[nabs-l] SAT testing

Patrick Molloy ptrck.molloy at gmail.com
Mon Mar 14 20:31:02 UTC 2011


Humberto,
How did the test go? Did you have all the accomodations you needed?
Patrick

On 3/14/11, dstrick1 at roadrunner.com <dstrick1 at roadrunner.com> wrote:
> Hello all, is it really dificult to combine all of our thoughts on a
> particular topic into one message? It gets annoying to see multiple messages
> from the same person on the same topic in a row.
>
> Thank you,
> Derrick
> ---- bookwormahb at earthlink.net wrote:
>> Humberto,
> I took the SAT before college but its changed since then.  So they may not
> have the analogies section they used to have. Other parts are about
> vocabulary and reading comprehension. Of course I did badly on the math part
> as that is my weakest subject.
> These are my tips.  If you are a good multiple choice test taker, apply some
> of the principles you  do for regular tests.
>
>     Read directions and sample questions carefully.
>     As with other multiple choice tests, eliminate obvious wrong answers;
> then pick the est one.
>     If there is fill in the blank, read the sentence with the word choices
> you selected and see if it makes sense.
>     Don’t ponder on a question too long since you do not have all day; come
> back to questions you don’t know if you have time.
>     This tip may not work if you are taking the exam tomorrow, but if you
> retake it, practice/study ahead of time.  Practice analogies. Know synomyms
> and antonyms for words. Stududy with a friend if you can find some test prep
> material.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brianna Scerenscko
> Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 7:28 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] SAT testing
>
> I have taken it 4 times. I hope you've regestered for accomodations. I
> wish you the best of luck.
>
> On 3/13/11, Patrick Molloy <ptrck.molloy at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Humberto,
>> Best of luck to you! Everyone always makes the SAT out to be worse
>> than it is. I found it to be a rather long process, but on the whole,
>> it was bearable. The diagrams for the math portion were clean and
>> concise and (in some cases), better than those in my math textbook!
>> All that said, if you don't get the score you're looking for, it may
>> not be you. It may be that you are taking a test which takes you
>> longer than your sighted peers. I have taken both the SAT and the SAT
>> 2. Honestly, the SAT 2 was more difficult, but that's another story.
>> Just take your time, read the questions carefully, and do your best.
>> Please let me know if I can be of any more help to you.
>> Patrick Molloy
>>
>> On 3/13/11, humberto <humbertoa5369 at netzero.net> wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> Sorry to interrupt the other discussions, they are very
>>> interesting in fact.  But I have a question:
>>> Has anyone taken the SAT college entrance examination to enter
>>> into college or scholarships? If yes, tell me any experiences
>>> you've had with this test.  If not, please wish me luck, because
>>> well, I'm going to take the SAT test tomorrow!
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> humberto
>>>
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