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<p>That’s what I was trying to say, except I did it in the poorest way possible. This also explains why SAT scores can be drawn along income lines (i.e., in my old high school, kids could graduate perfectly well without knowing how to read, let alone scoring on the SAT).</p>
<p>I’m no Ivy Leaguer (hope to be), but I did do well on tests. The SAT II’s were relatively easy to study for; you just take them at end of course. I took my first SAT when I was in 7th or 8th grade though.</p>
<p>Columbia, here.</p>
<p>ACT ftw. To be perfectly honest, I studied a month or two before. I’m lazy like that.</p>
<p>Wow… you people need lives. Not all of you, but many of you.</p>
<p>I’m also an ACT guy, but studied only about a month before…</p>
<p>No Ivies yet, but UChicago, MIT, and Cambridge.</p>
<p>I did my real SAT I prep back in elementary school, when I studied for the SAT before I took it at age 11. I read the prep book, did two practice tests in total solitude with my door closed for probably the first time in my life. Besides that, I studied for maybe two nights, 30 min/day before my January 2009 SAT and one week, maybe 45 min/day, and an 1-1.5h/day for the last two days. I did some studying backstage before a performance and my ballet kith&kin were super helpful. I <3 them.</p>
<p>SAT II. I legit studied for World history. Spent the better part of a day rereading a year of Modern history notes. I studied for Chem, but won’t tell you my methods because I got a 670 originally and a 640 on the retake (EWWW!). For the others, just a bit of prep, like 30 mins, the night before. You’re supposed to learn the stuff in class. Having formulae on my calculator made all the difference (690 first time, 760 on retake) for Math II.</p>
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<p>I don’t think I’m going to be blessed with such a tough choice.</p>