What’s this? We’re providing you with a way to cheat on your SAT? Well, not exactly. What we’re talking about is how you can most effectively prepare for your [info:'sat-essay' SAT essay] to gain an edge over your fellow test takers.
Here’s how: prepare your examples ahead of time.
With only 25 minutes to create, write, and edit your essay, coming into the exam with well thought out examples will be a huge asset to your time management. Creating examples before you see the question may sound impossible, but because SAT essay prompts are based on general life themes (such as: success, failure, justice, un-requited love, happiness, etc) you actually can create examples related to these themes before you write.
Here are some tips to help get your creative juices flowing:
- Make a list of your stand out memories. Look over your life; what sticks out? Is it feeling homesick at summer camp, running a charity drive for a local shelter, maybe even your first crush? What makes these memories so significant for you? Can you spot any themes?
- Keep up with the current events – and not just by watching what’s trending on Twitter. Watch the news, read your paper, and make lists of the current issues, as well as point both in support of, and against them. Now see if you can counter argue those points. Feel extremely ambitious? Try to counter the counter-arguement!
- Go back to your books. Make a list of each classical text you read and its corresponding themes. A Picture of Dorian Grey – art vs immorality, the supremacy of youth and beauty; The Catcher in the Rye – alienation, the ‘phoniness’ of the adult world, coming of age; Lord of the Flies – loss of innocence, perseverance, desire for power and corruption. Remember, the SAT is testing what you learnt in school, so you’ll definitely want to make use of these texts if you can.
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