ime management represents one of the most challenging aspects of SAT testing. Everybody works at a different pace, but the SAT (and ACT) exams have set standardized time schedules that can upset the work of even the most able and diligent test taker.
Time Management Tactics
There’s no need to feel helpless in the face of the time strictures of SAT and ACT testing. Techniques exist to “expand” your time on these standardized tests and tailor your experience to give you an optimal shot at reaching your target test score. First, assess how many questions you need to answer on either the SAT or ACT Test to give yourself a shot at reaching your target score. Once you’ve calculated that number, you’re on your way.
Armed with the knowledge of how many questions you have to answer on each given section of the SAT or ACT Exam, you can focus your attention on those questions alone. Say you need to answer the first 10 math questions in a section of 20, but only 5 of the next 10 questions in order to reach your goal on the SAT or ACT Test. By only focusing on the first 15 questions, you have bought yourself the time you would be spending with those final 5 questions to devote to the rest of the section.
This technique can prove invaluable for students with concrete and achievable SAT or ACT target scores. These students actually gain the benefit of extra minutes without the hassle of going through the process of getting “extended time.”
