SAT I Advice needed, badly.. Please..?

Junior soon. Unweighted GPA 3.7 %26amp; weighted 4.14 (avg. 9th/10th grades)


SAT II Bio E score 710 (No PSAT yet)





I go to a reputable public high school in my state; kids score better than avg. on the SAT (1850-perfect scores), 5's on APs common etc.





My school has rigorous course loads %26amp; 4 course levels: AP/Honors, Accelerated (AE), CP, and SP. I know personally that our AE courses are often H courses in other high schools. Thus the AP/H courses are extremely difficult. But b/c of taking some H courses my self-esteem has drastically diminished.





The SAT's making me REALLY stressed about the upcoming year, w/ 2 AP's. Doing the practice tests have begun to discourage me even more. (Grammar %26amp; Crit. Reading NEED improvement badly)


I feel like my SAT score will disappoint %26amp; make my hard work in school worth NOTHING when it comes to college.





Is there something I can do to get rid of the anxiety? Or more CONFIDENT? Parents making it worse. I have classes/tutors but still I feel like an idiot..

SAT I Advice needed, badly.. Please..?
the more you practice the better
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Good luck.
Reply:ha-ha. 2 APs......LOL and girl, everyones stressed about SATs.





you should try studying before you take practice test, then youll do better on them, and youll feel better and "get rid of the anxiety and be more confident."





i advise you enroll in an SAT prep course or get a tutor or self study. the prep books put out by barrons, princeton review and college board are all good. expand your vocabulary, practice often, and your score will go up!
Reply:Getting such blues is not uncommon. I passed Matriculation way back 60 years ago and yet I sometimes get a nightmare that I have not.My grandson got through CA in the first atempt with flying colours and yest till the result date he was a nervous wreck. You are just at the thrshold and quite naturally nervous. But as the other answerers have answered keep studying and it will bear fruit. 'Do not think the examiners are enemy soldiers at a pass to prohit your getting through'(Prof. Late Shri B.D.Sattigiri,SP College, Pune(India)
Reply:i totally know how you feel. I'm also going to be a junior and my parents pressure me everyday to memorize vocab and do practice tests. But, I understand why they do it. Hardwork and practicing can help you be more confident because you'll know what to expect on the SAT.
Reply:Okay...Im in the same situation...Well School is about learning using the mathamatical and linguistic intelligences (there are about 7 different types of intelligences). Anyways this is the type of learning you need. So if learn well, you will do well on tests and homework and all that good stuff. The thing is that it has been proven that stress blocks learning... No learning causes stress--So you are in the cycle.








Also Remember: Right now, You are the AVERAGE teenage American. There are so many duplicates of what you are doing its not even funny. And what you do is essentially who you are... so there are people exactly like you, alot of people, because this is American and that is how it is.


My advice is that you eliminate stress in order to learn better, and if you dont you will be at a disadvantage because you will have to work twice as hard to absorb information.
Reply:lady dont even worry about it, with that gpa u can get into just about any college. I had a 2.94 gpa and an 1800 sat score with just one extracurricular and I got accepted into every university i applied to(virginia tech, american, MIT, etc). Think about it. If a jackazz like me can get into mit u shud be able 2 get into whatever college u want blindfolded





and play it kool. if u get stressed out you'll just crash. just study right and keep tellin urself u can do it and bet u my left nut that u will
Reply:Try GCSEs they're impossible. Be thankful your 'sats' don't require coursework.
Reply:I think you need to relax first. Take your time and plan out your preparation. SAT is not a tough test however you do need some preparation before you can get that confident. I suggest you keep doing practice tests until you are aware of all the sections and types of questions that are asked. You should also space out the test time according to your strong and weak sections. First and foremost, getting to know what SAT1 is all about. Refer to http://shorl.com/drumisununuko
Reply:I believe I've read somewhere that for certain, if not most, schools (or was it the UC system?), that your GPA and SAT scores are inversely related. If you have a lower GPA, a higher SAT score will do you good and vice versa. Your GPA seems perfectly fine.





I think the important thing is to be well-rounded, to show leadership skills, and to show that you care about what you do. It's not all about the test scores and grades. They definitely don't define who you are to the universities.





It's going to sound cliche, but you are your worst enemy so don't bring yourself down. You are studying and getting help and you're doing the best you can. Nobody's perfect so don't pressure yourself into thinking you need a perfect score. Don't feel pressured to keep up with the other students.





Good luck. I'm sure you'll do great. Stress brings ya down. Life's motto should be "don't stress out." =P
Reply:just do the best you can


and it will all work out.





What good will it do to get all worked up?

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