The <1700 Club!

3Point7Student
Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:39:16 +0000

“I go to a pretty crappy public school and SAT prep is only offered over the summer, which is when I’ll be doing summer programs. Is it bad to submit the ACT instead? I feel more confident on that test. I have a prep book and will probably work on the SAT to do it again next year.”
I go to an equally (if not worst) school and we don’t have any prep offered to us at all. The ACT is better if you’re not good with the tricky-testing but again, needs to be somewhat studied. Time is a huge factor on the ACT and you need to be able to work fast well. Doing that prep book is only the first step. You need to really apply yourself to go to the library and look at some of the tests and books and all that.

“Yeah, I’m definitely not giving up. I chalk that 1650 up to a bad day and a bad proctor, even though my GC at school would hoorah me for scoring 300 points higher than the school average. For my next test I’m aiming for an 1800, and after that 2000.”

Good Attitude, but study like you’re studying for 2400. It’ll be a lot better than studying for 1800 and 2000 because you limit yourself before you actually try to go for the big score. Don’t think that an 1800 or 2000 is the best you can do. Aim for 2400 and if you don’t hit it, at least you’d be close.

Don’t let your social or economic factors be an excuse for your own success (or lack of).