<p>ive been fine in school, mostly A’s and hard classes. but i cant seem to ever get exceptional scores on standardized tests, not just limited to SAT and ACT but also the county tests we have to take for school. i got 5’s on AP’s but thats about the best ive ever done. what can i do to get in the mindset of a standardized test taker?</p>
<p>Take ridiculous amounts of practice tests. I hate to be the bearer of bad news but that is really what does the trick. Half of the standardized test are just becoming accustomed with the way the questions are phrased and what they’re looking for, especially the SAT. For SAT and/or ACT I would suggest buying the practice books from collegeboard and the ACT company and doing AS MANY AS YOU CAN. I think I did about 12 ACTs in total and I ended up at a 33 raised from my original score of 30. My brother probably did a book or two full of practice tests and said that was the key to his 2400 on the SAT.</p>