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McKynzie
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How should you help yourself get a higher SAT/ACT score for applying to colleges?
What tips are there to help get a higher score to get into colleges?
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Midwest Heart Surgeon
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There are a few approaches to take to get a high score on the SAT or ACT. Since you said "higher," it is possible you have already taken it. If so, one could focus on why they may have achieved an unsatisfactory score to begin with. Usually improvement on these tests can be divided into either content related or test related.
Content can be best reviewed through preparatory courses or even just individual or group review of concepts. Potentially more important is learning HOW to take the test. This falls more under strategy than content and has nothing to do with what one is actually answering on the test but the way in which the student moves through the test and answers questions. For example, oftentimes students do poorly because they run out of time on a particular section. Understanding the structure and timing of the test is essential for doing well on it!
Good luck!
Content can be best reviewed through preparatory courses or even just individual or group review of concepts. Potentially more important is learning HOW to take the test. This falls more under strategy than content and has nothing to do with what one is actually answering on the test but the way in which the student moves through the test and answers questions. For example, oftentimes students do poorly because they run out of time on a particular section. Understanding the structure and timing of the test is essential for doing well on it!
Good luck!