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** [https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/we-are-reinstating-our-sat-act-requirement-for-future-admissions-cycles/ We are reinstating our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions cycles | MIT Admissions] | ** [https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/we-are-reinstating-our-sat-act-requirement-for-future-admissions-cycles/ We are reinstating our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions cycles | MIT Admissions] | ||
== SAT exam | == SAT exam prep strategies == | ||
* "practice" = replication of performance or game-day sitution | * "practice" = replication of performance or game-day sitution | ||
** therefore, "SAT practice" is NOT online | ** therefore, "SAT practice" is NOT online | ||
** online "practice" is "enrichment" not "practice" | ** online "practice" is "enrichment" not "practice" | ||
=== SAT | === SAT enrichment === | ||
* enrichment means enhancement, getting better | * enrichment means enhancement, getting better | ||
* there are many enrichment sites and manuals | * there are many enrichment sites and manuals | ||
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** therefore, SAT prep that is not sit-down, online, with official practice or released actual tests, using pencil, clock, and bubble sheet IS NOT PRACTICE | ** therefore, SAT prep that is not sit-down, online, with official practice or released actual tests, using pencil, clock, and bubble sheet IS NOT PRACTICE | ||
=== SAT | === SAT practice === | ||
* practice is mimicking test-day situation | * practice is mimicking test-day situation | ||
** research shows that replication via practice of actual exam situation yields higher actual exam results | ** research shows that replication via practice of actual exam situation yields higher actual exam results | ||
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*** can be divided by section, but not less than a section | *** can be divided by section, but not less than a section | ||
=== Benefits of SAT | === Benefits of SAT practice === | ||
* familiarity with the types of passages and questions | * familiarity with the types of passages and questions | ||
* developing elimination strategies | * developing elimination strategies | ||