does sat turtoring helps? even if you suck at common knowledge?
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I wouldn't recommend purely online tutoring. Test preparation needs to include 3 components: content, critical thinking, and crisis prevention. \nContent:\nyou say you "suck" at common knowledge. Well, the good news is that the SAT and the ACT don't depend on a lot of "common knowledge". However, some knowledge of mathematics and grammar is required. The key is to identify what your weaknesses are with regards to the test. Please note that vocab is NOT a huge part of the new SAT. Vocab-based questions are only worth about 180 out of 2400 points! Focus your content studies on relevant math and grammar rules.\n\nCritical Thinking:\nThis is the most important part of your test prep. After all, the SAT is officially a *reasoning* exam. These are not math, grammar, or reading tests. You need to learn strategies for managing the reading passages, the writing sections, the tougher math questions, etc. \n\nCrisis prevention:\nLet's face it, funny things happen on test day. You need to have a few crisis-prevention strategies in your tool kit. What do you do when you have 5 minutes left on your essay? What do you do if a Reading Comp question makes no sense? What happens if you mis-bubble? Spend some time thinking of all the worst-case scenarios, and how you can address them on the test.\n\nTutoring works when it addresses these 3 components. I've said it before - I'm biased, but I also have inside knowledge of our product and I'm convinced that Kaplan SAT/ACT prep can get you higher scores.
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Most people typically take the SAT in their junior year of high school.  I wouldn't take it before then, but there are some great SAT practice books on the market that I would suggest.  The best ones are done by the College Board, since they actually create the test.  You can get study guides, books with real SATs from past years, and lots of other good finds.  Check out www.amazon.com or your local bookstore.
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People who ace the SAT's either\nA) Spend a lot of time studying the SAT (after all it really tests your ability to take that particular exam)\nor\nB) Cheat.\n\nSince you are late in the game for (A) and I hope you're not slimey enough to go (B), I would recomend getting a couple of study guides, maybe hooking up with an SAT study group if you want, and possibly, if you are willing to, get a SAT tutor, or class (if they have any one-month prep courses).
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Any other Occasion (and I swear this is true) I would hav absilutly sed yes, one problem- I have two essays, an eight slide powerpoint, two fifty question tests and a whole chapter book to do before this friday ALONG WITH regular Nine subject school days (its a STUPID  A** HOMESCHOOL COMPUTER PROGRAM IM IN...) and I actually asked the same question on here, then deleated it after a hundred no's.  Sooo sorry, Trust me I really know wut its like, i might fail...AH, i gotta get bak to work (any ideas for a cultural change taking place between the 50's to Seventies???) lol. \nSee, I do know, Hek, when Desperation calls..\nwell, The answer machine brakes. BYE!!!\nGOOOD LUCK!!!!
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I teach in New York which is a test-happy state.  I am sorry to say that what works best is doing lots and lots of practice tests.  It's a big waste of time but it does improve scores.
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You probably don't need to get smarter(not sure if anybody really can); you probably need to be a little more efficient in your studying.\nTry asking the teachers for a little more help and if that isn't doing it, try some of those learning centers...It's probably that you learn in a certain way and what's being taught just isn't clicking for you.
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I think there's no harm in having a graduation test for most, non-special-education students.  They should be taking the SAT anyway, one more test isn't going to hurt and if they can't pass the basic test the student and school should be notified that the student hasn't learned much.
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sounds like there are a few answers... maybe your text book will help?
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Take the SAT prep, it is not that hard and as it´s name implies, it will prep you specially for the testing ENVIRONMENT, the standarized computerized time driven atmosphere is scary even at GMAT level, so the more you can practice and practice the better. If you can get a practice book or practice software it is worth the money to go out and buy it. Good Luck, and remember no matter what its just a TEST.
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There are severl SAT prep books that you can buy that have practice questions in them...they are very representative of the real thing! Good luck!
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Remember that almost all testing will go better with more sleep/relaxation than painful, last-minute preparation. There are exceptions to this, but I don't think the SATs are one of those exceptions. There are certain people that can cram and seemingly be more successful, and certain tests that lend themselves to cramming. \nI suggest to assess your preparedness, do what you can, then take a break/find a distraction.\n\nGood Luck.
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In a way, yes. It is the wisdom of your experiences. If someone doesn't act in their own best interest, or if they don't understand the simplest wisdom, we say they don't have "common sense". Another way of putting it is "They just don't know stuff that normal people should know." The more that you communicate with your local community, the more common wisdom you will have and spread around. As we get more isolated behind books and computers, we lose a lot of our 'common' sense of things that even "common people" would know.
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I plan on taking a Kaplan SAT classroom course this summer.  The teachers could help us with test taking strategies and other SAT related stuff.  \n\nIf you plan on buying a kaplan book from a store, then you have to be self-motivated to go through the book on your own and learn from it.
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I had a week to squeeze in SAT studying 'cause of my mid-terms. Buy/borrow a study book (Barron's,Princeton,etc), they really help in getting you familiar with the exam style. I would've failed miserably without that book.\nYour vocab knowledge is extremely important! It helps in Reasoning Test plus gives added advantage for the Essay.\nDon't rush through the paper! You'll just end up making tons of mistakes. Always double/triple check if you have the time. If you have a tendency of reading too quickly and missing out impt info, double-checking reaaally helps.
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SSAT is not just about being academically sound, but well-rounded with other aspects. Study all the normal subjects, and in your free time read the newspaper and magazines and books. That should help.
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Yes, absolutely. Take some college courses, educate yourself, or just keep stimulating your brain on a daily basis.
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No really,\n\nIt sounded scary to me, but once you sit down to take it, you realize it is the same as taking your SAT.  It looks daunting, but it is just another standardized test.  the only thing that made it harder for me was the fact that you can not go back and review your answers at the end of each section because of the computer based system that they now use.\n\nI would suggest a bit of studying of the system that they are now using and a short breathing exercise just before the test starts, to calm down the nerves a little, but the test is not any harder than any other.