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What does this Pic have to do with The SAT Test? Rushing to finish The SAT on time will lose you points.

6/10/2012

(Your crazy SelectPrep Tutor, Bob Gilvey, Winning The New England College 400 Meters Championship, Many Years Ago.)
Racing To The Finish Line of the SAT Test Will Stop You From Winning the SAT Competition.
Trying to finish a race is one thing, but rushing to finish The SAT on time will lose you points.
Do not become obsessed with finishing the test on time.
Do not "Wing-It" on the last few questions.

Timing can be a problem for some students. We have addressed the Timing Problem in this Post:
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If rushing is pushing you into avoidable errors, especially at the end of a section, then don't you need a plan to skip those questions that you cannot intelligently answer? Especially if omitting can gain you points? We have addressed Omitting in these Posts:

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SAT Timing Got You Down?

6/6/2012

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The fact that the SAT is a timed test is a terrible problem for some test takers. Of course you need to practice finishing the test sections within the time limits. Of course you need to learn how to pace yourself with real tests from The Big Blue Book. The paradox, however, is not timing but PROCESS. You need to develop processes that will allow you to get to the answers more quickly. If you simply do timed section after timed section, without developing Q & A processes, your test timing will improve only marginally. If you concentrate on speed, and speed only, you'll go nowhere fast. You might get a bit faster, but will your scores go up?
Do not deal with speed. Deal with process. if you develop your SAT Q & A processes sufficiently, you won't waste time by constantly repeating answer choices. The time problems will gradually take care of themselves.
Want a good place to start? Don't ever do a new test, or even a new section, unless you have learned something from an older, already completed test. It's what we call the 7/11 Routine. Take another look at our 7/11 Routine (The Big Dice) on this SelectPrep Blog.

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What are you doing during the Summer? Get SelectPrep's “Plan Your SAT Essay” for Free.

6/5/2012

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What are you doing during the Summer? Get SelectPrep's “Plan Your SAT Essay” for Free.

We have a list of every SAT Essay prompt administered by the College Board since 2005. Because the prompts are so general in nature, usually relating to life's “Big Questions”, such as those in the Posted Graphic, shouldn't it be possible to write an essay before you get to the test in the Fall? Shouldn't you be able to answer the Prompt with examples from Literature and History? Not “fool proof”, but nonetheless very useful. Our Guide will help you. Don't most of you have Summer Reading Lists? Why not Kill the 2 proverbial Birds at the same time?

LITERATURE
WHAT BOOKS, PLAYS, ESSAYS, SHORT STORIES, POEMS DO YOU KNOW A LOT ABOUT?

HISTORY
WHAT PERIODS OF HISTORY DO YOU KNOW A LOT ABOUT?

CAN YOU COMBINE LIT AND HISTORY IN YOUR ESSAY?

Give us a LIKE or request your free Essay Planning Guide via our eMAIL: [email protected]

Our Guide will run on any PC or MAC, on all iPADS, Android Tablets, and the Kindle Fire. We'll send you the Guide ASAP. Along with all the SAT Essay Prompts.

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June 01st, 2012

6/1/2012

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I'm Bob Gilvey, Director of SelectPrep in Caldwell, NJ., a boutique SAT and ACT preparation company providing test preparation services, college admissions consulting, and free SAT practice tests and sample SAT questions. Private 1-on-1 Test Prep in person or on the WEB with SAT live tutoring conferences. We also offer mobile SAT Test Prep on the iPAD and all Android Tablets, including the Kindle Fire. We are strong advocates of e-LEARNING and m-LEARNING.

What does this Pic have to do with The SAT Test? Rushing to finish The SAT on time will lose you points.

SAT Timing Got You Down?

What are you doing during the Summer? Get SelectPrep's “Plan Your SAT Essay” for Free.

June 01st, 2012

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