COOL STUFF YOU CAN GET SOME SAT-ISFACTION.Byline: - Mike Chmielecki For a high school student, the only three letters that cause more stress than z-i-t is SAT. Though graduation Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the associated ceremony. The date of event is often called degree day. The event itself is also called commencement, convocation or invocation. is still months away, seniors should start learning as much as they can about the test now. They might have an unknown future in front of them, but at least they'll have a familiar test. You could take a test preparation class - and a second job to help pay for it. Or you could pick up ``Up Your Score: The Underground Guide to the SAT'' (Workman WORKMAN. One who labors, one who is employed to do business for another. 2. The obligations of a workman are to perform the work he has undertaken to do; to do it in proper time; to do it well to employ the things furnished him according to his contract. Publishing; $10.95), written by five students who aced their exams. The book is full of information from an insider's perspective. For example, did you know the fastest way of filling in a circle is starting from the middle and working your way out? Or that you should memorize mem·o·rize tr.v. mem·o·rized, mem·o·riz·ing, mem·o·riz·es 1. To commit to memory; learn by heart. 2. Computer Science To store in memory: the instructions before you take the test? There's plenty more time-saving info where that came from, as well as ways to sharpen sharp·en tr. & intr.v. sharp·ened, sharp·en·ing, sharp·ens To make or become sharp or sharper. sharp your memory, math and comprehension comprehension Act of or capacity for grasping with the intellect. The term is most often used in connection with tests of reading skills and language abilities, though other abilities (e.g., mathematical reasoning) may also be examined. skills. So read this book, then go to the SAT armed with a weapon stronger than fear and uncertainty: knowledge! CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (``Up Your Score: The Underground Guide to the SAT'') |
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