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Preparing for Tests
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SAT(Scholastic Aptitude Test)
Go to www.4tests.com
It consists of analogies, sentence completion, reading comprehension, standard math and quantitative comparison items. The SAT I does not include advanced mathematics topics nor does it attempt to assess higher-order thinking or reasoning skills. Though a "Verbal" score is provided, test takers do not write a single word. The SAT I is validated for just one purpose: predicting first-year college grades. It does not do even this very well. Testmakers acknowledge that high school grade-point average (GPA) or class rank are the best predictors of first-year grades, despite the huge variation among high schools and courses. The SAT I predicts other outcomes, such as graduation rates, even more poorly. As more colleges move away from using the SAT I for making admissions decisions, the testmakers are promoting its use for course placement purposes. However, studies show that the individual colleges' own exams are much more accurate tools for placing students. The College Board, which administers the SAT series, earns more than $125 million each year in revenue from the exams. Estimates on the amount of money students spend on SAT prep materials each year reach well over $100 million. This money keeps the College Board and ETS very invested in the continued use of the test.
ACT(American College Testing Program Assessment)
Go to www.act.org
The ACT is America's most widely accepted college entrance exam. It assesses high school students' general educational development and their ability to complete college-level work. ACT now serves consumers around the world. ACT also provides services to K-16 education and educational agencies and to business and industry. The ACT is offered nationally every year in October, December, February, April, and June (see chart below). In select states it is also given in September. Students have traditionally taken the ACT in the spring of their junior year and, if necessary, again in the fall of their senior year. However, more and more students are choosing to take their first ACT at an earlier point, such as during the fall of their junior year. This gives them more flexibility to retake the ACT one or more times, or to take the SAT or SAT IIs.
LSAT
Go to www.lsat-center.com or www.lsatprepcourse.com
The LSAT is the required entrance exam for most U.S. law schools. The LSAT is exceedingly important for your admissions chances and it is the most important admissions factor at most law schools. It is administered by the LSAC (Law School Admissions Council) four times each year and you can take it at a nearby location.
The Bad News: Taking the LSAT is a marathon. The tests are a total of 175 minutes long and the writing sample is 30 minutes long. Add to that some administrative work and a break and the whole LSAT test day "experience" will take you about 4 to 5 hours. You will have to take practice tests in blocks of several hours to simulate the test day experience.
The Good News: The LSAT doesn't tend to change much from year to year. It has been essentially the same test for ten years. This means that if you take enough practice tests and learn the right strategies, you can effectively prepare for the test.

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