<p>i want to get as close to a perfect as possible on the sat1,2 and act.
of course i dont know how close im gonna get but will try.
i got a 93% on the finals in my country’s tests. which is like 5th in my state.
im gonna take the test in mid-late 2012, then apply.
as i dont have a clue on what the tests are like…should i start studying now…?
shahrez</p>
<p>I think it depends on what grade you’re in… but you should definitely start studying ASAP. The earlier the better I believe. You should especially start memorizing vocab! </p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>yes, now</p>
<p>Depending on your grade (it seems you are a sophomore?), you don’t have to do hardcore studying, but gradual. Take it easy because you don’t want to be flustered at the beginning. Like memorize 5 words a day. If you ever find yourself bored or just sitting in class with some down time/nothing to do, just think about those 5 words. At least it’s better than nothing. </p>
<p>And make sure you look up on how to study the best method that suits you because you want to get the most out of your time and studying - from the very beginning. </p>
<p>Hope this helps! :)</p>
<p>The thing is, I never felt it necessary to study for the CR/WR, those are things you have to pick up over the course of your education. Make sure you pay attention in school, that’s the best option. Vocab work will help. Personally AP Lang + Latin/Attic Greek have trained me well enough that I don’t have to study for either of the english-based sections per se. The math is the only issue for me because all I’ve been doing for a while is trig, so the graph and sequence/series questions are usually tough for me, even though I recognize that they’re easy. Long story short, pay attention in school, practice the math, take a classical language.</p>
<p>^ yes, I agree…Latin would help.</p>
<p>And if you can’t, learn some basic latin nouns and greek prefixes. Those are very important.</p>
<p>my english is fairly good. i actually visit the us every year for about 4 months. but i go to school in pakistan. now, the thing is are you suggesting that i should take up latin as another language? that might not be possible…because i am completed exhausted in the lang. section…im actually trying for harvard med in the long run…so ive been going to many countries and am the sub editor of 5 magazines here. and know urdu, english, punjabi, french, japanese and hungarian…:D…seriously!!
but i am planning on taking ap physics, chem, bio, world history and english literature.
and can you give me an example on what prefixes and nouns you’re talking about. will i need anything other than the basic sat subject books and the official sat study guides by college board and barrons and i have books for all aps and flash cards. i am gonna like…study a bit every day and ill start practicing extensively 3 months before the exam.</p>
<p>p.s: i know its too early to start thinking about med school 5 years before i apply…but seriously, i know what im doing(no offense).</p>
<p>oh…i just searched for latin prefixes and suffixes on google. so thats what yur talkin about.
…i know what they are…
shahrez</p>
<p>do NOUNS for latin (ex. puer = puerile, caput = chief [weird french metathesis], vicinus = vicinity, etc. and PREFIXES for greek (ana- return/against, para-side by side, etc.)</p>
<p>ok…is there any book for these…?..and if i do the nouns and the books i mentioned…and follow the other books and do a lot of practice tests…will that be ok?
shahrez</p>
<p>you guys are REALLY HELPING A LOT…hope i didn’t sound like i was showing off or trying to say your advice aint good!!..:D</p>
<p>practice test are always good, but dont pile them all on at a time. Do one, wait a while (maybe even more than a month) and learn everything you got wrong throughly. There are plenty of vocab./etymology books available at stores and online. Go to the online etymology dictionary (just google it) and type in any word to find which words are cognates, etc. normal dictionaries work, too.</p>
<p>ok thanks guys…i’ll start now by ordering the books…
hope i do well…thanks a lot everyone!!!
and i’m also gonna take the act…should i do something different for that?
shahrez</p>
<p>don’t just buy books! Pay attention in school! Also, a lot of SAT resources ARE available online.</p>
<p>yeah yeah…don’t worry! i’m doing really well at school…like REALLY WELL…im doing the best possible in my curriculum. here there’s 2 years high school…9th and 10th grade and 2 years pre med(11th and 12th grade) then 5 years med school(if yur wanna be a doctor)…so, to cover the courses we have a REALLY TOUGH CURRICULUM…all the AP science courses i read in america were like 11th grade stuff here…so science is gonna be a bit easier for me.
shahrez
P.S: thanks everyone for the really quick responses!</p>
<p>maybe ACT’s might be better for you</p>
<p>i’m gonna take both…i believe i could do good…all i need is lots and lots of STUDY!
and i’ll evaluate myself through teachers and practise tests…you know the more i do,…more chances i have to get into better colleges…</p>
<p>yea, Interficio is a good help. Listen to him.</p>
<p>And I want to underscore the importance of learning from your practice tests… After you complete an SAT practice test make sure you understand completely why you got the ones you got wrong. Even look at the ones you got right to make sure your line of thinking matches the reasoning the back of the practice book says - so when you see a similar problem, you already know what to do and confidently know the answer. </p>
<p>Learn from you tests … even for the ACT</p>
<p>now for the ACT, it is sort of different. There aren’t very many vocabulary questions, if at all. I’ve seen questions where it asks you the word choice such as effect/affect or regardless/irregardless (don’t use irregardless). The math covers more material and there’s a science section.</p>
<p>So, what I’m trying to say is that the way you study for the SAT & ACT are similar - learn from your tests, pay attention in school, etc.</p>
<p>The difference is the format - you might have timing issues for the ACT because the ACT gives you way under a minute per question, while the SAT gives you over a minute; however, the ACT has generally easier questions.</p>
<p>One other tip: I found that the Barrons book for the ACT grammar part is soooo helpful. Before I was a total grammar idiot (didn’t even know how to properly use an adverb! - as in “he did good” instead of “he did well”… unless “he did good…as in he did good things to help that disabled person”) So when I was taking the SAT writing portion, I was missing like 15…after using the Barrons books to study for the ACT english, I now usually miss 1-2 on the SAT writing because of a stupid mistake.</p>
<p>Good luck !! :)</p>
<p>thanks…i hope i do good…will update next year…:D…but still insanely nervous…
hope i do good…ill see…
shahrez</p>
<p>The Direct Hits vocabulary books have been very helpful to students over the past 3 years. You should check them out.</p>
<p>I agree that looking up every word you don’t know when your doing practice tests will also be very helpful.</p>