SAT – Service

SAT  – The U.S. college entrance exam [mandatory for all students applying to college in the USA]  is recommended for all students in grades 9 – 12 considering a tennis scholarship in the USA. The test is MANDATORY.

The study group meets in the lounge at Cedar Springs Club, every Saturday at 10:30am, unless notice is given. If this will be your first time please contact Helen to let her know you will be coming. There is no charge for these classes.

Helen Donohoe [SAT tutor]:  helen@acetennis.ca for further questions.

Helen’s handy hints – suggestions for study for the SAT

Use your computer and the internet intelligently:

1. Set your homepage to a daily newspaper, e.g., Globe and Mail and make time to read one article a day. You can choose a short article or an article from the sports section. This will greatly enhance your vocabulary

2. Check www.collegeboard.com once a week to keep up-to-date with SAT news. Sign up for SAT Question of the Day to have it sent to your e-mailbox. If there is any type of question that you find challenging, print it, save in a binder and review regularly.

3. On a word processor, begin your own dictionary of new words as you come across them. Do this in alphabetical order. Check for synonyms. Your word processor can do this for you. Have a friend or family member quiz you on these.

Reading the classics is essential to learning how to interpret complex sentences, a skill that is crucial to success in the SAT. However, you don’t have to wade through long novels like David Copperfield and War and Peace! Choose something short!

The Thirty-Nine Steps   -   John Buchan
A Christmas Carol   -   Charles Dickens
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow   -   Washington Irving
The Pearl   -   John Steinbeck
Of Mice and Men   -   John Steinbeck
1984   -  George Orwell
Animal Farm   -   George Orwell
The Time Machine   -   HG Wells