Sheila McKinney

Monday, July 28, 2014

APPLYING GAME THEORY TO SUCCESS ON THE SATs

Classical game theory consists of incorporating tactics to outwit the test makers.
Here is how it correlates to the SATs:


1)  BE CONSCIOUS OF ALL YOUR CHOICES - Game Theory is about choices.
     A lot of peoplepsych themselves out when it cames to the SATs.  But a game is
     like a test in that it is being created by an institution that has a goal to achieve.

2)  IT'S ABOUT REPETITION - The big message is that the SATs do not test how
     smart you are, it tests how good you are at taking a test.  For this test is is most
     important that you get really good at taking this test.

3)  REMEMBER THE WRITING SECTION IS SIMPLER THAN YOU THINK
      There is no need to be intimidated by this section.  You do not need to write
      a perfect essay, you do need to write an essay that will score well.