Prepare for the SAT

HOW TO WIN THESATGAME Tips, techniques and facts that will help you achieve a higher score. RULES • The test evaluates your knowledge of high school subjects and your • The SAT is timed and lasts ability to apply that knowledge through critical reasoning • Most U.S. colleges require students to take the SAT for admission • A high SAT score may make you more eligible for financial aid 3 hours and 45 minutes 88 CRITICAL Worth: 200- 800 START The more familiar you are with the test, the better you can control your anxiety- and the higher you will score. Duration: PTS. READING 70 min. Content: 19 sentence completion questions, 48 reading compre- hension questions GO EASY, THEN GO BACK: Don't get bogged down on tough questions. Answer easy questions first, then go back. Worth: Duration: 200- Content: 44 multiple choice questions, 10 non-multiple cholce questions MATH PTS. min. PROCESS OF ELIMINATION: Don't guess on multiple cholce questions; wrong answers are penalized, but blank answers don't affect your score. FINISH Preparing for the SAT helps improve your score. And re- member - you can take the test again. GOOD LUCK! Worth: 200- 800 PTS. Duration: Content: 1 essay question (the first 25 minutes). 25 sentence improve- ment questions, 18 error identification questions, 6 paragraph improvement questions. GO min. LAST MINUTE TEST PREP MENTAL EXERCISES • Visualize answering each question correctly • Think about the questions, answers and study tips you received during the prep process • Imagine leaving the test room post-exam with a smile on your face • The night before, don't stay up late cramming. Go to bed early • The morning of the test, eat a healthy breakfast that includes fruit, fiber, and protein • Work on ten practice questions to get into testing mode • Relax and be confident in your preparation SECRET WEAPONS ADVANCE PREPARATION • Take a test prep course • Study independently • Buy an SAT guide book • Hire a private tutor 2400 1,547,990 The perfect SAT score 1509 the class of 2010 who took the SAT before Number of students in 800 critical reading + 800 mathemafics + 800 writing Only the 99th percen- tie of test-takers gets a perfect score on The average SAT score for the class of 2010 graduation. so1 critical reading + S16 mathematics + 492 writing the SAT Average Scores of First-Year Students at Top Schools New Mexico St. Ohio St. Harvard High Florida St. High Oregon St. High 580 School Stanford Low Low High Low High Low Low 690 780 420 Low 760 540 High 460 Critical reading 660 790 540 550 640 430 0 780 690 690 550 650 480 610 680 580 650 Math Writing 780 410 560 540 630 440 560 1750 690 530 1260 1620 670 760 2350 540 640 1660 198n 2070 1380 2010 2300 1650 1920 Total score Created by WorldWideLearn Sources: Collegeboard.com, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) or CATON HOW TO WIN THESATGAME Tips, techniques and facts that will help you achieve a higher score. RULES • The test evaluates your knowledge of high school subjects and your • The SAT is timed and lasts ability to apply that knowledge through critical reasoning • Most U.S. colleges require students to take the SAT for admission • A high SAT score may make you more eligible for financial aid 3 hours and 45 minutes 88 CRITICAL Worth: 200- 800 START The more familiar you are with the test, the better you can control your anxiety- and the higher you will score. Duration: PTS. READING 70 min. Content: 19 sentence completion questions, 48 reading compre- hension questions GO EASY, THEN GO BACK: Don't get bogged down on tough questions. Answer easy questions first, then go back. Worth: Duration: 200- Content: 44 multiple choice questions, 10 non-multiple cholce questions MATH PTS. min. PROCESS OF ELIMINATION: Don't guess on multiple cholce questions; wrong answers are penalized, but blank answers don't affect your score. FINISH Preparing for the SAT helps improve your score. And re- member - you can take the test again. GOOD LUCK! Worth: 200- 800 PTS. Duration: Content: 1 essay question (the first 25 minutes). 