nancy in nj Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 My daughter took the SAT for the first time yesterday, and there was one aspect that we didn't expect for which we were unprepared. It is something that I've never seen posted here, so I thought it might be helpful to share tips for the SAT. *The sections of the SAT in your test booklet are in a random order and you may be working on a completely different portion of the test than those around you. Some section #2's are math while others are CR or Writing! * It really threw my daughter for a loop when everyone around her was using calculators, while she was on a CR section. She definitely wasted time trying to figure out what she was doing wrong. Luckily, she kept going, but it definitely threw her off her game a bit. The proctor clued her in after section 2, so the rest of the test was fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in TX Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Thank you--that is something we haven't thought of. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicmom Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Thank you so much for posting this! My ds did the SAT 3 years ago, and we had actually read about the random order somewhere in one of the test prep books, so he was prepared. But I had forgotten all about it. My dd will take the SAT in Dec, so I appreciate the reminder to make sure she knows. So glad your dd was able to keep going and that the proctor was vigilant and clued her in. My dd would be totally thrown by that situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahkamakura Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Does this happen in the PSAT, too? Ds is taking this on Wednesday and he would be very confused if people were using calculators and he wasn't. Juli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicmom Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 I don't think this happens on the PSAT. Dd took the PSAT last year (will also be taking it again this year) and she says no. She said the proctor even announced what kind of test they were taking next: math, critical reading, etc. Also the writing section is a different length than the others, so that wouldn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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