ACT/SAT

[DaddyTorgo]

nah. i wasn't nervous. just get some good sleep and wake up a little early (say an hour before the test) do some math problems and have some coffee to get your brain going.

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[illinifan999]

Were you nervous when you took this? The days leading up to it?

I have to wake up in about 6 hours and take my ACT and I just got home from a double-header and the most I can think about is that wow, I have to sit somewhere for 4 hours and then go play another baseball game. Not even worried about the test at all. Just kinda always thought that when the days leading up to it, I would be nervous. At the start of the week i wasn't even thinking about it. Anyone else have this happen to them?

[Eaglesfan27]

Were you nervous when you took this? The days leading up to it?

I have to wake up in about 6 hours and take my ACT and I just got home from a double-header and the most I can think about is that wow, I have to sit somewhere for 4 hours and then go play another baseball game. Not even worried about the test at all. Just kinda always thought that when the days leading up to it, I would be nervous. At the start of the week i wasn't even thinking about it. Anyone else have this happen to them?

I studied for it, and knew I was fairly well prepared. I had done well on my PSAT as well. As a result, I wasn't worried at all. Good luck tomorrow.

[Pumpy Tudors]

Honestly, I didn't study before I took the ACT and had no idea what would be on it. I scored a 31 anyway.

[TargetPractice6]

I wasn't nervous at all either. I pretty much knew I would do well on it and if I didn't I could take it again.

[TargetPractice6]

Honestly, I didn't study before I took the ACT and had no idea what would be on it. I scored a 31 anyway.Dola... Same here. I knew what the SAT would be like from the PSAT. However, I didn't study or practice for the ACT at all and had no idea what would be on it. It showed too since my scores got better with (almost) each section as I got used to the pace. I got a 25 on the first section because I ran out of time, 32s on the next two sections, and a 36 on the last section.

[Eaglesfan27]

My mom scraped together money for a very old PC when I was a teenager, and bought me a SAT program. If someone is really concerned about getting a scholarship, I highly recommend studying in some way for the SAT. I believe that program helped add at least 200 points to my SAT Scores. However, you can always take it again (assuming you have time before college applications are due.)

[sooner333]

I always went over a practice/old test the night before while watching a college basketball game on TV. The whole thing for me was mindset...I just wanted to go through the test and know that I could get every answer right. I never got all the answers right, but that mindset helped me through it and never got me nervous when I was running up against the clock.

The only test I ever did worse than I really thought I would was the SAT II when I took it the morning of OU-Texas in Mesquite, TX, so that I could take the test and go to the game in the same day.

[sterlingice]

Just do the practice SAT in the time alotted to get used to the feel of the test and you should be set.

SI

[ShaefIllini]

I took a light prep course for ACT/SAT through my high school.

I remember being nervous the night before, and even the morning of, but I was able to get a 36 on the ACT. As long as you feel relatively prepared you will be fine. Also, is this the 'real' ACT or the Prairie State Exam?

You want to keep up a decent pace. If you find yourself spending too much time on a problem, skip it. I know it sounds basic, but as long as you are smart about your time allocation you will be OK. Good luck fellow Illinifan!

[Raiders Army]

I remember being nervous the night before, and even the morning of, but I was able to get a 36 on the ACT.

A perfect score? I thought I was good getting a 32...

[Logan]

I always kicked ass on the math, so I just had a verbal tutor. Helped me out a decent amount. Got a 1420 on the SAT...740 math, 680 verbal. Should be noted, for you older guys, that the test was much easier when I took it (~5 years ago) than it was, say, a decade before that. They added some stuff recently to make it tougher.