the sat/act: prep smarter (using bodsat's methods)
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High-achieving high-school juniors! Let us save you weekend after weekend of low-quality ACT/SAT preparation by showing you how to prepare efficiently.TRANSCRIPT
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The SAT/ACT: Prep Smarter
Justin Sigars, Wes Carroll, and Megan deVries of BodSAT Prep
www.bodsat.com
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Who we are
BodSAT Prep is Justin, Wes, and Megan.
We work only with students who have
solid fundamentals and go to strong
schools.
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Our way works
Normal gains:
PSAT 180 to 225 → SAT 1820-2200
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Our way works
Normal gains:
PSAT 180 to 225 → SAT 1820-2200
Our students:
PSAT 180 to 225 → SAT 2000-2350
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Smart SAT/ACT prep
Why does “smart prep” matter?
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When does it matter?
Most students spend 80-200 hours on test prep.
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When does it matter?
Most students spend 80-200 hours on test prep.
That’s all day Saturday, every Saturday, for ten weeks to six months.
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When does it matter?
Most students spend 80-200 hours on test prep.
That’s all day Saturday, every Saturday, for ten weeks to six months.
(That’s not fun.)
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Smart SAT/ACT prep
There is a better way.
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Smart SAT/ACT prep
Four components of smart preparation for the SAT/ACT:
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Smart SAT/ACT prep
Four components of smart preparation for the SAT/ACT:
1. Mastering content and fundamentals
2. Building endurance
3. Taking care of your mind and body
4. Understanding the test like an expert
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Smart SAT/ACT prep
Three of these four components are best addressed
through schoolwork.
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Smart SAT/ACT prep
Three of these four components are best addressed
through schoolwork.
In other words, without any extra SAT/ACT Practice
Tests.
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Smart SAT/ACT prep
Three of these four components are best addressed
through schoolwork.
In other words, without any SAT/ACT classes.
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Smart SAT/ACT prep
Three of these four components are best addressed
through schoolwork.
In other words, without SAT/ACT tutoring.
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Smart SAT/ACT prep
Three of these four components are best addressed
through schoolwork.
In other words, without losing your weekends.
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Prep through schoolwork
Here are the parts you can do through schoolwork:
1. Mastering content and fundamentals
2. Building endurance
3. Taking care of your mind and body
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1. Fundamentals
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1. Fundamentals
The SAT and ACT test your mastery of information and processes in reading, writing, and math.
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1. Fundamentals
You know what’s great for improving your mastery in these areas?
Your classes.
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2. Endurance
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2. Endurance:
Here’s why mental and emotional endurance matters:
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2. Endurance:Good Homework Habits
These tests are four uninterrupted hours long.
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2. Endurance:Good Homework Habits
These tests are four uninterrupted hours long.
Endurance is a muscle. You have to build it.
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2. Endurance
Building endurance is best done by focusing on excellent homework habits.
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2. Endurance
Building endurance is best done by focusing on excellent homework habits.
Here’s how:
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2. Endurance:Good Homework Habits
Do your homework as if it were a long test.
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2. Endurance:Good Homework Habits
Do your homework as if it were a long test:
● Clear your room of distractions.● Work efficiently.● Don’t take excessive breaks.● Engage yourself fully.● Work meticulously.
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2. Endurance:Good Homework Habits
Do your homework as if it were a long test.
Those habits make you better at the SAT/ACT even though you’re not working on “SAT/ACT stuff.”
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3. Mind and Body
Working smarter means taking advantage of the research, which shows that the following things matter:
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3. Mind and Body
Mind:● Focus on the work and not the result.● Practice stress reduction techniques.
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3. Mind and Body
Mind:● Focus on the work and not the result.● Practice stress reduction techniques.
Body:● Hydrate often.● You are what you eat.● Practice good sleep habits.
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3. Mind and Body:Sleep Hygiene
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3. Mind and Body:Sleep Hygiene
● Teenagers need 8.5 to 10 hours of sleep every night, on average.
● Avoid inconsistent sleep and wake times.
● Limit screen time near bedtime.
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3. Mind and Body:Stanford Sleep Study
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3. Mind and Body:Stanford Sleep Study
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3. Mind and Body:Stanford Sleep Study
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3. Mind and Body:Stanford Sleep Study
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3. Mind and Body:Stanford Sleep Study
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Components #1 to #3
We’ve just talked about three components of smart preparation for the SAT/ACT:
1. Mastering content and fundamentals
2. Building endurance
3. Taking care of your mind and body
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Components #1 to #3
So, if your results are lower than you’d like, first look at your school and life habits.
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Components #1 to #3
Working on these components by taking practice tests...
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Components #1 to #3:The wrong way
Working on these components by taking practice tests...
...is working harder than you have to.
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Components #1 to #3:The wrong way
Working on these components by taking practice tests...
...is working harder than you have to.(a.k.a. It’s a waste of time and effort.)
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Components #1 to #3:The wrong way
“Working harder is the new lazy.”
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Too many practice tests
● Lowered enthusiasm / higher resentment● Lower GPA● Less time for extracurricular activities● Less success in college
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4. Understanding the test
This final piece is something you don’t do as part of your schoolwork.
For this part, you need to understand the SAT or ACT.
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4. Understanding the test
If you succeed in the first three components of
preparation, then the fourth (understanding
the SAT or ACT) should be relatively fast and
painless.
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4. Understanding the test:ACT vs SAT
How can you tell whether the ACT or the SAT is better for you?
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4. Understanding the test:ACT vs SAT
How can you tell whether the ACT or the SAT is better for you?
For most, it doesn’t matter.
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4. Understanding the test:ACT vs SAT
How can you tell whether the ACT or the SAT is better for you?
The tests are standardized: most students will get approximately the same score on both.
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4. Understanding the test:ACT vs SAT
But if you’re one of the few students who should be taking one and not the other, how would you know?
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4. Understanding the test:ACT vs SAT
Here are a few guidelines.
If you’ve taken both:
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4. Understanding the test:ACT vs SAT
Here are a few guidelines.
If you’ve taken both:
Take the one you got a much higher score on.Take the one you are more comfortable with.
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4. Understanding the test:ACT vs SAT
Here are a few guidelines.
If you haven’t taken both:
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4. Understanding the test:ACT vs SAT
Here are a few guidelines.
If you haven’t taken both:
The ACT is dense. To ace the ACT, you need to be a fast reader.The ACT probably already feels familiar.
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4. Understanding the test:ACT vs SAT
Here are a few guidelines.
If you haven’t taken both:
The SAT takes some getting used to.To ace the SAT, you need to get to know it.The SAT is more vulnerable to expert strategy.
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4. Understanding the test:ACT vs SAT
Still not sure? Give us a call. We’d be happy to help you sort it out.
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4. Understanding the SAT/ACT:How to do it
No matter which test you choose, there are two good ways to understand the test:
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4. Understanding the SAT/ACT:How to do it
No matter which test you choose, there are two good ways to understand the test:
1. Read some tests and think about them.
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4. Understanding the SAT/ACT:How to do it
No matter which test you choose, there are two good ways to understand the test:
1. Read some tests and think about them.or
2. Work with us.
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4. Understanding the SAT/ACT:How to do it
We hold small SAT seminars
in the San Francisco CA Bay Area
throughout the year.
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4. Understanding the test:How to do it
We also offer private tutoring for the
SAT/ACT.
This tutoring is available in any location.
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In summary: work smarter.
Work smarter, not harder,
to build the foundation for a higher GPA,
higher ACT/SAT scores, and most importantly,
for a more fulfilling life.
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Questions?
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