A Perfect SAT Score

Is it possible? Shaan Patel of PrepExpert.com says yes. Have you ever wondered how to achieve higher SAT scores or even get a perfect SAT score? I had the pleasure to interview Shaan Patel various times. He is the founder of 2400 Expert SAT Prep (renamed PrepExpert) and winner on ABC’s Shark Tank. Mark Cuban signed a deal with Shaan just in time for the release of the new SAT (SAT scores 2016-2017).

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Big changes abound for the new SAT, and many are beneficial for incoming college students.

Some SAT scores and content changes include the following:

The test is more aligned with school (including relevant vocabulary terms used in school and useful for the future)
The test is overall less complicated
There are no penalties for wrong answers
Relevant words in context-students will see vocabulary words used in real life (editing or reading a passage-not rote memorization)
The maximum SAT score 2015 is vastly greater than today’s SAT
New SAT scoring 2016-2017
Real world problems
The test reveals in-context areas of social studies and science in reading passages
Only four answer choices instead of five
No more experimental sections
No more obscure vocabulary words
More graphs and charts to interpret
Essay is optional-50 minutes
Students are given more time to answer questions

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Perfect SAT Score: New SAT 1600 vs 2400:

Last Minute SAT Prep Tips for the New Test

SAT General Strategy: Don’t Flip Back & Forth – Most students approach standardized tests by circling the correct answer in the test booklet, flipping to the answer sheet and bubbling in the answer, and then returning to the test booklet to tackle the next question. This is not the most efficient approach because it wastes time and interrupts the flow of the test. To save time and decrease interruptions, only flip to the answer sheet after you have answered an entire page of questions in your test booklet. For example, if there are five SAT questions on one page of the test booklet, don’t flip to the answer sheet to bubble-in answers until you’ve circled the correct answer to those five questions on that page of the test booklet first. In addition, answering an entire page of SAT questions will increase your confidence to tackle the next page of SAT questions.

SAT Math Strategy: SAP – Substitute Answers in Problem – You can avoid algebra altogether on the SAT Math section when there are variables in the question and numbers in the answer choices. Simply plug in the numbers from the answer choices back into the original algebraic equation to see if the problem works out fine. This strategy is especially effective on the new radioactive decay and exponential growth problems on the New SAT.

SAT Reading Strategy: BOSS – Build (Your) Own Simple Solution – This is the key to unlocking the SAT Reading section. Create your own answer before looking at the answer choices. In order to avoid peeking, cover answer choices with your hand. BOSS solves the biggest problem associated with the SAT section: selecting enticing, but incorrect answer choices. Imagine going on a treasure hunt without knowing what the treasure looks like. If you don’t know what you’re looking for, then it’s hard to find the right item. Similarly, reading through answer choices without knowing what you’re looking for can make it hard to find the right answer. BOSS is like having a picture of the treasure!

SAT Writing Strategy: COP – Cross Out Prepositions – Grammar errors are almost never in prepositional phrases. Prepositional phrases only distract you from grammar errors. You can remember many prepositions by thinking of anything a squirrel can do to a log (ex. in, on, out, under, etc.). To quickly identify writing errors, cross out prepositions. By focusing on the simplified sentence that does not contain prepositional phrases, you will be able to identify grammatical writing errors more easily.

For example, let’s examine the following sentence: “Until it is managed by a new, more effective, and more understanding administration, the teachers will continue to strike.” The pronoun mismatch error between “it” and “teachers” becomes much more apparent when you ignore the prepositional phrase “by a new, more effective and more understanding administration.” “Until it is managed, the teachers will continue to strike.”

SAT Essay Strategy: Essay Templates – Although the essay section is technically optional, many competitive colleges will require students to submit their New SAT score with the essay. The New SAT requires students to write an analysis essay based on an argumentative passage that they read. To have a competitive advantage over other students, develop a pre-formed essay template that will work for almost any argumentative passage you read on test day. Templates will not only help you write unbelievably powerful essays, but also save you a lot of time other students would waste on test day. SAT graders can’t score your essay lower even if they know you’re using a template because the SAT is a standardized test. Because the SAT is a standardized test, essay graders must give standardized scores. This means that if you write an essay that is very similar to a perfect-score essay, then you too must get a perfect score. Otherwise, the scores would no longer be comparable, which would ruin the whole point of a standardized exam.

Here is the template for the introduction paragraph that we teach at Prep Expert:
“In [Article Title], [Author Name] synthesizes a compelling dissertation that [Passage’s Key Point]. Although some detractors may believe [What Detractors Believe], the arguments set forth in the article dismiss such romantic critics as excessively dogmatic in their provincial ideology. One of the broader notions presented in the essay is that [Major Idea in Article]. [Author’s Last Name] deftly delivers a cogent argument to sway his/her readers by [3 CREW SAID Tools].”

Here’s how a student could use our introduction essay template when analyzing a passage about the humanities:
“In “The Enduring Value of a Humanities Education,” Jane Smith synthesizes a compelling dissertation that knowledge relating to the humanities is indispensable to the progress of society. Although some detractors may believe the advancement of education strictly focused on technology is key to national development, the arguments set forth in the article dismiss such romantic critics as excessively dogmatic in their provincial ideology. One of the broader notions presented in the essay is that an education in the humanities magnifies a person’s versatility to be a productive member of society. Smith deftly delivers a cogent argument to sway her readers by citing prominent authorities, implying broad repercussions, and using stark contrast.”

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