Zen in the Art of the SAT: How to Think, Focus, and Achieve Your Highest Score
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (678 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0618574883 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Matt's got the formula" according to Peter E. Dreyer. I am Peter Dreyer, currently a student at the University of Pennsylvania. I used the methods in this book last year when I was taking the SAT. Matt has absolutely got the formula down (which he has now put into a book). To all juniors (or parents of juniors), everything on the test is middle school material. The key, and Matt's main lesson in his book, is how to take the test. The SKIP AND COMEBACK method, which is his main point, was extremely helpful and improved my score dramatical. Learn how to think about the SAT, not just what's on it. Daniel C. Sommer Zen in the Art of the SAT helped me see the SAT in a completely new light. It taught me that learning how to take the test was more important than learning what was on the test. Learning to skip and come back to hard problems helped me stay calm and collected, and the authors advice helped me overcome my mid exam panic sessions. Learning a new way to see the questions made the entire test a lot easier. This is advice I should have had going into high school, not just now that I'm taki. best buy for SAT assistance Aaron Bloch My parents got me a couple of books intended to help me on the SATIs and IIs. "Zen in the Art of the SAT" was by far the most helpful. When I took the PSAT I was very nervous and didn't do as well as I would have liked. This book emphasized the development of an overall technique that increased my math, writing, and reading comprehension scores. I highly reccommend it.
. From School Library Journal Grade 10 Up–This book takes a rather unusual approach to a topic of perennial interest, but it's not particularly effective. All rights reserved. Overall, though, there are better books out there to help students prepare for the SAT.–Laura Younkin, Ballard High School, Louisville, KYCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Some of the material just doesn't gel and feels forced. The section entitled The Buddha and the SAT is particularly obtuse. Bardin and Fine look to ancient philosophy to help teens take an academic test. Also, there is a chapter on dealing with one's parents including recognizing damaging remarks made by well-meaning individuals. There are some helpful tidb
On the SAT, basic information is presented in tricky new combinations, and getting the right answers depends less on what you know than on how you think.Zen in the Art of the SAT, written for those in grades 9–12, can help you achieve your highest score on the new SAT.• Learn to let go of worries and fears, calm your mind, and bring your attention to the present moment.• Explore the main obstacles actual students have faced and how they overcame them.• Assess yourself: know what role anxiety plays in your test-taking and learn how to change reading habits that may be limiting your succes