How Do You Prepare For College Placement Tests?
Preparation for college placement tests such as the SAT and ACT begins years before you take the test. Here is a list of the things you can do depending on how much time you have. I have been an SAT tutor and I had a small business writing and selling work sheets for SAT preparation courses. My own son did very very well on the tests. I won’t brag and tell you how well, but I will tell you several large universities offered him full scholarships. If you have seventeen years: Choose good parents ones who will read to you every day and give you piano lessons to improve your math skills. If you are in elementary or middle school: Read every day especially classics. Be sure to include in your reading list lots of classics from the 19 th and early 20 th centuries such as Dickins, C.S. Lewis, Austin and Twain. These will introduce you to much of the vocabulary you will need on the college placement tests. If you are starting high school: Choose challenging courses. Make sure you finish geome