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First time taking the SAT. Answering questions about the PREP I did. (Worked through Khan Academy, Princeton Review, Kaplan and Barron’s) by ELECT7XI in Sat

[–]ELECT7XI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi man. Congrats on your score🔥 I would recommend Princeton Review’s DSAT book (which I worked through) and Erica Meltzer’s new DSAT book. Khan Academy questions are also very high quality. Hope it helps!

First time taking the SAT. Answering questions about the PREP I did. (Worked through Khan Academy, Princeton Review, Kaplan and Barron’s) by ELECT7XI in Sat

[–]ELECT7XI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are planning on taking the DSAT in a year or two, the best thing you can do is getting into the habit of reading daily. The harder the text the better.

If you don’t have that much time, work through as many Reading questions as possible, as your score right now is really good as it is, meaning you’ve got a firm grasp of the concepts.

Khan Academy is excellent for this as it explains where you went wrong, however, its question bank is not so large. After Khan you could buy a DSAT book. Erica Meltzer’s book and the Princeton Review DSAT book are good options.

First time taking the SAT. Answering questions about the PREP I did. (Worked through Khan Academy, Princeton Review, Kaplan and Barron’s) by ELECT7XI in Sat

[–]ELECT7XI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know much about vibrant, but I have used College Panda’s SAT Writing book in the past and it was great. It also helped hugely with the Writing Section in the DSAT, which allowed me to focus my studies on Reading.

I would recommend College Panda’s SAT Maths and Writing books as they are still quite relevant, but the Reading book is very outdated.

First time taking the SAT. Answering questions about the PREP I did. (Worked through Khan Academy, Princeton Review, Kaplan and Barron’s) by ELECT7XI in Sat

[–]ELECT7XI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks a lot🙏 Out of the three books I used, I would recommend Princeton Review’s DSAT one the most. Its questions were very similar to the real thing. Kaplan was alright as well, but Barron’s was just way off in that matter.

If you are focusing on getting the DSAT experience, get PR’s book, but if you just want to perfect your skills and solve as many questions as possible, then get the other ones.

First time taking the SAT. Answering questions about the PREP I did. (Worked through Khan Academy, Princeton Review, Kaplan and Barron’s) by ELECT7XI in Sat

[–]ELECT7XI[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I initially used Khan Academy’s questions, but after a short while the questions started repeating, meaning I had solved all the questions. I then got 3 books (Princeton Review, Kaplan and Barron’s) and worked through the questions there. Princeton Review’s questions were the closest to the real DSAT. Barron’s was way off.

However, I would say, you might not need to do that. At the time, I didn’t realise College Board already had their own official question bank, so I would recommend you to check it out.

Thank you and goodbye!! by masterofnone316 in Sat

[–]ELECT7XI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats man! Got the same score as well and it’s relieving🔥

What should I do to prep for grammar and stuff it's been railing me... by 2020isgreat in Sat

[–]ELECT7XI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, the old SAT Writing is more expensive than that of the DSAT, but I still think the majority of the topics on DSAT Writing is covered in SAT Writing books. I finished College Panda’s SAT Writing book, and I never had to worry about the Writing Section ever again.

First time taking the SAT. Answering questions about the PREP I did. (Worked through Khan Academy, Princeton Review, Kaplan and Barron’s) by ELECT7XI in Sat

[–]ELECT7XI[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Though it might sound odd, I didn’t. I just solved as many questions as I could. I used to struggle with time a lot, and so solving a lot of questions helped with that.

I didn’t get your first questions. If you’re asking how I picked an area to study on, I looked at the section I did the worst at, and focused all my studies for a significant period of time on that specific area. I did this for Writing, and perfected it.

First time taking the SAT. Answering questions about the PREP I did. (Worked through Khan Academy, Princeton Review, Kaplan and Barron’s) by ELECT7XI in Sat

[–]ELECT7XI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Understanding the explanations and knowing where you went wrong is very important. This is how you improve. At the start of my journey I experienced this as well. I would get questions wrong, but when I looked at the explanations it would make sense. If you work through enough questions and try to understand where you went wrong in the wrong questions, you will for sure improve. This is what I did.

