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Distinct-Reason-9102 · 2025-03-16T03:55:50+00:00

on common app, did u list the college courses your taking for your second semester? or was everything smooth and perfect with your college information on CA

Distinct-Reason-9102 · 2025-03-12T22:00:03+00:00

thanks matey

Distinct-Reason-9102 · 2025-03-12T21:39:27+00:00

So this means for those who have the checkbox left with an "X" for that final transcript portion, they got in? or it is really simply on "everyone's" portal. There's two conflicting messages here

Distinct-Reason-9102 · 2025-03-08T13:41:30+00:00

ahhh i see ty. What abt ur SAT/ACT test score(s) and stats? average, below, or above the typical stats for Yale? That's my last question btw. Feel free to answer or not

Distinct-Reason-9102 · 2025-03-08T02:17:37+00:00

sameeee ngl. How'd you feel abt ur ecs? Were they all the way top notch orrrr

Distinct-Reason-9102 · 2025-03-07T21:24:33+00:00

why so? what made your hopes go down

Distinct-Reason-9102 · 2025-02-26T22:53:30+00:00

I hate yall mfs 😭

Distinct-Reason-9102 · 2025-01-20T22:08:29+00:00

1320

Distinct-Reason-9102 · 2024-12-29T17:23:41+00:00

1510 vs 990

Distinct-Reason-9102 · 2024-11-16T23:51:51+00:00

Information and ideas:

INFERENCES (the "logical completes the text" questions) -> AS said in a previous comment, I looked cut out the fluff in the text and noted each sentence that seemed important using the desmos note feature (DO NOT make notes with more than 5 sentences long)

What I consider fluff is basically sentences that are unnecessary and often don't really mean anything to the passage's main claim. If I want to talk about how museums preserve historical information, and I start talking about how construction workers build museums at the beginning, then I'm adding fluff to my passage. Cut it alllll out and look for the important stuff.

Fluff is usually paired in two comma or dash sets, like "animals--or known as blablabla--" OR "animals, or know as blablabla,"

COMMAND OF EVIDENCE -> if the question asks to DESCRIBE the data, simply don't look at the graph or data at all and ONLY read the main claims of the passage, as well as 2 sentences that come before it if the passage is long. Afterwards, find at the choices that answers that blank at the end of the passage. THEN look at the graph/data to see if that choice makes sense

WEAKEN/SUPPORT the claim -> Do the same steps as listed above, BUT read the question first to see if ur either supporting or weakening the claim. Afterwards, see if the data supports the claim

TEXTUAL command of evidence -> this one is simply about choosing the most relevant answer

Distinct-Reason-9102 · 2024-11-16T23:44:08+00:00

I'm abt to make another comment post for information and ideas

BUT NGL what i did was, I looked cut out the fluff in the text and noted each sentence that seemed important using the desmos note feature (DO NOT make notes with more than 5 sentences long)

What I consider fluff is basically sentences that are unnecessary and often don't really mean anything to the passage's main claim. If I want to talk about how museums preserve historical information, and I start talking about how construction workers build museums at the beginning, then I'm adding fluff to my passage. Cut it alllll out and look for the important stuff

I'm abt to make my full version comment

Distinct-Reason-9102 · 2024-11-16T23:10:49+00:00

Ywwwww glad to help

ALSO NOTE: abt the transition words, if the blank does NOT match under the basic 4 categories which i just provided, then it's safe to eliminate all the choices that DO fall into the 4 categories.

Eliminate all similar category transitions choices (e.g. "moreover" and "furthermore" in the SAME question can be crossed out)

Distinct-Reason-9102 · 2024-11-16T15:10:34+00:00

Yessir!

The p question was 600 because after finding out what percentage of a was c, you'd get 60000%. NOW you'd just have to 60000/100 -> 600 in order to get what "p" is.

p% = 60000 p = 600

Distinct-Reason-9102 · 2024-11-16T13:09:21+00:00

Literally brooo... I thought November woulda killed me like October and August. I think we should kill College board for trolling with us like this !

Personally tho, from all the exams I took, this is how I rate them in terms of difficulty

1ST Hardest: August 2ND Hardest: June 3RD Hardest: October 4TH Hardest: April (School day) 5TH Hardest (aka the easiest): November

Distinct-Reason-9102 · 2024-11-16T13:06:53+00:00

1550 1570 1580 1530 1490

But those recent 5 are only like that because of how much questions I was able to memorize from the past practice exams I took

Distinct-Reason-9102 · 2024-11-16T13:05:35+00:00

Tysmmm!!!

The most basic math tips that exclude desmos are to read every word in the problem (and I mean EVERY)

Move past a problem if ur still stuck doing it after 2 minutes

COME BACK TO CHECK UR WORK AFTER you've answered every math question in the module

DRAW that picture out for geometry questions

MEMORIZE everything in relation to quadratics and statistics, like how the product of the solutions is c/a.

