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How to Prepare for the SATs By Fatima Amir
Are you one of the high school students stressing out about the SATs, and scared that you won’t pass since you have no idea how you should start? Well, here is the answer to your problems, a five-step procedure on what you should expect on the SATs and where should you start studying. 1- If you are a freshman, then you are very lucky, since this year will be the easiest year for you. You won’t have much work from school and have a lot of time to study for the SATs. You can study little by little every day, and on the day of the test, you will be well prepared to take it. “Freshman year is the best time to start studying since they don’t have much to do from school and will have extra time to study little bit every day”, stated Asima Ahmed, a high school teacher at Al- Noor, which is a private school and a part-time tutor for math and SATs. 2-The best thing to do is to start working on your weakest place. If you want to know about your weakest place on the SATs, take a practice exam. There are online references and books for the SAT practice. The links that are posted below are online references that are recommended by the College Board. So start hitting those books right away.
3- If you’re a junior, you know that March 13, 2010 will be the day you will be taking the SATs. You should start studying right now on a specific subject since you have very little time and too much to study. The best place to start studying is the Princeton online review class. “If you get free lunch from the school then you get a subsidized fee for the program. In other words, you get a very good discount,” stated Asima Ahmed. 4- SATs are a way that colleges see what you already know. Most juniors and seniors either want to take it more then one time or took it more then once. Why? Well, because most likely you would want the colleges to take the top three grades in the SATs to make your official score. “I started to study for the SATs this summer, at least 10 minutes a day, which is making me talk smart and also preparing me for college,” stated Zornally Gonzalez, a junior at High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology. 5- Make sure you are taking SAT prep classes. They do cost some money but they are worth it. It gives you more review for the test, which everyone needs in order to get into a decent college. Places where you can take the SAT prep classes are in certain colleges or state programs, such as Sylvain, Minds Matter and Princeton review. Most high schools have the SAT prep class programs; ask your grade advisor or college advisor for the program. “I started taking them since sophomore year, it cost me $50.00 per weekend, but it’s worth it. I was taking some this summer, and it cost me $400-$500 per weekend. This prep class does prepare you for the SATs. It’s worth the money”, quoted Naila Jameel, a senior at High School of Telecommunications Arts and Technology.
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