[nabs-l] SAT testing
humberto
humbertoa5369 at netzero.net
Wed Mar 16 02:30:56 UTC 2011
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
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>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.
>> ï§ Read directions and sample questions carefully.
>> ï§ As with other multiple choice tests, eliminate obvious
wrong answers;
>> then pick the est one.
>> ï§ If there is fill in the blank, read the sentence with the
word choices
>> you selected and see if it makes sense.
>> ï§ Donât ponder on a question too long since you do not
have all day; come
>> back to questions you donât know if you have time.
>> ï§ 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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