Preparing for the SATs

While we're still early in our journey into the SAT, my oldest has begun to do some initial ground work with beginning to get prepared for the SAT. As with many other areas within homeschooling, the opportunities for SAT-prep is vast.

I scoured the internet last summer for the best resource that Love could start with in her studies and we settled on the 2018 Edition of The Official SAT Study Guide. It's a very thick guide, but that's because it has multiple practice tests and explanatory answer guides to go with each test. Love's goal has been to become as familiar as she can with the type of content that she will be presented with to lessen the shock on test day and increase her comfort levels.

This guide, along with the Kaplan App, and IEW's high school writing course, all referenced below has been the resources that Love has used in her initial SAT study preparation.

I provided the following information to accompany the CLEP presentation that can be accessed here.

uPSAT is offered in October/November each year; administered at KGHS (Register in August at KGHS with Terri Morrison, Counseling Secretary/Scholarship Coordinator) 

uOnly your junior year scores will count towards the National Merit Scholarship Program.

uSAT Offered 7 times per year (March, May, June, Aug, Oct, Nov, Dec)

uRegister on CollegeBoard for a Test Date; administered at local high school

uSAT Test Prep

u“The Official SAT Study Guide, 2018 Edition (Official Study Guide for the New Sat)”

uAides you in becoming familiar with the structure and layout of each of the 5 sections of the SAT

uPractice questions and explanations

u8 practice tests, answer sheets

uDownload app, take picture of answer sheet, immediate results

uKaplan app

uDaily practice questions

uPractice test and tailored study guide based on answers

uConnect CollegeBoard account to Kaplan website for tailored study guide for your PSAT and SAT results

uIEW High School Writing Intensive, Second Edition DVD

uUnderstanding and Preparing for the Redesigned SAT® Essay & strategies for the personal essay