25 sentence improve- ment questions, 18 error identification questions, 6 paragraph improvement questions. GO min. LAST MINUTE TEST PREP MENTAL EXERCISES • Visualize answering each question correctly • Think about the questions, answers and study tips you received during the prep process • Imagine leaving the test room post-exam with a smile on your face • The night before, don't stay up late cramming. Go to bed early • The morning of the test, eat a healthy breakfast that includes fruit, fiber, and protein • Work on ten practice questions to get into testing mode • Relax and be confident in your preparation SECRET WEAPONS ADVANCE PREPARATION • Take a test prep course • Study independently • Buy an SAT guide book • Hire a private tutor 2400 1,547,990 The perfect SAT score 1509 the class of 2010 who took the SAT before Number of students in 800 critical reading + 800 mathemafics + 800 writing Only the 99th percen- tie of test-takers gets a perfect score on The average SAT score for the class of 2010 graduation. so1 critical reading + S16 mathematics + 492 writing the SAT Average Scores of First-Year Students at Top Schools New Mexico St. Ohio St. Harvard High Florida St. High Oregon St. High 580 School Stanford Low Low High Low High Low Low 690 780 420 Low 760 540 High 460 Critical reading 660 790 540 550 640 430 0 780 690 690 550 650 480 610 680 580 650 Math Writing 780 410 560 540 630 440 560 1750 690 530 1260 1620 670 760 2350 540 640 1660 198n 2070 1380 2010 2300 1650 1920 Total score Created by WorldWideLearn Sources: Collegeboard.com, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) or CATON HOW TO WIN THESATGAME Tips, techniques and facts that will help you achieve a higher score. RULES • The test evaluates your knowledge of high school subjects and your • The SAT is timed and lasts ability to apply that knowledge through critical reasoning • Most U.S. colleges require students to take the SAT for admission • A high SAT score may make you more eligible for financial aid 3 hours and 45 minutes 88 CRITICAL Worth: 200- 800 START The more familiar you are with the test, the better you can control your anxiety- and the higher you will score. Duration: PTS. READING 70 min. Content: 19 sentence completion questions, 48 reading compre- hension questions GO EASY, THEN GO BACK: Don't get bogged down on tough questions. Answer easy questions first, then go back. Worth: Duration: 200- Content: 44 multiple choice questions, 10 non-multiple cholce questions MATH PTS. min. PROCESS OF ELIMINATION: Don't guess on multiple cholce questions; wrong answers are penalized, but blank answers don't affect your score. FINISH Preparing for the SAT helps improve your score. And re- member - you can take the test again. GOOD LUCK! Worth: 200- 800 PTS. Duration: Content: 1 essay question (the first 25 minutes). 25 sentence improve- ment questions, 18 error identification questions, 6 paragraph improvement questions. GO min. LAST MINUTE TEST PREP MENTAL EXERCISES • Visualize answering each question correctly • Think about the questions, answers and study tips you received during the prep process • Imagine leaving the test room post-exam with a smile on your face • The night before, don't stay up late cramming. Go to bed early • The morning of the test, eat a healthy breakfast that includes fruit, fiber, and protein • Work on ten practice questions to get into testing mode • Relax and be confident in your preparation SECRET WEAPONS ADVANCE PREPARATION • Take a test prep course • Study independently • Buy an SAT guide book • Hire a private tutor 2400 1,547,990 The perfect SAT score 1509 the class of 2010 who took the SAT before Number of students in 800 critical reading + 800 mathemafics + 800 writing Only the 99th percen- tie of test-takers gets a perfect score on The average SAT score for the class of 2010 graduation. so1 critical reading + S16 mathematics + 492 writing the SAT Average Scores of First-Year Students at Top Schools New Mexico St. Ohio St. Harvard High Florida St. High Oregon St. High 580 School Stanford Low Low High Low High Low Low 690 780 420 Low 760 540 High 460 Critical reading 660 790 540 550 640 430 0 780 690 690 550 650 480 610 680 580 650 Math Writing 780 410 560 540 630 440 560 1750 690 530 1260 1620 670 760 2350 540 640 1660 198n 2070 1380 2010 2300 1650 1920 Total score Created by WorldWideLearn Sources: Collegeboard.com, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) or CATON HOW TO WIN THESATGAME Tips, techniques and facts that will help you achieve a higher score. RULES • The test evaluates your knowledge of high school subjects and your • The SAT is timed and lasts ability to apply that knowledge through critical reasoning • Most U.S. colleges require students to take the SAT for admission • A high SAT score may make you more eligible for financial aid 3 hours and 45 minutes 88 CRITICAL Worth: 200- 800 START The more familiar you are with the test, the better you can control your anxiety- and the higher you will score. Duration: PTS. READING 70 min. Content: 19 sentence completion questions, 48 reading compre- hension questions GO EASY, THEN GO BACK: Don't get bogged down on tough questions. Answer easy questions first, then go back. Worth: Duration: 200- Content: 44 multiple choice questions, 10 non-multiple cholce questions MATH PTS. min. PROCESS OF ELIMINATION: Don't guess on multiple cholce questions; wrong answers are penalized, but blank answers don't affect your score. FINISH Preparing for the SAT helps improve your score. And re- member - you can take the test again. GOOD LUCK! Worth: 200- 800 PTS. Duration: Content: 1 essay question (the first 25 minutes). 