<p>During hs, I remember hearing people (other students & even adults) say that you can’t really study for ACT/SAT.</p>
<p>I, nevertheless, decided to study for them anyways, and my score drastically improved. Yet, many of my classmates did not study at all–even when I told them about my experience and CC. I even gave a few some excellent prep books–but it was to no avail. It’s like they gave up before even trying?</p>
<p>Why is that? Why do people continue to believe that standardized tests are unlearnable? What do you think is behind such ideas?</p>
<p>There are simply many stubborn and uninformed people in the world. Nevertheless, I have never a single person saying that. Not everyone can get a perfect or near perfect score in ACT/SAT even after thorough preparation for the tests, but everyone would get some improvement in scores, big or small, by practicing for the test.</p>
<p>There’s a difference between studying and preparing. You can’t “study” for a football game, but you can practice the skills that you will need for the game. The SAT is the same way. Cramming in information won’t help, but practicing timing, relaxing, answering certain types of questions, etc., will sharpen the skills needed to succeed at the test. You spent years “preparing” for your first in-class essay by learning how to write using a pencil or pen. While learning to write is certainly not considered “studying,” if you can’t make letters, sentences, and paragraphs without a considerable effort it doesn’t matter how much you know. You won’t be able to get it down on paper.</p>