SAT Questions

I’m a soph. & i wanna start getting some test prep books from like borders or barnes and noble.

I took Princeton Review & I was not impressed, I want to try something else but I don’t know what ?

Hi,

I am Karthik Shanmugam, and I am providing Online tutoring in Math, Chemistry and for competitive exams like SAT, GRE,GMAT,MCAT,DAT. I tutor Math, Chemistry, and Physics for all grades up to College levels and I also tutor AP subjects.

I have several years of tutoring experience and I am tutoring via online for around 4-5 years. I am working as a professor in a private College.
I am providing Online tutoring via yahoo messenger or skype messenger voice chat and by using a digital whiteboard.

All my sessions are highly interactive and personalized one-one sessions.

I have started this to help students who really need help in Math and Science.

My tutoring pedagogy involves teaching the fundamentals and I believe in the principle of

"Learning Fundamentals ensures success".

I have also written books for SAT, Math. Many of my students have scored very good grades and won the presidents scholarship etc…
If you are interested send me an email at

karthikshantutor@yahoo.com

Visit my website at:http://mathonlinetutor.googlepages.com/

Thanks & Regards,

KARTHIK SHANMUGAM

I can’t here anything on Yutube either. I’m using a laptop with an external mic connected. IMy mic is working I tested it on another computer. I checked all the audio settings & it says the components are working.

http://store.collegeboard.com/productdetail.do?Itemkey=008525&BannerID=guide_image&AffiliateID=PREPCENTER

Do they really help in preparing for the SAT?
And do they include questions and essays that will be on the real SAT?

Thanks.

I’ve read several things on the internet that you can make Spanakopita triangles & freeze them, then when you’re ready to use them just pop them in the oven (no thawing is necessary). My question is, can you prepare it, put it in the refrigerator &d then cook it the next day. Will anything happen to the phyllo dough? I know it’s pretty brittle when thawed & wasn’t sure what would happen to it sitting in the refrigerator with the spinach & feta inside it (all prepared).

Today would be a good day for me to prepare & freeze so I can cook it next Saturday but unfortunately I have absolutely no room in my freezer so I was thinking of preparing everything next Friday, putting it in the fridge & then cooking the next morning.

It would be great to hear from those who have actually done this and chefs too! Thanks so much!!!

ps: The recipe I have calls for unsalted butter, spinach, onions, feta cheese, eggs, oil, fresh dill, a small amount of flower & salt & pepper. Anything missing?

I’m looking at a used 17" imac on ebay…here’s the link…

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250474250902&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_500wt_1182

I’m a design student and on a budget. I really like macs and I use them all the time a school. This computer has all of the software I’ll need and it looks like it could be a really great buy. I’m just not sure I want to sacrifice the mobility of a laptop for a desktop. Plus, there is no warranty.

The HP PC I’m looking at is really nice. It’s ,000 and would be able to do what I want it to, but I would have to purchase the Adobe Creative Suite (which won’t be too bad since I can get it for 0 with the student discount). Also, I really don’t want to deal with viruses. My Toshiba got hit this past March and I had to completely wipe the hard drive and re-install xp to even get things up and running again.

Here’s the link to the HP:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9376766&st=HP+HDX+16-1370US+Entertainment+Laptop&type=product&id=1218094855881

What would you do? I’m not sure. Thanks for your input.

Our 17 yr old just got his results from his SAT he scored a 1280, lower than his first score of 1385 back in March. We were not happy with the 1385 and sent him to the Princeton Review tutoring course for the June SAT test. Can’t believe he scored lower! When I told him his score, I got an’oh well’. Oh well?!? What the heck is that? He said he’s not taking the SAT again & will take the ACT in Oct. He just doesn’t get the reality of this. He wants to go away to college, yet doesn’t get it thru his head that a 1385 isn’t really good. His GPA is 3.02 (freshman thru junior years, he’ll be a senior in Sept.). As far as a resume from his 1st 3 years in high school, he played jv golf for 1 year, has worked as a counselor in the summer for the past 3 years, he’s not involved in any extra-curricula activities in school, but will be volunteering this summer.
What I’m looking for is feed-back or advice to give him. Even let me know if I’m expecting too much, 1st & only child. THANKS!

Hi,
I already have a Centrino Due desktop.I will go to school this September for Computer Science and I am planning to buy a laptop to use for programming in school only(I will use my Desktop to watch movies and use other software).I find the following laptops ,Please let me know which one is a better choice for me:
AMD Athlon X2 QL-62 Dual Core processor

http://www.thesource.ca/estore/Product.aspx?language=en-CA&catalog=Online&category=Notebooks_English&product=2515211

OR

Intel Pentium T4300 processor :

http://www.thesource.ca/estore/Product.aspx?language=en-CA&catalog=Online&category=Notebooks_English&product=2515212

i’m almost 15 and i want to buy a laptop for school/fun. i would use it to write school papers and research. i have a myspace, so i would get on that. and i want to load a few PC games (like the sims)
should i get this one? the price is great, but i’m not sure about the quality. would i be able to do the things i want with it?

http://www.target.com/ASUS-8-9-Netbook-Computer-Linux/dp/B001E1J1R2/qid=1242574546/ref=br_1_3/181-9674021-7969443?ie=UTF8&node=368659011&frombrowse=1&pricerange=&index=target&field-browse=368659011&rank=pmrank&rh=&page=2

- oh, and do laptops come with microsoft word or do you have to buy it?

