Mastering SAT Strategies: Boost Your Score Without Studying

TLDRLearn the top 10 SAT strategies that can boost your score without studying. From comparative text questions to transition words, these strategies will help you eliminate wrong answer choices and make educated guesses. Use your scrap paper as a ruler, pick a letter and stick with it, and work backwards on math questions. Additionally, use pronouns to identify subject-verb agreement and plug in nice numbers to solve complex algebra problems. Lastly, take advantage of Desmos, the built-in calculator, to simplify equations and save time. Master these strategies to improve your SAT score!

Key insights

🔑Eliminate positive-sounding answer choices in comparative text questions to find the correct answer.

🔑Eliminate transition words that come from the same category in transition questions.

🔑Use your scrap paper as a ruler to measure figures in geometry questions.

🔑Pick a letter and stick with it when running out of time on English questions.

🔑Work backwards by plugging in answer choices for variables in math questions.

Q&A

How can I eliminate wrong answer choices in comparative text questions?

Eliminate positive-sounding answer choices that don't sound like disagreement to find the correct answer.

How can I approach transition questions?

Eliminate transition words that come from the same category to eliminate answer choices.

How can I measure figures in geometry questions?

Use your scrap paper as a ruler to measure the length of sides in figures.

What should I do when running out of time on English questions?

Pick a letter and stick with it to make educated guesses and maximize points.

How can I solve complex algebra problems?

Work backwards by plugging in answer choices for variables until you find the correct answer.

Timestamped Summary

00:00In this video, learn the top 10 SAT strategies that can boost your score without studying.

00:28Strategy number 10: Eliminate positive-sounding answer choices in comparative text questions.

00:58Strategy number 9: Eliminate transition words that come from the same category in transition questions.

01:55Strategy number 8: Use your scrap paper as a ruler to measure figures in geometry questions.

02:55Strategy number 7: Pick a letter and stick with it when running out of time on English questions.

03:46Strategy number 6: Work backwards by plugging in answer choices for variables in math questions.

05:25Strategy number 5: Use pronouns to identify subject-verb agreement in English questions.

06:44Strategy number 4: Plug in nice numbers to solve complex algebra problems.

07:25Strategy number 3: Take advantage of Desmos, the built-in calculator, to simplify equations.

08:13Strategy number 2: Use Desmos to solve systems of equations and save time.

08:46Strategy number 1: Utilize Desmos as a built-in calculator for complex math questions.