry about both pf them at the same time. But if you’re not taking the PSAT you don’t have to worry.
I got a 65% on my calc quiz…It would have been a B if I used the limit definition instead of the shortcut for derivative.
Now I have 79%…I need help
It’s only been two weeks into school and I’ve already screwed up pretty bad. I got a 1/5 on my first apush quiz and 5/6 and 7/10 on the first two pop quizzes in bio. So much for starting the school year with solid grades.
3 weeks and 1 day before the SAT I. God help us
@dsi411 Thanks for the info. Guidance counselor don’t know everything lol.
She also just gave out the class ranks. But she gave a kid a sheet with EVERYONE’S RANK on it. A few parents aren’t happy.
I bombed my Internal Oral Presentation for IB English. 
:(…I was so prepared for it…then my physical product broke during the first minute (must have been the car drive)… and then I started talking really, super fast, because i got nervous from the broken product…and because I was talking too fast, I lost my train of thought a lot…then Forgot to analyze in depth…and then my legs got really stiff…and I was shaking while talking…And started looking at my notecards the whole time without looking up…and I wouldn’t know what I was talking about because I wanted to read it word for word, and it was only bullet points so i lost track of what I was going to say…And I forgot to flip my powerpoint at times, so I was slides behind from what i was saying…and my ipad (adapted to the screen) turned off…and I momentarily forgot the password to get back on…and I went through 15 minutes of torture… AND Got a 22/30. Crying What a mess! Worse presentation I have ever done! Crying
I’ve lost some easy points already. There were some multiple-choice things that I could have just studied a bit more for and gotten correct. I’m still in the A range for all of my classes but I’m kind of on the line now due to a bunch of silly mistakes. I’m worried that I’ll drop more after some big tests/essays/presentations.
So, I took the ACT today, and it was pretty awful. :(( I messed up on the writing section, and I guessed on so many math problems.