<p>What’s the SSAT like? What’s the best way to prepare for it? I’ve done some practice tests and I had a really hard time with the analogies. Are there a lot of analogies on the actual test?</p>
<p>I need to do well on this test to get into a prep school. The school I got a scholarship offer from told me that if I 90% or higher they’ll give me a full-ride. I’m taking the test on Jan.9th, so I have all of winter break to prepare for it. </p>
<p>Help?</p>
<p>Well they are hard… Exspecially if you need to score 90% or higher. Which school is offering you a free ride?</p>
<p>I’m probably not supposed to say, but it’s one of HADES schools.</p>
<p>yes it’s a good idea not to say. Well congrats and good luck!!!</p>
<p>There are 30 analogies on the SSAT, and they will always come after 30 synonym questions, so they are half of the verbal score. They will generally increase in difficulty from easier to harder, although the progression isn’t perfect.</p>
<p>You can prepare for the analogies by practicing them and getting familiar with the format and the types of relationships they often test. There are some free resources available, such as articles on tutoring blogs and SSAT podcasts, but the two steps I’d recommend are:</p>
<p>1) Get the Preparing & Applying book from ssat.org so that you have two real practice tests you can take. There’s really no substitute for practice problems written by the same people who write the test itself.</p>
<p>2) Get a supplementary prep book to give you additional practice. If you’re mainly concerned with the analogies, I’d recommend the Princeton Review book. I have no affiliation with them, but I’m a tutor and I think it’s the best book out there for verbal practice. They have a lot of exercises on the analogies that you can do to familiarize yourself with the test so that you know what to expect on test day. And the rest of the book is pretty good, too. :)</p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>