today I'm going to be showing you guys just how easy it is to get a perfect score on your sat how's it going my name is Ashton Herndon and recently there's been a huge issue that's really been on my mind so over the past few weeks I've seen Juniors and seniors across the whole country studying for all their standardized tests and again you know big college YouTuber here I am well past my act and sat grind but for some reason I just can't stop thinking about it because this entire week my phone has been blowing up with news that ACT scores are lower than ever and after seeing all these little high schoolers preparing for the rest of their lives it started to take me back to a Time long long ago when I was in high school one of the only things I ever cared about was getting into a good college so I would watch endless videos about how these superhuman kids would get into these Ivy League schools with pretty much no effort and if you couldn't tell from any of my other videos I was the biggest nerd out there so I did anything and everything I could do to be just like these academic weapons but even after following in the footsteps of all these ivy league Scholars there was still one thing out there that stood between me and that Ivy League status the s-a-t baby up to this point the one thing that all these Pilots YouTubers had in common was an amazing SAT score and I knew that if I did just as well as they did that would be my ticket into any college I wanted so over the next few weeks I absolutely grind it I mean I was following everything these YouTubers told me and I went into my SAT more ready than ever but even after pouring my heart out on that answer sheet I got a 1280 which don't get me wrong isn't a bad score at all but in my head I expected nothing less than a 1500 and after seeing my scores I started to realize that there's a huge difference between me and these academic Gods by no means am I a natural genius and I didn't have nearly as much time to study with everything else going on in school but that didn't stop me from getting a high score on my SAT I started to find a ton of different ways to get the same scores as these Geniuses without putting in nearly as much effort and that's why I'm here today I'm here to show you guys how to get a perfect score on your sat without putting in hours of effort like this guy so in order to get a perfect score on your sat you have to completely change the way you think about the test I mean you have to stop focusing on fixing your weaknesses you gotta play to your strengths ah get it because it's a gym where you get strong I know it's very cheesy but just stick with me here so after weeks of trial and error I found that doing well on the SAT has nothing to do with natural smarts and there's a lot more to it than just hammering the books 24 7. and even though the whole test is based around how smart you are there's a few things you can do to boost your score before you even touch the books I mean unlike the act the SAT tests you on how smart you are and how much you know and even though this seems a lot more intimidating than the ACT taking a harder test might be a lot better for you the SAT tends to be a lot harder conceptually and because it's so complex there tends to be a lot of flaws that come with it which brings us to the first sat hack which I like to call riding the wave I know pretty fancy huh when it comes to taking the SAT literally no two tests are the same so at times you can get the easiest test out there and other times you could get the hardest test there is and even though this can be super stressful to deal with the curves that come with each test can take you a long way I mean onto a my test I literally got the same amount of questions right and on the first test I got a 1460 and on the second test I got a fifteen hundred so I mean there's a pretty big difference there but you never know what the curve is going to be so in order to get lucky with a huge curve you're gonna have to take multiple tests my suggestion is to sign up for at least two to three tests to get the best curve possible and so that you can really get the hang of how the test actually works but speaking of strengths I'ma hit a little workout here so I'm gonna send you guys back to Ashton in the studio for our next hack thanks Ashton so even though the Curves in super scoring can take you a lot farther than you think you can only go so far without actually knowing the material which brings us to the next part of our process the ultimate sat study guide it's a pretty exciting stuff I know and I promise you it's a lot easier than all the methods these superhuman kids use so in order to conquer this Beast of a test you're gonna need this bad boys your primary weapon I mean no joke it's that simple you really don't need all those fancy tutors and online websites literally a practice book in a notebook will get you that perfect score without all that other stress and if you've already seen my ACT video which you can check out right here the study process is very similar but again just trust me it works what I would do is wake up and take one time section of the test every morning check my answers and write everything I got wrong at a little cheat sheet to study for later and even though this seems super simple doing this every day helped me go from an 11 20 to a 1480 within three weeks so again you don't need all the fancy stuff to do well I mean by taking the test over and over you start to recognize that a lot of the questions are repetitive and you can start to figure out how to answer them a lot quicker each time you study as far as buying a book goes I recommend buying the official college board sat study guide because it's literally questions from the people that actually write the SAT so I mean you really can't go wrong there and I put the Amazon link to the updated book in the description below below so if you want to go check it out it's literally less than 20 bucks and a complete Lifesaver so you should definitely go check it out so now that we have a solid study routine and all the life hacks out of the way you're ready for the real test baby and trust me it's gonna be a lot more intimidating than you think but lucky enough for you I have a couple tricks on my sleeve to help you calm all those nerves come on I'll explain in the car oh hey so even with all the preparation you guys have there's still going to be a few roadblocks on test day and even though these mistakes May totally take you off guard I have a few tips to make these little mistakes into 20 extra points on your score so the most important thing if you don't know the answer to a question literally just skip it because all the questions are with the same amount of points so make sure to answer all the ones you know you'll get right and leave the tricky ones for after you get the guaranteed points and if you have no idea how to answer the tricky questions whatever you do don't Christmas tree it if you choose one letter before the test as your guessing letter such as the letter b and you fill out every question you don't know with that letter B statistically you'll get a lot more questions right than just filling random out and if you start to get a little sleepy during the test you can't forget about the classic ice water and mint gum combo because I guarantee you this will wake you up faster than anything else out there I guarantee it but I do have a test to go to myself here so I'll meet you guys back home for our last piece of advice hold on watch this foreign I'm getting the hang of this now so obviously there's a ton of different ways to study for your sat and at times it could still feel like a super intimidating process but at the end of the day just remember that all the hard work you put in will pay off so as long as you stay calm stick to these tips and really follow the steps needed you're going to turn out a lot better than 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