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Subject: Re: SAT Practice Software Recommendations?
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Date: Mon, 23-Mar-87 19:02:24 EST
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John, what the SATs really measure is
(1) general level of academic knowledge (i.e. FACTS ONLY)
(2) aptitude for taking multiple choice tests like the SAT.

Not much anyone can do about (1), but a fair amount you can do about
(2) if you've psyched out the tests, which the Princeton Review and
some other folks have done. If you know how the test WORKS, you can
do lots better than if you don't. No, you won't go from a 600 to an
800, but you might go from a 600 to a 700, depending on how the
scores for your particular session go.

Honest, there are lots of wierd things about the SAT. First of all,
the questions go from easy to hard in a section. Second, there are
some standard "types" of questions that you can learn formulas for
answering, etc.

Valerie Maslak