How can a homeschooler take her SATs?

Question

And is there any online practice test or some way to prepare myself?

Answer 1

Go to your local high school's guidance department and ask for an SAT registration booklet. If you have trouble filling out the registration form, I believe there is a web site or a toll free number you can use to get the help you need. Once you send that in with your  $$$ they will send you an admission ticket like everyone else gets. As for practicing, there are plenty of SAT practice books at any chain type bookstore.

Answer 2

yeah. definitely. go on collegeboard. com, there are practice tests there.

Public Libraries (together with some of the more famous sat-prep companies, like PrincetonPrep and RevolutionPrep and stuff like that) often hold free practice SAT session, where you go in one weekend for a couple of hours, take a completely free no-comitments test, and then come back for a couple of hours the week after that or 2 weeks after that and get your scores and hear what the sat-prep people say about sat scores and how to make them better and stuff like that. It really helps, and it doesn't cost a cent.

there's always going to the high school in your area and the college career center is always giving out free old test-practice books for tests and stuff, if you ask the college career counselor, i'm sure it wouldn't be a problem giving or lending you a copy.

in public libraries there's like an entire shelf of sat and sat2 practice test books that you can check out, i'd suggest making a photo-copy of one or two tests, or maybe if you are neat, just use it like a textbook and write down your answers on a separate piece of paper.

hmmm. yeah, that's all i can think of right now, srry. anyway, good luck! :)

Answer 3

Collegeboard.com will tell you all you need to know. The process of registering is very simple, and the website offers plenty of practice questions and testing tips to help you get ready. Good luck!

Answer 4

http://www.collegeboard.com/splash/

Answer 5

Depending on your grade level, you might also want to take the PSAT (in 10th and 11th).  These are practice SAT tests.  In the 10th grade it is pure practice, in 11th grade it is still practice but will put you in the running for national merit scholarships (top awards often taken by homeschooled students by the way).

As far as additional prep goes... we like Kaplan and SparkNotes.  You can get both online.  SparkNotes is a Barnes and Nobles brand (I think).  We use the SparkNotes flash cards and really like them.

It is important to understand how the tests are graded (not like a normal test) and to really pay attention to the test taking strategies you will find in test prep books.

Answer 6

The library also has resources.   Our library even has the video tapes to prepare you for SAT.

I had the online video series, which is free, but can't find it in my bookmarks right now.   Do a search of "Standard Deviants" and maybe you can find the free online video.

Answer 7

The best resource is the college board online testing suite.  It cost roughly $60 dollars and provides you with three months of service.  They also have an official college board SAT prepp book that contains many practice tests and excercises.

Answer 8

Go to the SAT site, they have practise tests and schedules for where the real tests are in your areas and when.  Cost is $50 to take it.