Independent study: SAT

background

• SAT 
• ACT
• Pros and Cons
• What is Good for Me
• Practicing Vocabulary

SAT

• 10 sections, 1 field test
• Essay
• 3 hours and 45 min 
• Reading, Writing, and Math

SAT Scores

• +1 for correct
• - .25 for incorrect
• 0 for unanswered or grid in questions
• highest possible score 800 per section
• highest essay score is 12

ACT Comparison

• Straightfoward
• Skills from School
• Less time per problem
• Science Portion
• Each Section at Once

If this is you

• prefer straightforward questions 
• work fast, speed read
• knowledge limited to school
• can focus for a long time on one thing 
• science is one of your best subjects

if this is you

• prefer tricky questions
• prefer different activities
• need a lot of time to work
• good at vocab

What matters

• GPA
• Transcript
• Recommendation Letters
• Interviews/Personal Essay
• High School Courses/AP credits

Vocabulary DEMo

• Knowing Words help you be successful
• Recognize parts of words.
• Suffixes, Prefixes, and Roots  
• Learn, Relate, Define

Learning (Ambi-)

• ambivalence-having mixed feelings
• ambidextrous-being able to use both hands
• ambiguous-having more than one meaning

Relating

• cline - lean
• bio - life or living matter
• domin-master
• hemi - half/partial

Defining

• predominate
• biodiversity
• hemistich
• dominium
• biocide

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