"new SAT" questions

F0rG0tT3n
Wed, 19 Apr 2006 16:47:59 +0000

Hi all. I have a couple of questions regarding the new SAT I.

How does the essay influence my score? In my Barron’s 22nd Edition it says that “The essay is a separate subscore from the Writing Skills Raw Score” but doesn’t specify how.
In the same edition of Barron’s there are tests with 7 Sections. Now I see 10 sections in tests. Should this influence my score if I have been preparing with tests of 7 sections? Also, there are some significant changes from what I was accustomed to… Like the 35 questions in 25 minutes… Is that even do-able? :(
I will take the SAT in May and I really want to know what I can do to update my SAT performance and score high (>2300) on this new 10 section format.


Ty and good luck to all. (Normally I’m optimistic with stuff like this, but this turn-around KOed me completely)