<p>My D attended SAT for the first time and her scores are just plain awfull… I don’t even want to mention these scores… However, what puzzles me is that when she was preparing for SAT using blue book in “near real” situations she consistenly scored 750s in all three areas…Not once but allways… Even her school grades in Maths/English are excellent… what could be the reasons?? What type of mental discipline one would need to get good scores (apart from regular blue book preps)?? Anything else she needs to work on other than doing more problems from prep books? Any clue on this is most welcome since I am totally at loss to explain this (and hence correct it)…Thanx in advance…</p>
<p>I had the same problem. I consistently scored 750-800 M, 700-750 in verbal and about 750 in WR. First time i took the new SAT, i got 660M, 670V, and 700 WR (oct 2005). the previous year - oct 2004, i took the old SAT and got 690M, and 660V. This january, i got 760M, 690V, 730WR. A lot depends on creating the near-exact testing atmosphere when taking a practice test. Dont split the test since you have mirror the fatigue that you would experience on test day. </p>
<p>Make sure you drink plenty of water for a week before the test up till test date - it might sound weird, but it worked. 8-9 hours of sleep for the last few days before test day helps. Doing a few math qs and answering a few verbal qs on test day morning gets u into the mood. </p>
<p>Doing at least a section a day definitely helps. When test day comes, you are pretty much ready for it and you’d tend to take it easy naturally.</p>
<p>Fatigue is a huge factor.</p>