1. Verbal SAT Prep Tricks
Coach Mihoulides

2. SAT Basics – The Ins and Outs
Scoring – Critical Reading – 800
-- Math
-- Writing

3. Points
Correct – 1 point
Incorrect – 0 points
Blank – 0 points
Should I guess? Letter Of The Day

4. What is the National Average?
The current national average is around 993 for the first round of the new SAT (Verbal/Math combined)

5. SAMPLE SAT SCORES USC Aiken – 860 USC Columbia- 1280 Clemson – 1210
C of Charleston –
University of Georgia- 1140
Duke University – 1440
Harvard

6. Reading Passages Type of passage – 5 passages total - 1 literature
- 2 science
- 2 history
Topic of Passage – Read the italics.
Types of questions - Time wasters, line numbers, no line numbers

7. Reading Comprehension (cont.)
Tackling the Passages
Read the italics
Decipher the question.
Read what you need – Questions go in order of the passage.
Predict
POE – Process of elimination. Two always.

8. Reading Comprehension (cont.)
Imply, suggest, infer
Vocabulary – Don’t skip- Plug it in
Question types
- Paired sets
- Main Idea/ General ?’s save
- Hard questions – Skip
4. Dual Passages

9. Writing Essay – Optional
Make sure it is legible and at least three paragraphs.
Grammar – 35 minutes with 44 questions
Rules covered – subject-verb agreement, pronoun-antecedent agreement, possession, correct pronoun and preposition usage, misplaced and dangling modifiers, punctuation marks.
Paragraph with underlined portions.

10. Writing (cont.) Tackling grammar questions:
Check what is changing in the answer choices.
Use POE
The best answers are
- Consistent with the rest of the passage.
- Precise – to the point
- Concise – less is more (one word)

11. Preparation Go to sleep at your usual time.
The night before, lay out all of the materials you will need
(pencils, calculator, peppermints, snack, paperwork, and id).
Try to arrive thirty minutes before the test.
Eat a good breakfast – Nothing high in sugar or greasy. (examples- eggs, turkey bacon, oatmeal, yogurt)

12. College Options: 2 year (Genreal Education classes, transfer)
4 year (Are you ready? Time management)
Life Scholarship –(3.0, 1,100 SAT, 24 ACT, Top 30%)
Hope Scholarship – (3.0 GPA)
High school resume (9-12 activities)
Travel abroad
Intramural sports

13. Test Dates October 1st November 5th Suggestions: December 3rd
January 28th
March 11th
May 6th
June 3rd
Suggestions:
Sophomores – Take the PSAT and SAT at least once.
Juniors – Take the SAT in December and June

14. Test Prep Learn new words each day.
Take practice tests. Be honest. Time yourself.
Read often. Classics (ie. The Great Gatsby)