how to improve scores

ufcollins
Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:09:07 +0000

It depends on what your strengths and weaknesses are. For me, it was geometry. So i reviewed some of the stuff they outlined including terms which i would have to know to answer a question, such as complimentary and supplimentary. For english, i didnt do much ‘studying’, but i just did the two test provided. Although, you can read the bit they have in the book. I read more the strategies for the english section than the discussion on things like pronoun usage and all that. For reading, i dont really know since i didnt study at all. I have always been a strong reader so i did no reviewing. Im not sure what tips they provide, but when taking the test, make sure you keep the tone of the author in mind since its usually a question and i would suggest underlining/annotating while reading the passages. Mark anything that you think is of importance. For science, i would advice skipping the introductions and details about the experiments except on the competing scientist’s voice one where two scientist with differing views are discussed. For that one, you have to read, but thats all it is and being able to draw info from that and comphrehend their POV. But as far as sections pertaining to graphs and tables, i would skip right to the questions. Read the carefully but dont spend too long on one problem (remember: no points off for guessing if you have to). Really focus on what the question asks and break it down. The answer is almost always in the graphs and tables. Take your time, but realize you only have 35 minutes.

Hope that helps. Good Luck Tomorrow