<p>OK, for starters your dad is wrong, wrong, wrong about memorizing vocabulary. That is an ineffective way to master vocabulary. You need to learn those words in context. The best way to do so, is by extensive reading over a long period of time. But since you have a short time frame to work on this, pop by the library and pick up an “SAT novel” or two. There are a number of entertaining novels that have been deliberately written to employ SAT vocabulary words written by a number of different publishers. Some have extra vocabulary review activities as well.</p>
<p>Yes the SAT/ACT can be important, but truthfully, your regular schoolwork is more important. Remind your dad about that. Your grades are much more important in college admissions than your test scores are.</p>