Here are some excellent last minute tips for Saturday's SAT.
Tonight:
- Gather up everything you're going to need tomorrow morning: your admission ticket, a photo ID, several sharpened #2 pencils, and your calculator with fresh batteries
- Make sure you know where your test center is
- Get a good night's sleep. If you're going to the football game, go home afterward.
- Set multiple alarms! You will not be admitted if you're late.
- If you qualify for extended time, there is a slight chance your name will not be on the approved list. Bring a copy of the letter you received from the College Board granting you the extra time and make sure you show it to the person in charge.
Saturday morning:
- Eat breakfast. You'll be at the test center for hours, and you're likely to get hungry.
- Bring a snack. During one of the breaks, you can eat or drink any snacks you've brought with you.
- Arrive at the test center no later than 7:45am. Give yourself plenty of time to get there and find a parking place.
- Leave your cell phone at home or in your car. DO NOT bring it into the test center with you.
During the Test::
- Do the easier question first (remember they're divided into thirds. The first third are the easiest and they get progressively harder.
- Use all of your time. Some students close their books and rest, but you know better. Go back to review problems you weren't sure of the first time. Or if you skipped a few, use the time to try and work them out.
- It doesn't help to guess wildly on the SAT, but if you can narrow your answer choices down to three (preferably two), then it's okay to guess.
- Try to stay positive and relax (easy for me to say!). You are much more than a test score...just do the best you can and then let it go.
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