What's your secret to doing well on standarized tests(SAT)?

Question

have a Huge problem with the SAT's, Please help?

here's the deal: I need to get accepted into an NCAA university to Play div 1 Men's soccer. The schools i Was looking at are Harvard, Cornell and Stanford. My average at school for my junior year was 97% and I am at the top of my class(Canadian High school) the problem is I did really REALLY terribly on this years SAT, I got 1640

as you can see im one of those people that do well in the classroom but are terrible at standardized tests

SO how can i do better and combat this problem, it's really streesing me out and affecting my self-esteem

Answer 1

1640 isn't TOO terrible. Not many Canadians take the SAT. Trust me, before I moved to California, I didn't even know what it was. For you, I'd suggest going to an SAT prep tutor/academy. Or even take the ACT, which is more based on classroom material (unfortunately American). Most schools accept either test.

Answer 2

My secret is studying with the right books. I recommend Princeton Review and Tutorfox new SAT guide, http://www.tutorfox.com/satguide.html

With both books I improved my score from 1660 to 2120 in only 2 months of summer. Good luck, and let me know if you need any more help.

Answer 3

I am the same as you. I have a 4.0 but did awful on the SAT's . I got a 1790. Then I took the ACT and got a 30. its so much easier! and if you do bad on it, buy the prep books. I got a 27 the first time and raised it 3 points. good luck!

Answer 4

Hire a tutor