I went to Barnes & Noble today to look for an SAT study guide, but there were such a wide variety of publishers and material, that I couldn’t decide on just one.

I lowered it down to Kaplan, The Princeton Review, and Sparknotes. Do either three of those sound like a reasonable choice?

Also, while I’m at it, does anyone have some true tips to increase my score on the SAT?

Thanks

If I take English Lit. AP, Physics AP & French AP, will the preparation for the AP exams be good enough for the SAT subject tests in those areas? Would I need to learn new stuff for the SAT subject tests and would I need a tutor?

I’m 13, and I’ve always heard how hard and stressful the SAT and the ACT are. How can I start preparing now? I flipped through an SAT book at barnes & noble, and it recommended studying an hour a night on week nights and four hours every Saturday for the year before you take the SAT! Do you really need that much preparation?

I was going to get "Cracking the SAT" or "college board Official SAT guide" but i heard from people that they are both incomplete and have many errors. They also have low ratings on Barnes & Nobles. Any other suggestions?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0375766340

http://store.collegeboard.com/product_detail.asp?item=007034&BannerID=text_SujectTestGuideALL&AffiliateID=1

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0764193449

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/076459835X

can someone help me calculate approximately how much this will all cost me together? its not the adding part i have trouble with its the shipping and handling…i dont know how much shipping and handling usually costs…nor have i ever ordered online so yeah…kinda newb..

also, for the ppl that took the SAT test already:

Do i really need to buy new study guides? Because i have some guides already but like problem is theyre not updated. its like from 2003 or 2005 or something..so is it nessesary to get new ones to update…or could i just compromise with the old ones?
response to: "21 weeks with baby #1" –> the reason why i dont get it from the library lies in my question. LOL i have the 2003 or 2005 version which is at the library. the library where i live havent updated their study guides. i wanted the current ones but undecisive about whether or not i actually need them.

i have got SAT exam after 4 days….Really worried abt the critical reading section. I think i spend too much time in reading and understanding paragraph (especially long ones) & don’t get enough time to answer the question ….. So what is better reading the paragraph first or read the question and read only the lines mentioned in the question?

Any other last minute preparation tips would b great.
Any tips for essay writing would b great!

I want to take the SAT in the spring and want to get 3 or 4 books to study. I know for sure I’m getting the "Official SAT Study Guide" and I’m going to need the "Hot Words for the SAT" so I need opinions for which other book I should get. My GPA isn’t so strong so I need good SAT scores. Here’s my list:

-Official SAT Study Guide
-Hot Words for the SAT
-Cracking the SAT, by Princeton Review
-Barron’s SAT 2400:Aiming for the Perfect Score
-Barron’s Critical Reading Workbook for the SATs
-Cracking the SAT Math 1 & 2 Subject Tests

Anyone who’s taken the SAT, which book was most useful? and is it necessary to get SAT Subject Test books to study?

im buying a laptop im going to use for gaming and school which of these should i choose?
first one: http://www.pcworld.com/product/specs/prtprdid,33612442/specs.html#
or the 2nd: http://www.notebookreview.com/price/default.asp?productID=20387&display=priceDetail

Is it possible to program & diagnose a 1997 Vectra (Simtec 56.5) using a standard laptop and custom cable; As having VX diagnose it is costly for clearing codes.

I use the paper clip test to get the codes out, but after fixing the fault, it needs a trip to VX to clear the code and the light! Annoying!

http://www.guideparadise.com/index.php?option=com_guides&task=buy&id=10

Hi,

I am Karthik Shanmugam, and I am providing Online tutoring in Math, Chemistry and for competitive exams like SAT, GRE,GMAT,MCAT,DAT. I tutor Math, Chemistry, and Physics for all grades up to College levels and I also tutor AP subjects.

I have several years of tutoring experience and I am tutoring via online for around 4-5 years. I am working as a professor in a private College.
I am providing Online tutoring via yahoo messenger or skype messenger voice chat and by using a digital whiteboard.

All my sessions are highly interactive and personalized one-one sessions.

I have started this to help students who really need help in Math and Science.

My tutoring pedagogy involves teaching the fundamentals and I believe in the principle of

"Learning Fundamentals ensures success".

I have also written books for SAT, Math. Many of my students have scored very good grades and won the presidents scholarship etc…
If you are interested send me an email at

karthikshantutor@yahoo.com

Visit my website at:http://mathonlinetutor.googlepages.com/

Thanks & Regards,

KARTHIK SHANMUGAM

I’m not much familiar with the procedures of SAT. And, I’m not an American resident. So, I have this doubt.

@ Are Physics & Chemistry there for the exam ?
@ Or is it just Maths ?
@ Why the hell are they checking our language skills too much when we are looking for Engineering and pure science-oriented learning ?

P.S: I don’t believe that one needs to critically analyse Shakespearean poetry to become an engineer. Thats awkward.

What are the best ways to study for the SAT tests? Specifically, the best books, preparatory courses, practice tests, helpful studying website sources, etc, etc, etc…Do I need to take the PSAT? Please help, all you high SAT scorers!!!

By the way, I live in California and I hope to attend USC, UCLA, Stanford…? So if you have info on required GPA & SAT scores, that would be helpful…

I’m talking about The Official SAT Study Guide by The College Board

http://www.amazon.com/Official-SAT-Study-Guide/dp/0874477182/ref=pd_ts_b_1/102-1717230-4060951?ie=UTF8&s=books

I’m taking the SAT next year as a junior and right now im about to take the PSAT in 2 weeks, should I buy this book? or will they publish a new one soon?