[nabs-l] SAT testing

[humberto]

The testing went well.  I did have all the Braille accommodations 
I needed, and it was long! I think I did fairly well on the test, 
though I'm not sure when I get my scores.

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Patrick Molloy <ptrck.molloy at gmail.com
>To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:31:02 -0400
>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] SAT testing

>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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