https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 25 May 2026 12:11:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-study-for-the-sats-were-you-happy-with-your-results#post-356545 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:28:48 +0000 immabeetoo 356545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honestly? I didn't. Our school only offered the ACTs but after research I thought my SAT score would be better since it eliminated the science and had more writing/vocab focus, so I drove to a Chicago suburb to take the SAT. It was worth it, my SAT was a higher equivalency than my ACT and it resulted in more academic scholarship $. I was happy with my score. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-study-for-the-sats-were-you-happy-with-your-results#post-356515 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:18:55 +0000 PurplePumps 356515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't really study.. tried to take a couple practice tests, but I can't force myself to do something when it's not for real and won't count. I did pretty bad on the English part, as expected, I hated all classes English/History and reading - I think 580 and did well on math - 720, which is all I cared about. I remember being pretty upset I didn't get a perfect score on math. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-study-for-the-sats-were-you-happy-with-your-results#post-356511 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:17:59 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 356511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took the PSATs when I was in 10th grade because it was required for honor students. I scored high enough to be a National Merit Scholar (or something like that).</p> <p>Then when the real SATs came around, I didn't study at all and got 100 points away from a perfect score.</p> <p>I just chalk it up to being a good test taker. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-study-for-the-sats-were-you-happy-with-your-results#post-356502 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:13:21 +0000 dagret 356502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't...and scored above average. I knew I wanted a state school or regional liberal arts college so i called it good enough. </p> <p>Now my DH and all of his friends took the SAT the day after Homecoming...they were probably still drunk. Not the best scheduling on anyone's part. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-study-for-the-sats-were-you-happy-with-your-results#post-356500 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:12:27 +0000 LemonLong 356500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer I was born and raised in Hayward, WI (Northwestern WI). I went to college at UW-Eau Claire and lived there for awhile and then moved to Beloit for a year and a half before heading west to Colorado. I meet sooooo many people here in Colorado who are from WI though- lots of packer flags in our neighborhood! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-study-for-the-sats-were-you-happy-with-your-results#post-356494 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:10:55 +0000 Alivoo01 356494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also studied the review books and took numerous practice tests on the CD-ROM. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-study-for-the-sats-were-you-happy-with-your-results#post-356334 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:26:55 +0000 Maysprout 356334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>SAT day was crazy. We had our regional cross country meet and then the homecoming dance the same day. They had to move the regionals later in the day since it was SAT day and it was a really hot day. I'm not sure if it was the heat or being starving after taking a test and eating too close to running or food poisoning but every girl on our team but one puked after the race. I almost puked on the principal, we had won so she came over to congratulate and I had to run off to the bathroom, just got to the sink before it all came out. </p> <p>I wish I had studied more, i did fine but I didn't realize people took classes and studied for it, I thought it was just something you took based off of what you'd learned in school. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-study-for-the-sats-were-you-happy-with-your-results#post-356284 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:05:45 +0000 MediaNaranja 356284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: Pretty much exactly what I did. One class, did ok, but relied more on my ACT score. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-study-for-the-sats-were-you-happy-with-your-results#post-356282 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:04:06 +0000 doxielove 356282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yay for Wisconsinites - I'm in the Milwaukee area, born and raised. Went to Marquette. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-study-for-the-sats-were-you-happy-with-your-results#post-356278 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:02:54 +0000 MrsBrewer 356278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Meeshmallow: @LemonLong: I thought I was the only one from WI on Hellobee!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-study-for-the-sats-were-you-happy-with-your-results#post-356268 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:00:52 +0000 doxielove 356268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: I'm from WI/went to school in WI, too!! Must be a Wisconsin thing :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-study-for-the-sats-were-you-happy-with-your-results#post-356264 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:59:19 +0000 MrsBrewer 356264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LemonLong: Where did you go to school?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-study-for-the-sats-were-you-happy-with-your-results#post-356262 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:58:48 +0000 heffalump 356262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't. I got a good enough score to get into the school I wanted..... and that was that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-study-for-the-sats-were-you-happy-with-your-results#post-356261 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:58:29 +0000 LemonLong 356261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer : Yep, I only took the ACTs too. I went to school in WI. They didn't even offer SATs anywhere in our area. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-study-for-the-sats-were-you-happy-with-your-results#post-356256 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:55:49 +0000 sarac 356256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm good at standardized tests, so I didn't study. I got a 1290, which is very me academically. Good, but probably could have been really good with more effort. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-study-for-the-sats-were-you-happy-with-your-results#post-356252 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:54:18 +0000 MrsBrewer 356252@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Meeshmallow: Yep, that's what I was told too! I wanted to stay close to home, so all midwest (WI schools) and they could care less about SAT's which I find weird! