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SAT Test Taking Tips: Get Into Harvard Now
All high school students have to go through the SAT test. If you are hoping to go to Harvard, you will need to get a pretty high score.
In this article, I will tell you about two very important points regarding SAT advice and preparation.
First: Where schools like Stanford are concerned, what is considered an acceptable SAT score?
Another thing you are sure to be concerned about is how you can get ready to take the SAT. Of course, you don’t want to waste a lot of time and money on methods that may not work.
1. Clearly, you want to get a high score on your SAT, but how high should you shoot for?
I always recommend an SAT score of 2100. Try to get 700 on each section in order to be considered acceptable to an Ivy League school. If you get less than 700 on anything, it will bring your application into question.
Because I am an admissions officer, I know that applicants who score 2100+ are almost always accepted. The only reason an applicant with this sort of score would be rejected is extreme weakness in some other area. Weak transcripts would be an example of this.
2. Document your improvements. If you make a low score the first time you take the SAT, try again. Be sure to document your score each time, and of course, work hard to improve it each time.
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3. Remember that the SAT is preferred over the ACT.
Even though the ACT is a very good and very challenging test, if admissions officers must choose between two candidates who are equally qualified, they will look to see what kind of qualifications test the student took. The student who took the SAT will be chosen above the one who took the ACT every time.
There are two things you should focus on in preparation. You must get an early start, and you must take as many sample tests as possible.
1. Get an early start. As previously mentioned, you should take the PSAT at least one time before you take the NMSQT. This gives you a chance to practice without risk. While you are still in 7th grade, take the SAT for the Duke TIP also.
2. There are a lot of prep courses available. Choose carefully. Take the time to sit in on some sample classes before committing to any. I took the Kaplan courses when I was preparing for the SAT. They had some good flash cards that helped me with my vocabulary a little bit. It was hardly worth the thousand dollars my parents paid for it, though!
3. Take a lot of sample tests. This will make more difference than anything else you can do. The more you practice answering the problems, the more comfortable you will get. Spend a lot of time at your local bookstore to get copies of all the sample tests from Barron’s to Princeton Review.
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