25 sentence improve- ment questions, 18 error identification questions, 6 paragraph improvement questions. GO min. LAST MINUTE TEST PREP MENTAL EXERCISES • Visualize answering each question correctly • Think about the questions, answers and study tips you received during the prep process • Imagine leaving the test room post-exam with a smile on your face • The night before, don't stay up late cramming. Go to bed early • The morning of the test, eat a healthy breakfast that includes fruit, fiber, and protein • Work on ten practice questions to get into testing mode • Relax and be confident in your preparation SECRET WEAPONS ADVANCE PREPARATION • Take a test prep course • Study independently • Buy an SAT guide book • Hire a private tutor 2400 1,547,990 The perfect SAT score 1509 the class of 2010 who took the SAT before Number of students in 800 critical reading + 800 mathemafics + 800 writing Only the 99th percen- tie of test-takers gets a perfect score on The average SAT score for the class of 2010 graduation. so1 critical reading + S16 mathematics + 492 writing the SAT Average Scores of First-Year Students at Top Schools New Mexico St. Ohio St. Harvard High Florida St. High Oregon St. High 580 School Stanford Low Low High Low High Low Low 690 780 420 Low 760 540 High 460 Critical reading 660 790 540 550 640 430 0 780 690 690 550 650 480 610 680 580 650 Math Writing 780 410 560 540 630 440 560 1750 690 530 1260 1620 670 760 2350 540 640 1660 198n 2070 1380 2010 2300 1650 1920 Total score Created by WorldWideLearn Sources: Collegeboard.com, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) or CATON HOW TO WIN THESATGAME Tips, techniques and facts that will help you achieve a higher score. RULES • The test evaluates your knowledge of high school subjects and your • The SAT is timed and lasts ability to apply that knowledge through critical reasoning • Most U.S. colleges require students to take the SAT for admission • A high SAT score may make you more eligible for financial aid 3 hours and 45 minutes 88 CRITICAL Worth: 200- 800 START The more familiar you are with the test, the better you can control your anxiety- and the higher you will score. Duration: PTS. READING 70 min. Content: 19 sentence completion questions, 48 reading compre- hension questions GO EASY, THEN GO BACK: Don't get bogged down on tough questions. Answer easy questions first, then go back. Worth: Duration: 200- Content: 44 multiple choice questions, 10 non-multiple cholce questions MATH PTS. min. PROCESS OF ELIMINATION: Don't guess on multiple cholce questions; wrong answers are penalized, but blank answers don't affect your score. FINISH Preparing for the SAT helps improve your score. And re- member - you can take the test again. GOOD LUCK! Worth: 200- 800 PTS. Duration: Content: 1 essay question (the first 25 minutes). 25 sentence improve- ment questions, 18 error identification questions, 6 paragraph improvement questions. GO min. LAST MINUTE TEST PREP MENTAL EXERCISES • Visualize answering each question correctly • Think about the questions, answers and study tips you received during the prep process • Imagine leaving the test room post-exam with a smile on your face • The night before, don't stay up late cramming. Go to bed early • The morning of the test, eat a healthy breakfast that includes fruit, fiber, and protein • Work on ten practice questions to get into testing mode • Relax and be confident in your preparation SECRET WEAPONS ADVANCE PREPARATION • Take a test prep course • Study independently • Buy an SAT guide book • Hire a private tutor 2400 1,547,990 The perfect SAT score 1509 the class of 2010 who took the SAT before Number of students in 800 critical reading + 800 mathemafics + 800 writing Only the 99th percen- tie of test-takers gets a perfect score on The average SAT score for the class of 2010 graduation. so1 critical reading + S16 mathematics + 492 writing the SAT Average Scores of First-Year Students at Top Schools New Mexico St. Ohio St. Harvard High Florida St. High Oregon St. High 580 School Stanford Low Low High Low High Low Low 690 780 420 Low 760 540 High 460 Critical reading 660 790 540 550 640 430 0 780 690 690 550 650 480 610 680 580 650 Math Writing 780 410 560 540 630 440 560 1750 690 530 1260 1620 670 760 2350 540 640 1660 198n 2070 1380 2010 2300 1650 1920 Total score Created by WorldWideLearn Sources: Collegeboard.com, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) or CATON