Backstage & Influences

No way.
BUT, if my score doesn’t get up in math most likely those full hours of hard work (which had been hugely fun, I might add), I don’t know what to state. I plead dyscalculia.
Reading and Writing this right time around? I felt focused and strong, though not ‘perfect.’ It was more like, ‘Ok, that felt good’ — with little bit of ‘hmmmmm….. not sure about a number of the concerns,’ sprinkled on top.
Aside from my essay — in the essay, I felt sure. I felt strong and confident — like I summoned my very best SAT self — and she showed up wrote that essay about Tim O’Brien with passion and vitality — as well as in a suitable ‘SAT’ format (I think). I linked back repeatedly to my thesis (that we had written on the top of my test booklet, lest We forget).
I wove in sophisticated vocabulary (including a well placed ‘jingoistic’); used varied phrase structure and punctuation (semicolons and dashes included), then I wrapped it up with the counter example and a strong conclusion.
But, the essay is the one subjective part of the test that is whole. That said, then i give up on standardized writing if my readers don’t recognize that I aced that essay. No, actually, I’m blaming the graders. Yes, I will blame the graders if I don’t come out of the SAT with at the very least an 11.
Anyway…I’m sad it’s over. I’m astonished at https://shmoop.pro/ how hard this test is for me. We’ll probably keep going for that ‘perfect rating,’ even if it is not in any official ‘perfect score project’ capacity — just because I really do think it’s fun (crazy, I know — but don’t knock it till you decide to try it).
Limbering Up for Saturday’s Essay
Four days until my SAT that is final for project (and yes, i’m sad. I hate goodbyes). Saturday’s test is likely to make 7 SATs in 2011, plus the two I took in 1982 (one of that was emailed if you ask me by Erik the Red; I cannot wait to take it next week).
I’ve been quieter on the blog front than usual because I’m trying to focus (so hard for a few of us). We discover that when We start down the internet bunny hole, hours (days) can evaporate. But I’ll be back after next Saturday, because I have a whole lot to get off my chest about this whole process.
Nearly all of my time that is SAT in final few days has been spent learning the basics of math. More on that later.
A day so that I’m limbered up for Saturday for the next few days I’m going to write an essay. When I’ve said before, practice definitely helps.
I recently printed away a comment to learn carefully from my last post in regards to the Essay, which was kept by a high school senior who scored a 2400. His (or her?) critique of my October essay is exemplary, and this specific paragraph, worthy of highlighting for other people:
My recommendation to you is this: often be conscious of your thesis whenever you’re developing your examples. You’ll need to be explicit very, very explicit once you connect your example(s) back to the thesis. SAT essay readers read really quickly. Obviously linking your example(s) to your thesis is vital to scoring a 12.
If anyone else is interested in exercising SAT essay writing, here are the university Board prompts from the November SAT.
Okay, signing off now because I’m procrastinating.
Keep Your time that is own for SAT
SAT tutor, Stacey Howe-Lott, left a comment below with some test taking tips that she had not mentioned before because she thought everyone knew these things….
Considering that somehow they didn’t hit my radar for the first 46 years of my life, i am going to assume that you will find probably others out there who also may have been absent on the day these strategies received out….and I’m posting your whole, worthy, kit and kaboodle comment, as is:
A note that is quick keeping time: My digital watch (that has a timer) beeps, so I actually don’t use it for the SAT. I take advantage of an analog watch instead. And, at the start of each section, I wind the tactile hands to the most truly effective of the hour (it is perpetually 8-8:30 am through the test). By beginning each section at 8:00 it then is quite simple to see just how long I have left ‘Oo. 8:15 just 10 minutes left)
Why waste brain cells on wanting to determine just how much time you have kept if its currently 8:48 and you started at 8:33.
Also mark your answers into the booklet I draw a circle that is big the answer I chose ( including the letter therefore the answer). I also write the letter (big!) to the left associated with question. That means whenever I bubble in, I am able to just quickly glance down the side that is left of questions and write in my responses (A, B, E)
Whenever I skip an solution, I put a big circle to the left, to remind me personally to skip that bubble.
And, I don’t bubble in after each and every question I just bubble in the spread therefore if the section starts on the right-hand page, I’ll respond to all those questions, then bubble those. However’ll turn the page and answer the questions on the left-hand and pages that are right-hand then bubble in all those before I turn the page to get to more concerns.
I especially love the tip on how to help keep your own time. We’ve ordered myself an analog, beep-free Swatch for the SAT next Saturday (my last one for this project…), which should get to today’s mail.
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