Procrastination Over Summer...

Test Preparation
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<p>I’m an incoming junior, and I’m a pretty motivated student. However, during the summer, when it’s 100 degrees outside, and when you could be at the beach, who WANTS to pick up those SAT books?</p>

<p>School starts on August 15th for me, and I want to get started early on practicing for the PSAT and SAT. I have about 5 SAT books, and a video sitting on my shelves, and I have no idea how to start. I’ve taken one practice PSAT so far, and scored: 51, 49, 49 (average). So, where do I go from here? Do I read the chapters? Take the test? What?</p>

<p>I’m really not a procrastinator during the school year, but there’s something about hot weather that makes me want to throw up anytime I think about the SAT. </p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>Go study at your local library, where it’s cool and fresh.</p>

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<p>Music while studying?</p>

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<p>Well, coming from a procrastinator, I would say enjoy the summer now and worry about SAT’s and PSAT’s later, that’s what I did and I’m happy with myself :)</p>

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<p>I am in the same situation as you, Tonyt88, and I just tell myself how wonderful it will be to be sitting on the beach next year while I know I have made it to my dream school. </p>

<p>Or you could shut your cell, lock your doors, shut your windows, and study without any outside interruption.</p>

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<p>i wish i was at my dream school already…</p>

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<p>I’m sure you’ll make it there, just put in the effort when the time calls for it and then reap the rewards :D</p>

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<p>can’t wait…</p>

<p>anyways, I managed to take 3 sections out of 10 on a practice SAT today (25 mins each including essay)…pretty proud of myself…although I haven’t graded it yet :)</p>

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<p>that’s impressive, I don’t think i ever touched a review book nor was i even motivated to take the sat’s so early so kudos for you.</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t be happy if I was at my dream school right now because I wanna actually work for it, and earn it. That way the victory is so much sweeter :)</p>

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<p>wait, i’m confused by your statement, did the people who are at their dream schools not work on getting there :confused:</p>

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<p>I was kind of vague, I meant if I was at my dream school automatically like as of this moment, I would not be as happy as opposed to working for it by studying and earning it.</p>

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<p>Got ya, thought that’s what you meant, but okay, good luck with everything then. :)</p>

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<p>tonyt, did you get good SAT scores w/o studying? i mean…what got you into harvard? lol…</p>

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<p>got a 2000 [note: urm] stuck with my guns on getting the 800 in math while always getting 600s flat on both cr and writing though i never cared to prep for anything though my strength did lie in the sat ii’s anyway.</p>

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<p>would being a first - generation immigrant be a good hook?</p>

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<p>where from?</p>

<p>not that it matters for admission, lol…just wondering.</p>

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<p>pakistan…but is being a first - gen immigrant a good hook?</p>