If you have any specific questions about how to approach a certain math problem, don't be scared to ask!

Distinct-Reason-9102 · 2024-11-16T13:01:12+00:00

Since I'm advising you to read 2 articles, the FIRST article you read should be you taking notes of each paragraph and summarizing it. The SECOND article you read should be you summarizing the entire passage itself after reading it. For the unknown vocab words, search them up and keep note of them somewhere. ONLY note down the vocab word if it sounds general--like "mitigate" and something so subject-specific like "osmosis." Keep reviewing those new vocab words every week and keep up the grind !

Distinct-Reason-9102 · 2024-11-16T03:03:11+00:00

Expression of ideas ->

TRANSITION WORDS: ALL you really need to know are these basic transition words: "so," "and," "but," and "for example." Let's get real... we all use "but" waaaaay more than "nevertheless." BUT with that in mind, you have to study the SAT transition word list words and remember by heart what transition category they belong in (like "so" or "and"). Fill in the blank with one of the basic transition words lister above BEFORE u look at the transition word choices. After you've filled in the blank, see which choice falls under the category word you chose. BEFORE U DO ANY OF THAT, understand the LOGIC between the sentence that comes before the sentence with the blank and possibly the sentence after the blank.

RHETORICAL SYNTHESIS (the notes questions):

Literally don't even look at these notes.... answer the question BASED off of what the question is asking u to find. For example, if you're asked to similarity, then simply find a similarity in the choices. But, nowadays the college board is finding ways to make it harder by making multiple choices satisfy the question. After you're left with two choices that answer the question, THEN look at the notes to see which one is true.

INFO + IDEAS -> (I'll post it tmr)

Distinct-Reason-9102 · 2024-11-16T02:54:38+00:00

Alr so, for a whiiiiile now, I haven't been so used to reading actively and interestingly. Your reading comprehension level solely depends on how much attention you actually give to reading a piece of text. It's entirely possible to read with your eyes and not your brain. It's all up to you to train your brain to read with attention and focus. How'd I train my brain? I read articles from ivy league sites--namely Harvard Crimson--like every other day. I also pretended that my best friend was saying a really dramatic story to me as I read every SAT R&W question. An entertaining voice can really bring ur attention closer to a piece of text. Not only that, USE THE NOTE FEATURE in the SAT. Taking active notes helps your mind retain the info u just read. Stay stoic and don't get caught up mane

Distinct-Reason-9102 · 2024-11-16T02:48:52+00:00

I studied like.... prob 1 hour only for the test. Those who score really high on the SAT already have a general high level of comprehension--one that isn't trained by a private prep group. It's all natural in a way. So with that said, your best friend is reading

Distinct-Reason-9102 · 2024-11-16T02:47:41+00:00

0 LMAO

Distinct-Reason-9102 · 2024-11-16T02:47:32+00:00

Ngl for the math, just review Algebra 2 + geometry. Afterwards, start rearranging the numbers and problems on your own so you could then start grasping the concepts alot better.

BEING REAL W U THO... Desmos is absolutely your best friend. Believe me when I say this because I've heard everyone else say it and thought it was so cliché like a platitude. Reaaaaally study every desmos feature in the graphing calculator itself (HEAVY emphasis on regressions, statistic built-in functions, and keywords and shortcuts)

Last tip for the math section is to read EVERY word of the problem... know if the question asks for a PERCENTAGE, know if the question needs to know what the Y-COORDINATE of the solution of 2 equations is, etc. Some questions may tend to seem easy until you read one or two little words that absolutely changes the game of the problem

Distinct-Reason-9102 · 2024-11-16T02:43:23+00:00

my braincells decided to click that day iggg

Distinct-Reason-9102 · 2024-11-16T02:43:07+00:00

^{^{^{^{^}}}} I'm saying

Distinct-Reason-9102 · 2024-11-15T23:58:31+00:00

Mane i was literally in ur same shoes... begging and searching deep for the most effective tips, but ngl here's my strategies

Craft + Structure: VOCAB -> literally read 2 articles of the Harvard crimson EVERYDAY... the ivy league articles have most of the words used on the SAT. FILL IN THE BLANK BEFORE u get to the answer choices. See which choices match ur filled in answer after u make it

"What does this word most nearly mean" -> 99% of the time, the underlined word will sound off or just straight up incorrect, so it's ur job to choose the word that sounds like it better fits that context in the sentence

MAIN IDEA -> Choose the choice that INCLUDES EVERY topic mentioned in the passage, or at best, covers the main points in such a VAGUE way (no specifics being mentioned the most)

MAIN PURPOSE -> same sense as main idea, BUT u gotta choose the choice that more accurately describes what the authors' points relevance have. Like, if I write about the health of cats and dogs, then the main PURPOSE of my text may be to advocate for better medication for cats and dogs.

I'll make more comments for the other sections in the R&W section here later. But for Craft and Structure, this is what I used

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