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-study-for-the-sats-were-you-happy-with-your-results#post-356244 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:51:47 +0000 doxielove 356244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: 2nd that, I only took the ACT's. I applied to all local (midwest) universities, and I think the ACT's are preferred in the midwest. At least that's what my HS guidance counselor told me *shrugs* </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-study-for-the-sats-were-you-happy-with-your-results#post-356175 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:30:17 +0000 cyndistar3 356175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: I only took the ACT too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-study-for-the-sats-were-you-happy-with-your-results#post-356155 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:24:03 +0000 Meridian 356155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, some smarties here! I took 1 or 2 prep classes and think I got a 1390 on my SATs which I was satisfied with (but my parents weren't, of course).</p> <p>Funny story about the ACTs... our guidance counselor called us individually to his office and handed out the result sheets. I went to his office, he handed me my results and congratulated me on scoring a 33 (out of 36). I was ecstatic! Until I showed the sheet to my best friend in the lunch room, and she said, </p> <p>"Uhhhmm, your name isn't Melodie......." </p> <p>AGHHH, DAMNIT!! Melodie and I are both Asian, and have rhyming last names that start with an "L". Apparently that was too confusing for my poor guidance counselor. Sadly, I only scored a 29, haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-study-for-the-sats-were-you-happy-with-your-results#post-356099 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:12:15 +0000 Bookish 356099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honestly...I didn't study at all :p I'm one of those freaks who is really excellent at taking standardized tests. All my friends took standardized tests but my parents wouldn't let me... I just took the PSAT a couple times and I did really, really well on the SAT, and even better on the ACT. Something to brag about to my kids lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-study-for-the-sats-were-you-happy-with-your-results#post-356095 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:12:05 +0000 MrsBrewer 356095@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never took my SAT's, I only took ACT </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-study-for-the-sats-were-you-happy-with-your-results#post-356080 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:10:38 +0000 spaniellove 356080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only took the PSAT when my school forced me to sophomore and junior year. What really helped me was going through that book of SATs from past years and taking real tests to understand their pattern of questions. I also took a course that got me to see the types of questions instead of worrying about memorizing material, which helped in getting a 1530 and then an 800 in writing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-study-for-the-sats-were-you-happy-with-your-results#post-356075 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:09:48 +0000 ladyfingers 356075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gosh, I don't really remember. I know I took the PSATs and I had the prep books and probably took practice tests. No flashcards, I don't think. No classes. </p> <p>I was totally satisfied. I got a 1290 but I scored a 790 on verbal (this was back when it was just 800 and 800) and bombed on math. I was expecting that and was applying to journalism school and taking SAT II subject tests in writing and literature and AP tests, so I wasn't concerned about the math portion of my score.</p> <p>ETA @mrbee your comment about being a loser made me laugh out loud! I used to -- and still love -- taking practice tests and quizzes and filling out forms, I used to fill out college applications for fun when I was like a freshman in college. How's that for a loser? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-study-for-the-sats-were-you-happy-with-your-results#post-356034 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:00:34 +0000 BelugaBean 356034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took the PSAT a couple of times. I also had the books that I skimmed through and a teacher that focused a lot on SAT words. I don't remember my exact score but I took it three or four times and ended up with good results. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-study-for-the-sats-were-you-happy-with-your-results#post-356030 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:58:59 +0000 MaisyMay 356030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was in AVID, a college prep class, and took practice tests through them. I also took the PSAT's a few times. My scores were 1490, which was pretty good. I took the subject tests for fun and got a near perfect on the literature one, even though I fell asleep during the test. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-study-for-the-sats-were-you-happy-with-your-results#post-356027 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:58:10 +0000 tororojo 356027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took a test prep course that was offered by my school district to kids who did well on the PSAT. I was very happy with my SAT scores! I've always been good at tests, but got even better with classes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-study-for-the-sats-were-you-happy-with-your-results#post-356021 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:56:42 +0000 JerricaBenton 356021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha, I also took the PSATs in 7th grade and loved it as a standardized testing nerd :) I had a math tutor to brush up on all those SAT math skills and I did a basic Princeton Review course that was held at my HS. I don't think I got too much out of that but the math tutor helped. Other than that I didn't do too much studying on my own time and I did well. I got a perfect score on verbal and close enough to perfect on math. I was happy with my scores. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-study-for-the-sats-were-you-happy-with-your-results#post-356020 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:56:29 +0000 mrsjyw 356020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mamabolt: me too! 1480 after taking one practice test!</p> <p>same with ACTs, didn't study (went to party the night before LOL).... and got a 30, so I only took each exam once! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-study-for-the-sats-were-you-happy-with-your-results#post-356019 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:56:05 +0000 oliviaoblivia 356019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a good test taker and did the PSATs twice and had a book that I flipped through once. I regret not taking my SATs more than once. At the time I was happy enough with my score as it was above the range needed for all of my target schools, but looking back I wish I had taken it again to get 10 more points. I got a 1490 and would have liked to have gotten an even 1500. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-study-for-the-sats-were-you-happy-with-your-results#post-356004 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:51:32 +0000 mrs. bird 356004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i was a terrible student! i didn't study. my bff &amp; i went to a party the night before, came home at like 3am &amp; had to go take our SATs at 7ish. we were both hungover &amp; possibly still slightly drunk. i got an 1100 something, so yeah, i should have studied, slept, and been sober or retaken them! not my proudest admission =/ </p>