| SAT: The Winner's Strategy | | | | utmost importance. |
| More than two million of students desiring of getting | | | | STAGE 2 |
| admission into their dreamcollege take SAT. With SAT | | | | * This stage should constitute 30 percentage of the |
| being such a crucial determinant of the future | | | | total time |
| careerpath of the students, their desire to crack the | | | | * The focus in this stage of preparation should be |
| exam and come out with flying colours makes them | | | | practising well the topics which are your strengths and |
| search for a winning strategy for the exam. In the | | | | topics which you find interesting |
| current era of "Artificial Intelligence" it is smart work | | | | * The purpose of this stage is to give you confidence |
| which matters and not just hard work. So a successful | | | | and make you better in areas of your strengths as |
| strategy could lay a strong foundation for the | | | | these are the areas where you have better chances |
| preparation of the exam. | | | | of scoring. |
| SAT winner: What does it takes? | | | | * Try and covert most topics from areas of your |
| One important question to begin with is that what does | | | | weakness to areas of interest then to areas of your |
| it actually takes to emerge as a SAT winner. Perhaps | | | | strength |
| this question will lead to a more basic question that | | | | STAGE 3 |
| what is the skill set that the exam look for and test in | | | | * This stage should constitute 30 percentage of the |
| students. SAT requires students to be well versed | | | | total time |
| with various basic concepts across the subjects and | | | | * The focus of this stage is to optimise your |
| should be able to apply the basic concepts to solve | | | | preparation so that you score the best with your |
| questions. So SAT requires a good learning of all | | | | preparation |
| important concepts and adequate practise to learn | | | | * In this stage take as much simulative tests as |
| application part of the basic concepts. Since the | | | | possible |
| concepts are very basic and more important are the | | | | * Each simulative test should be followed by a detailed |
| application part which comes with enough practise, | | | | analysis of your performance |
| even average students can perform very well in the | | | | * After getting feedback after each test work in a |
| exam. All it requires is confidence and tenacity along | | | | retrospective fashion on areas of difficulty |
| with planned smart preparation to crack | | | | * Monitor your progress all along this stage |
| SAT. Even average students by learning basic | | | | An important aspect of dividing the entire preparation |
| concepts and adequate practise can crack SAT to | | | | into three smaller stages is that it gives more |
| get great scores for admission into colleges of their | | | | objectivity to the preparation in terms of goals. It helps |
| choice. | | | | students formulate their long term as well as short |
| Know Thyself | | | | term goals. A deadline based preparation schedule will |
| Before you start your preparation you should undergo | | | | also monitor their speed of progress of completion of |
| a detailed assessment ofyourself. This is perhaps the | | | | subjects so that they could speed up or give more |
| most crucial part of the preparation as you need to | | | | time to preparation if they trail behind the schedule. |
| know your strengths and weakness before you | | | | Train like an Athlete |
| actually start your preparation. An analogy about | | | | SAT preparation requires a lot of commitment and |
| correct assessment of yourself before starting your | | | | tenacity. Preparing for SAT is very similar to training of |
| preparation is suppose you want to reach New York, | | | | an athlete for any sport. The commitment and drive to |
| before starting your journey you should know which | | | | achieve what you desire and each day pushing |
| place are you starting form and what is your speed to | | | | yourself to stretch and test your limit while enjoying the |
| accurately know how will you reach there and how | | | | journey toward your goal. Another point worth |
| long you would take to reach there. Your preparation | | | | mentioning is very similar to an athlete whose |
| plan shoals be made such that you devote your time | | | | performance gets back by 15 days if he misses a |
| accordingly. After you have your own map of | | | | singletraining session , regularity is as important or |
| strengths and weaknesses move on to the next | | | | perhaps far more important than intensity of your |
| stage of preparing the preparation schedule for your | | | | preparation . So instead of cramming up things in a |
| self | | | | short span of time try and regularise your preparation |
| Stages of Preparation | | | | over a period of time. |
| Divide your preparation in three stages | | | | Remember: It takes years of preparation for moments |
| STAGE 1 | | | | of glory" |
| * This stage should constitute of 40 percentage of the | | | | CONFIDENCE: Name of the Game |
| total time | | | | Confidence is what differentiates a winner from a |
| * The focus in this stage of preparation should be | | | | mediocre. Confidence in yourself and your hard-work |
| learning and improving areas of weakness as well as | | | | goes a long way to mould preparation. It serves as the |
| unfamiliar topics. | | | | only fuel to power your preparation. Lack of |
| * All the basic concepts should be covered by the end | | | | confidence will make you loose the game before the |
| of this stage. | | | | game actually starts. So self-belief and confidence are |
| * Focus on easier topics initially followed by more | | | | two very basic ingredients of any successful strategy |
| difficult topics. | | | | for SAT. |
| * Solving problems along with reading lessons is of | | | | |