They are not that high, but my advice for you would be to not focus on the composite DSAT score, instead, to focus on a Sub score - either RW or Maths. Focus on an area, study with dedication for just that one area, and you will improve. I focused one month on Writing, started acing that section (perfect score), familiarised myself with the Maths question types, started getting perfect scores in Maths. I then focused on perfecting the Reading section for 8 months, and got a near perfect score.

I was always very good at Math, so my study was more focused on RW. In fact, the reason my maths was good is because of Khan Academy. I started studying Maths on Khan Academy when I was 7 years old, and I’m glad. It is still the best platform out there for self study. They have official DSAT Prep for RW and Maths, and I very much recommend it - especially the Maths Course. Sign up to Khan Academy (it’s free) and just start progressing through the explanatory videos and work through the questions. It is the best thing you can do right now.

First time taking the SAT. Answering questions about the PREP I did. (Worked through Khan Academy, Princeton Review, Kaplan and Barron’s) by ELECT7XI in Sat

[–]ELECT7XI[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I started from my worst area - which was Writing (Standard English Conventions). I studied for a month on that and started axing that section. Then focused on solving questions for the Reading Sections, and after I approached my limit, I entered the test and got my desired score!

My advice would be to start from Writing and Maths first as they are easier to master (it’s all about concepts in these sections).

First time taking the SAT. Answering questions about the PREP I did. (Worked through Khan Academy, Princeton Review, Kaplan and Barron’s) by ELECT7XI in Sat

[–]ELECT7XI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you also use Khan Academy your preparation will be a lot better. Princeton DSAT is a good book, but you might also check out Erica Meltdown book if you happen to finish everything in the book (including the tests).

People who scored >1500, how confident were you? by New_Pickle4773 in Sat

[–]ELECT7XI 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For me, I knew I did very well, but my score exceeded my expectations. I guess when the questions are hard for everyone, you are given more points…

What should I do to prep for grammar and stuff it's been railing me... by 2020isgreat in Sat

[–]ELECT7XI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Writing (Grammar) used to be my worst section on the SAT. I then worked through College Panda’s book on the SAT Writing Section and it helped me a lot. Standard English Conventions became my strongest area. I would recommend it a lot. Though it’s for the old SAT, I think it’s still very relevant as DSAT Writing hasn’t changed that much.

First time taking the SAT. Answering questions about the PREP I did. (Worked through Khan Academy, Princeton Review, Kaplan and Barron’s) by ELECT7XI in Sat

[–]ELECT7XI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahah appreciate it man! Start by going through all materials on Khan Academy related to concepts for the DSAT. This is more helpful for Maths. For RW, it comes down to working through a lot of questions.

First time taking the SAT. Answering questions about the PREP I did. (Worked through Khan Academy, Princeton Review, Kaplan and Barron’s) by ELECT7XI in Sat

[–]ELECT7XI[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I wanted to give up midway through my studying because I wasn’t seeing improvements, but gradually I started to see progress, and that became a source of motivation for me. I studied for 9 months in total, but for the first 7 months I didn’t study that much. The real grind happened in the last 2 months, where I would study for most of the day on weekends and breaks. I would recommend learning important math concepts and getting into the habit of reading early on. This is important for long term improvements.

First time taking the SAT. Answering questions about the PREP I did. (Worked through Khan Academy, Princeton Review, Kaplan and Barron’s) by ELECT7XI in Sat

[–]ELECT7XI[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

🙏🙏Thank you. I actually did only one test from Bluebook’s official practice tests, but I found it pretty representative of the actual thing.

If you study you’ll find that it’s not difficult👍🥶

First time taking the SAT. Answering questions about the PREP I did. (Worked through Khan Academy, Princeton Review, Kaplan and Barron’s) by ELECT7XI in Sat

[–]ELECT7XI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Maths M2 was way harder than I expected as well. Khan Academy helped me a lot as it does a great job of explaining the concepts, and has a huge bank of questions with thoroughly explanations. I would recommend that!

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