By Stacey Ramos and Kate Jacksen
Clarion Staff Writers
There’s probably no test that has a greater affect on a student’s college career than the SAT; this causes a lot of stress among students who feel pressure to do well. However, former CHS students who have done well on the test have advice to offer.
The SAT is a college admission test presented by the College Board that tests your knowledge in reading, writing and math. The SAT is administered at various dates during this year. High school juniors must take the SAT or ACT to be eligible to apply to most advanced colleges. There are different ways to prepare for these tests, but the College Board website provides study tips and practice tests to achieve an ideal score.
College Board suggests that students become familiar with the test beforehand by registering for an SAT study guide, which includes tips, practice tests and scoring provided by College Board website.
Many students wonder about the best way to prepare for the SAT, so The Clarion interviewed former students who have given us their methods to achieve a desired score.
Tanira Chau, who graduated in 2012 and now attends UC Berkeley, said, “Use the SAT study guide book by College Board. I took rigorous courses throughout high school that prepared me for the timed writing and built up my vocabulary. I suggest to students that haven’t take rigorous English courses to read more; it really increases your reading speed and writing skills. For the math section, there are a lot of short cut methods or ways of figuring out what questions want you to answer. So, I suggest reading up on the math sections in SAT prep books.”
Sally Gee, a former student of CHS who is now attending Harvard, studied for the SAT by “doing practice problems off the College Board test preparation book.”
Ms. Wiesner, the SAT prep teacher, explains what she believes to be helpful in receiving a good score: “Take a lot of practice tests, get a good night’s sleep and read books to improve your vocabulary.”
Clarion Staff Writers
There’s probably no test that has a greater affect on a student’s college career than the SAT; this causes a lot of stress among students who feel pressure to do well. However, former CHS students who have done well on the test have advice to offer.
The SAT is a college admission test presented by the College Board that tests your knowledge in reading, writing and math. The SAT is administered at various dates during this year. High school juniors must take the SAT or ACT to be eligible to apply to most advanced colleges. There are different ways to prepare for these tests, but the College Board website provides study tips and practice tests to achieve an ideal score.
College Board suggests that students become familiar with the test beforehand by registering for an SAT study guide, which includes tips, practice tests and scoring provided by College Board website.
Many students wonder about the best way to prepare for the SAT, so The Clarion interviewed former students who have given us their methods to achieve a desired score.
Tanira Chau, who graduated in 2012 and now attends UC Berkeley, said, “Use the SAT study guide book by College Board. I took rigorous courses throughout high school that prepared me for the timed writing and built up my vocabulary. I suggest to students that haven’t take rigorous English courses to read more; it really increases your reading speed and writing skills. For the math section, there are a lot of short cut methods or ways of figuring out what questions want you to answer. So, I suggest reading up on the math sections in SAT prep books.”
Sally Gee, a former student of CHS who is now attending Harvard, studied for the SAT by “doing practice problems off the College Board test preparation book.”
Ms. Wiesner, the SAT prep teacher, explains what she believes to be helpful in receiving a good score: “Take a lot of practice tests, get a good night’s sleep and read books to improve your vocabulary.”