Rather than sleeping in, some students on campus showed up at high schools in the area at 8 a.m. Saturday to take the SAT, a college readiness test that measures students’ reading, writing, and math skills.
“I felt good about this SAT,” senior Abraham LaRosa said. “There were a couple questions that I couldn’t wrap my head around, but other than that it was pretty chill. I’m glad to be able to do an SAT in August, especially since I am trying to apply to colleges early.
Junior Safaa Shaik was taking the test for the first time, which caused some anxiety.
“This was my first SAT, and I think the aspect of me taking it for the first time definitely caused some stress but overall I had a good experience,” Shaik said.
On the other hand, some students, like senior Samriddhi Parashar, took the SAT for the last time.
“I felt like this SAT wasn’t too bad,” she said. “There were some modules that felt mentally trying because of the vocab and analysis portions on the English section and [having] a lack of time on the last section of the math part, but apart from that it wasn’t too bad.”
To prepare, Parashar used many resources.
“I prepared for it using Khan Academy, the SAT question bank on college board, some The College Panda [prep books] from Amazon, and basic YouTube videos [about] Desmos and comprehension strategies,” Parashar said. “For some general advice, I would just say time yourself, trust your gut, and don’t leave any questions blank.”
