I am taking the SAT in a few days and I am panicking
My Reading and Writing (RW) score just dropped from the low 700s to a 660 on Practice Test 11. I got a 790 on Math, but the RW section felt impossibly hard, especially the 'Notes' questions in Module 2. How do I fix this before test day?
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Take a deep breath! Practice Test 11 is notoriously one of the hardest official practice tests, and a score drop there is completely normal. The College Board h…
What exactly changed with the 'Notes' questions? I used to be able to answer those in 10 seconds just by skimming the prompt.
That old trick doesn't work as well anymore. The test makers caught on! Now, especially in the harder Module 2, multiple answer choices will technically fit the…
I find myself running out of time on Module 2 and having to guess. If I can confidently eliminate two answers, should I just guess and move on, or come back lat…
If you have already invested the time to narrow it down to two choices, make your best educated guess right then and there. If you skip it and try to come back,…
I am really struggling with the science-based reading passages. They feel like a totally different language. Any tips?
Don't get bogged down in the complex science jargon. The test isn't asking you to understand the actual science; it's asking you to find the main idea or the re…
Could my score drop just be because I took the practice test later in the day? I felt really burnt out by the time I hit the RW section.
Absolutely. Mental fatigue is a massive factor, especially for reading comprehension. If you take a practice test after a full day of school or studying, your b…
What exactly changed with the 'Notes' questions? I used to be able to answer those in 10 seconds just by skimming the prompt.
It's a bit of a joke, but it actually helps! 'LARPing' (Live Action Role Playing) just means you pretend to be wildly interested in whatever boring topic you ar…
If you have already invested the time to narrow it down to two choices, make your best educated guess right then and there. If you skip it and try to come back,…
If I mess up Module 1, is my score permanently ruined?