Have you already taken the SAT in March or May 2021 but have not got your desired score? Or are you going to take the SAT for the first time in August or October this year? Whether you are in your junior or senior year of high school, the SAT scores will play a significant role in deciding your prospects of getting into your dream university in the USA, Canada, UK or other destinations around the globe. Therefore, it is expected that many aspirants do start out their SAT prep with considerable nerves. The first decision that students face is whether to prepare on their own or opt for professional tutoring. In the present scenario, if you do choose to sign up for a SAT Prep Course, you would very likely be enrolling for an Online SAT tutoring program in Kuwait. While online courses do give you the flexibility of prepping from the comfort and safety of your home, the problem arises when there are options aplenty and deciding which SAT online courses are the best for you could be a challenge. Even as a SAT aspirant in Kuwait, whether you are from an American school or Indian school or IB or IGCSE curriculum, preparing for the SAT could appear to be a daunting task, since a lot of the skills that are tested on the SAT are not those that we learn in regular school. On top of it, the rigors of school work, assignments, tests etc., add to the pressure of how much time can you spare to prep for the SAT on your own.
In such a scenario, opting for a SAT test Prep course may be a wise idea, but again, given the various options for SAT classes in Kuwait, you need to enroll for a result-oriented SAT Preparation course that has proven to be highly effective in delivering successful results. While deciding on a SAT coaching program, consider factors such as highly experienced instructors, score improvement guarantee, live online sessions as opposed to merely recorded instruction, doubt solving classes, variety of practice materials, a good number of practice mock tests that simulate the pattern of the real SAT, flexibility of timing, ability grouping, among other factors. Do compare your options: go through the various institutes’ websites, make sure to check out their ratings and reviews before making the final call.
Now for those who have already started their SAT prep classes, but are stuck at a certain score, or are clueless about how to break the plateau and improve to a higher score, here are some useful tips:
- Work on your accuracy: Most students are preoccupied with the thought of trying to solve questions fast. In the process, they rush and make lot of unwanted and careless mistakes. So first, focus on getting the questions right with the right strategy.
- Improve your timing: Once you start getting questions right consistently, you need to focus on bettering your timing. Timing will get better only when you start solving questions with the right SAT strategies rather than solving them with your instincts or traditional methods. In reading, for example, your speed can be improved if you get comfortable with reading different types of texts on topics which you find daunting or boring otherwise.
- Take a lot of practice tests: No matter how many questions you solve in books, ultimately your real standing will be gauged on how you are performing on your mocks. So, take at least 4 to 7 mock tests before your real exam, ideally around the same time in the morning when the SAT is slotted. For the last month leading up to the exam, reserve every weekend for a practice test that would help you improve your focus and timing and allow you to try out all your different strategy plans to see which one will work the best on test day. For example, In the Reading section, some students decide to do the dual passage at the end of it all while some others keep the social science passages (or any other topic of discomfort) for the end. To see what order yields you the best results, you need to work them out through various practice tests. The same holds true for math while deciding whether to do the grid-in questions first or the multiple-choice questions.
So whether you are preparing by yourself or taking professional help, follow the tips above to get better results. Happy studying!
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