<p>I took bio-m in June and ended up scoring a 740. I was relieved to see this score because i found myself panicking towards the end, and running a bit out of time. I think i spent too much time on questions i knew and did not have enough time to read the experimental ones. Also, i answered every question even the ones i could not narrow down to two choices. I will be retaking this test, and i know i can do so much better. However, the problem is not that i didn’t study much, but instead that i had no idea how to manage the test.</p>
<p>So can someone who did well please explain their strategies? How you set the right pace and especially how you know when to guess or not? How to tackle experimental questions? </p>
<p>I keep hearing that doing lots of practice tests is a good idea. So, should i do the test and then read all the explanations? what’s the right way?</p>
<p>I know I’m asking a ton of questions but i really want to get a great score (770 and above).</p>
<p>PLEASE SOMEONE EXPLAIN HOW TO PLAY THE SAT GAME?</p>
<p>Strategy for pace: Take the first prac. test under no timed conditions. Do the next in one hour. After this, take all prac. tests in 50 mins. This way you will have ample time on test day. This is also good practice for SATIs bc those are even more time-constrained. I did this using the newest Barrons review book and the older one from the library.
Judging from your score I don’t think you’re weak in bio, so I’m going to say, when taking the test, circle EVERY SINGLE QUESTION YOU HAVE THE SLIGHTEST DOUBT ABOUT. I didn’t read all the explanations, but I read a good 10-15 every test.</p>
<p>Those suck. a lot. They took me forever too! I guess getting a lot of practice with them would be your best bet, and looking at the explanations for all of those. I never really got much lab experience in class, so I never fully understood the lab questions. Maybe that’s why I only got a 780…</p>
<p>Pace yourself relatively quickly and relax. Don’t spend too much time on any question… make a mark on the questions you guess or skip, and then go back to it after you’re finished. You should have a decent amount of spare time left to check the questions you marked. Just general testing strategies… ended up with an 800 on Bio M.</p>