SAT Questions

I hear Kaplan, Borran’s, and Princeton’s Review.
i dont read that much so i need a lot of help on vocabulary.
which book is the best nd most accurate for the SAT test?

I get the need to access information quickly, but other than that I don,t understand why a student would need their own machine if they attended a private day, or boarding school. I am a Freshman this incoming year, and am considering attending boarding school next year or the year after, as a Sophmoore, or Junior. All the school I am currently looking at require laptops.

Can someone fill me in on why they mainly require them? It seems as though (throughout what I have read, and heard,) that they mainly serve as a distraction in the classroom, with students IMing and searching the web/playing games when they should be focused and paying attention. Don’t get me wrong I love to do it too while at home, but it just doesn’t seem suitable for a place of learning. It also bothers me that test scores from students who have switched from public school to private school, their state and national scores have dropped significantly.

Laptops have their place and I can see the benefits of having one at school, when not improperly used.

Can anyone explain? (Feel free to share experiences if you would like.)

I’m using Gurber’s Complete Preparation for the New SAT. It was fully revived and updated for the 2005 SAT. Could I still use it to help me review for the 2008 SAT? It received a lot great reviews!

I would like to take SAT prep classes in the summer (I’m currently a sophomore). Which program has the best results? For example: Princeton Review, Kaplan, Sylvan, a private tutoring place, etc?

Looking to buy a laptop that will be used primarily for:

1. School work

2. Photo and music uploads and downloads

3. Burning/Creating Music and Movies

I do play games on the computer but not a daily thing.

Looking for something that obviously has a lot of memory, clarity, efficient, light weight.

I have a Dell PC now (about 5-6 years old) that I want to keep and use in conjuction with the laptop. Would like a MAC but not sure about its compatibility with my PC

Looking for suggestions – I do not have thousands of dollars to spend – possibly looking into refurbished laptops? Thanks in advance

If so, how did it help you? was it worth it? how much did it cost and how long was the tutoring (like how many sessions did you have to go to)

I am planning on taking a SAT prep course. I am trying to chose between the Elite Educational Institute and the Excel Test Prep. Can someone please tell me which one is better at preparing its students for the SAT? It would be really helpful if you could also include the prices for each session for each program.

Or you can tell me another program that’s better than these two.

An error message precedes the booting up of the computer indicating "PXE-E61 Media Test Failure, Check Cable. The black screen then asks me to insert system disk. I used a boot disk for XP and received additional instructions, but no repair. I want to invistigate all mechanical connections within. Unit has been handled roughly.

If I study to SAT just with this big book:
Cambridge Preparation for the TOEFL Test.

Can I get a totall score on the english part of SAT, with this TOEFL book?

I just hate it so much. My tutor isn’t helping me the littlest bit, we have TONS of homework from it and do next to nothing in our sessions. I dread them every week and they make me want to cry all weekend knowing that i have them on sunday nights. My tutor can’t physically laugh either, which is the creepiest thing ever. Its not that he’s just very focused on work its that he cannot laugh. He’s like some kind of SAT robot. Anyway, I just want to quit and i just feel like it could NEVER be worth the pain to get great scores. I’m going to music schools which only ask for the SAT scores if you want scholarships. They dont even matter.

I don’t know much about laptops. So, as I’m only 16 and I’m going into the 11th grade, I will only need this laptop for my remaining 2 years left of high school. After that, I will buy a laptop of more quality.

Until then, my laptop that I will want to purchase will have to be in the price range of below 0. Main things I will be using the laptop will be just for school work, and for music (I have only 40gb of music).

Could you please help me find a laptop?
I was thinking about this laptop, what do you think?

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10123961&catid=#

1. I hate the SAT and i have almost a 4.0 GPA overall, so im smart but horrible at SAT testing ive tried SAT prep courses it just isnt working for me so what are some good SAT optional colleges?

2. do students from these colleges succeed better in the workplace than students from SAT required colleges?

please anything you know will help!

Well, I’m going to be taking the SAT Subject Tests for Math Level 2 and Physics and I would like to know which prep book (for both subjects) out of these three is the best: Kaplan, Princeton Review and Barron’s. Can you please give me your opinions on each company’s prep book for each individual subject and/or your experiences using them?

Thanks!

I recently bought a used laptop, a Toshiba Tecra 9100. On startup, it will sometimes freeze before Windows XP can even load. If Windows does manage to load and I get to the desktop, it will freeze soon after. And this is if the laptop even starts up, sometimes I’ll press the power on button and the indicator light will come on, without any other sign of life. I then have to hold the button until the light goes off, then try again. I also don’t have any peripherals attached (mouse, wireless USB adapter, etc.), and it does this with the AC cord connected as well as disconnected.
I was just wondering if these laptops are known to ever experience these problems, because then when I get it repaired, I can point the technician in the right direction (resulting in me hopefully paying less in time saved). He estimated the work would cost 0 CAD, unless it took over an hour. He tested the hardrive and checked viruses for free, and found no problems.
Any info/ thoughts are appreciated, Thanks

I am planning to buy a laptop.

These are the models I wanted to buy. Which one is better?

Toshiba A205-S7458 (Core 2 Duo T5250)
Sony Vaio CR 220 (Core 2 Duo T7250)
HP DX6650 (Core 2 Duo T5250)

all of these have 2GB RAM and 200GB hard drive.

Thanks!!

I use my laptop for college school work, internet, and some gaming.

Hi everyone, I am kinda new to this kinda stuff(For I am a foreign student planning to go to college in the U.S.) so I would like to know some stuff about the SAT, first about the the preparation; I don’t know how to prepare for this, and 2nd, the score I mean how low is a score of 800 and how high is 2400? could someone please help me!

I got a 1590 on the practice SAT I took at my tutoring place.
Critical Reading: 480
Math: 520
Writing: 590
I was really disappointed at my score because I was hoping for at least a 1700. How can I raise my score to be in the 1700′s-1800? Especially, in the critical reading and math sections.

I would like to take SAT prep classes in the summer (I’m currently a sophomore). Which program has the best results? For example: Princeton Review, Kaplan, Sylvan, a private tutoring place, etc?

i need to take a SAT PREP course in Virginia (Fairfax County) . Any ideas.

My budget is no more than 3oo.oo

when trying to turn on a laptop. A black screen apears and says something about a boot agent and when i press enter it says "media test failutre". I’ve never used the laptop before…?
It doesn’t have a hard drive. I didn’t think that would be a problem.

What’s the best and most effective way to prepare for the SAT’s? I am planning on taking it three times to get really good scores, and I need a lot of help on the math section especially. If I decide to get a SAT tutor/program, who should I go to for that? What is the best SAT prep place? I live in Lawrenceville, Georgia, so anyone knw the best SAT prep places near there also?

thank you!
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Also, is the Kaplan program for prep thing worth taking and are they very effective? What about Sylvan?

I want to buy a laptop for school but there are so many different types of laptops to choose from. I want something for basic use, nothing too fancy or too expensive.. any suggestions??

Also, can someone help me to know about SAT(Reasoning/Subject),PSAT,CLEP like differences/advantages, when to take and preparation guidelines for 8th graders

I know everything else.