Meg’s Blog
Last Saturday’s official SAT
Many of you who are reading this either took the SAT yourselves here in France last Saturday, or know someone who did. My students took the exam in either Paris, Bordeaux, or Rennes. While students dealt with the usual issues of test-day nerves and tough exam questions while getting through the morning, this SAT round had its own unique set of challenges.
“I get it; I get it!”
Many of my students have had the discipline and courage to complete intensive SAT sessions with me over the summer in order to make up for lost time. Even so, in my discussions with students over the past week, I have run into the same issue in managing their expectations for Saturday’s exam. I have named this phenomenon the “I get it; I get it!” illusion.