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Make sure you do not let SAT overwhelm you emotionally. Manage your time well, and keep your grades up. Always keep in mind GPAs are more important than your standardized scores.

**Short Term Solution:**
-Memorize vocabularies -Try to get a tutor or go to a SAT prep cram school. -Try solving SAT prep books on your own. Refer to the solution guide and study on your own. -Talk to your school counselors. They really help.

**Long Term Solutions:**
-Read, read and read! (Reading enhances your vocabulary and helps you score high on all standardized tests) Don't just read books that are fun to you, but academically challenging for you. (ex: newspaper articles or magazine articles.) Also, don't read only things that attract you. Read diversely! On real SAT, you'll get excerpts related to literature, politics, economics, science, and even art. Be ready to digest all kinds of readings.

-Have a calender, and mark what you're going to achieve each week in preparation for your standardized test. Don't set too high goals, because it will disappoint you if you don't achieve it. Set possible goals so that you don't panic after you receive your score.

-For the reasoning test, I would strongly recommend starting a book club where you get together with people each week and discuss critically about a novel. Again, your book club should not only read fun books, but also academically challenging books as well.