the SAT
The SAT has three components: Math, Critical Reading, and Writing. Each of these will be tested in three sections and with a tenth experimental section (which could be Math, Critical Reading or Writing), the SAT has a total testing time of 3 hrs 45 min. That’s about the same amount of time that the average SAT test taker spends in front of the television… every single day.
The SAT is not an IQ test, nor does it serve as a high school proficiency exam. It does not ask a single question about history, science, foreign language or homeroom. The SAT tests one thing and one thing only: How good you are at taking the SAT!
Natural ability might make it easier to master the test, but a prepared yet academically mediocre student can easily score higher than an unprepared student with better grades in school and an even higher IQ. The test is predictable. Schools that use the SAT as a common measuring stick among their applicants like to know that the test actually works. Once the folks at the College Board find a formula that works, they stick with it. With good preparation, you’ll know exactly what is coming!
Practice makes improvement. Like any other skill you can develop, the more you put into studying the SAT, the more proficient you’ll become. And the more you learn, the easier it will become to learn new, harder material. If you practice enough, eventually, all the questions will start to look the same… just as they’ll look on test day.
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