When people take the SATs "clean"...

Test Preparation
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<p>What do they mean?</p>

<p>have they never looked at one SAT/PSAT/SAT style test ever in their life before, never did any practice, memorized any words/grammar rules etc</p>

<p>OR </p>

<p>have they done the PSAT, and that’s it </p>

<p>OR</p>

<p>have they done the PSAT maybe once or twice, did one or to practice tests, mem’d a few words</p>

<p>OR</p>

<p>have they done PSATs, practice tests, memorized words, but haven’t taken the SATs or SAT classes?</p>

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<p>No one takes it clean, people who take the SAT have been in school for the past decade of their life. Some students have english as their native language, and many don’t. Taking it “clean” doesn’t mean anything- it’s just a phrase being thrown around by the naive.</p>

3

<p>You can take it clean when you are just born!</p>

4

<p>Means they took a shower.</p>

5

<p>^^^^^^^^^^</p>

<p>By far the most accurate definition of taking the SAT “clean”.</p>

6

<p>It’s pretty naive to think there’s no difference between relying on what you’ve learned in school and supplementing that with outside studying/tutoring. It’s a middle school level test; specific preparation shouldn’t be necessary.</p>

7

<p>ha! a middle school level test?
give that to your average, public schooled, middle schooler and see how bad they do.</p>

8

<p>or give it to the average junior and rofl at their probable 1500ishness.</p>

9

<p>I didn’t learn geometry/algebra II in middle school.</p>

10

<p>I agree with yawn lol</p>

11

<p>I took Geometry in middle school, and I don’t think you need Algebra 2 for that test. It’s the same level as the PSAT math, which I got 1 wrong in a month into 9th grade.</p>

<p>I admit, the English sections are a little more difficult, but not drastically so. A little experience with format helps (that’s why you take the PSAT), but you shouldn’t need to learn anything special for it.</p>

<p>I’ve gone to public schools all my life (LAUSD), and I know how the “average” kid does on the SAT. That is distorted, though, by the fact that only ~half of students take the test. The 50th percentile on the SAT is closer to 75th percentile in the general population. It shouldn’t be surprising if the average kid gets 1500, because that’s what the average is designed to be.</p>