<p>So, I’m planning to take about six tests or so before the Oct. 1 SAT on the Saturdays before it, but how do I get the most out of it? As in–how do people check their mistakes? What is the best way to do that? Write it down? Make notecards? How do you get the most out of the your mistakes and how? BTW, I’m trying to get from 2000 —> 2200+.</p>
<p>You can go online where they give answer explanations for all the tests. Go over all of your wrong answers until you understand why you got it wrong and how you are supposed to do it. Then re-do it yourself so you understand your mistake completely.</p>
<p>Hi Stonesn</p>
<p>First, you need to have some basic knowledge of the SAT, how it’s graded, how to go about solving it. But I assume you have that b/c you’re at 2000.</p>
<p>Second, grade your SAT, and then try to redo all the ones you got wrong, if you can solve the problems by yourself the second time, you are less likely to make the same mistakes again.</p>
<p>If you are unable to solve a problem by yourself, you can go to your English / Math teacher to learn the fundamentals of the problem you got wrong. Might take a long time, but it’ll be worth it.</p>
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<p>So, should I write my mistakes (for math) on a notecard and make sure I can do it right? How about for reading and writing? What’s the best way to “learn” from my mistakes? Any insight or experiences is great!</p>
<p>if you know your grammar rules, like s and v agreement and parellelism then just look over the question again and most of the time you can quickly see why the answer correct. For cr, just re doing the section helps me. I read thru the passage again and then do the questions again.</p>
<p>I take the practice tests and then go over each one that I get wrong from the site collegeboard has for explainations. And then a week later I take the same test again attempting for a 2400. Before I take the test in October I am going to make sure I can get a 2400 on each of the 10 practice tests in the BB.</p>
<p>Reading- You have to memorize words for the fill in the blanks, and read once in a while to get better at the passages. (reading will also improve your writing skills)</p>
<p>Writing - there are certain grammar mistakes always used on the writing section. You have to be able to spot those mistakes quickly.</p>
<p>Essay, just use a format, intro(thesis) body 1 (1st example with restate thesis) body 2 (2nd examp) conc(restate thesis again)
You can find it in any of the SAT books</p>
<p>Definitely do as many practice tests as possible. Also, be sure to do all of the questions provided on the College Board website. Because these are questions that come from the people writing the actual test, it helps to be familiar with their style. Plus, theyre free!</p>
<p>For math, making flashcards may not be a great idea because this tends to result in the memorization of the question instead of a true understanding of the fundamental concept. Instead, do a lot of different questions. Focus on really understanding the steps and reasoning that lead to the correct answer. At some point, you will start seeing familiar concepts and recognizing the variations which they throw in. The people who do well in math are usually the ones who are familiar with the basic principles behind the question and have been exposed to the different methods of dealing with the variations. Remember, the math section does not go beyond algebra and geometry, so there are only so many ways to beat a dead horse. (Sorry about that idiom; I have nothing against horses.)</p>
<p>For English, read, read, and read. Learn the definitions of all the words that appear in the sentence completion questions. There is a link on there to the College Board site, so its pretty easy to go answer the question and toggle back to learn the definitions. Every question has 5-10 words associated with it, and learning these words in the context of the question will help with retention. Simply memorizing a long list of words is usually low yield, and not really helpful in the long run.</p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>