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PSAT, SAT, and ACT Tips The PSAT, SAT, and ACT are known for their brain frying questions and mind numbing short stories, but this article will tell you how to get past these annoying obstacles, and to make a decent score. The SAT is offered nationally seven times a year, in October, November, December, January, March (or April), May and June. The ACT is offered nationally every year in October, December, February, April, and June. Here are some tips to make a better score. 1. It sounds cliché but a healthy, nutritious breakfast in the morning has actually been proven to make you more focused for the test. 2. Take challenging courses your freshman, sophomore, and junior years of high school. This will help you to better understand the confusing questions that the PSAT, ACT, and SAT throw at you. 3. Take classes over the summer to help prepare for the three tests. There are classes you can take at Anderson, or outside of Anderson. For example, More Than a Teacher is a fantastic program that gives you tips and tricks during and before the PSAT and SAT. Also, if you take a practice PSAT, ACT, or SAT it can be helpful because the more you are familiar with the three tests, the better score you will receive. By Michael Armour 4. All three tests are timed, so you need to take your time, and skip any questions you can’t answer. Remember, on the PSAT and SAT, if you miss a question you get deducted 1/4 of a point, but if you skip a question nothing happens. Also, some people think that because the last two problems in each section are especially hard, they should rush through the rest to take time on the last two. Unless you’re very sure you can get the problems right, you shouldn’t do this. Every question counts for the same amount, so you should spend time on questions you think you can get right, not questions that will take up your precious time. As for the ACT, no points are deducted for incorrect or skipped answers; you are graded solely on the number of correct answers 5. Do the simple things. Read all the answer choices before marking your final answer. Check your answer sheet regularly. Try educated guessing when you can eliminate at least 2 answers to multiple choice questions. Remember, you can earn an above-average score by getting only half the questions right and omitting answers for the rest of the questions on the PSAT and SAT. So, if you can’t make a decent educated guess, omit it and move on. 6. Another big tip is to watch your time. Nothing is worse than when you are in the middle of a section and you run out of time. This can seriously hurts your score. 7. Colleges give out many scholarships every year for people who score well on the PSAT and SAT. On the PSAT, if your score is around 210, you may be qualified for the National Merit scholar award. If you get the National Merit scholar award, you can get 3 different scholarships: The National Merit Scholarship which is $2,500 dollars for your freshman year of college. The Corporate Sponsored Merit Scholarship which ranges from $500 to $10,000 per year. Finally, you can receive a College sponsored Merit Scholarship which ranges from $500 to $2000 dollars per year. 8. The ACT and the SAT are a bit different. The ACT has many similarities to the SAT, but instead of a writing skills section, there is a science reasoning section that focuses on what is being measured, relationships among variables, and trends in data. Also, the SAT is scored on a base of 2400, with three sections each worth 800 points. For the ACT, there are four sections with a total score of 36. On the ACT, there is an optional essay that adds points to your score, while on the SAT the essay is required.
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