The May SAT was AWFULL

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Why it worked

The video taps into a shared, recent experience (the May SAT) and validates common frustrations, creating a sense of community and shared struggle. The creator's direct and relatable commentary on the exam's difficulty, combined with a subtle promotion of their own resources, likely resonated with students seeking help or validation.

Summary

The creator discusses the difficulties encountered in the May SAT exam, highlighting challenging vocabulary and lengthy passages in the English section. They also mention confusing geometry, exponential, and statistics questions in the math section, suggesting that students who studied past SAT questions might have been better prepared.

Structure

1Introduction: May SAT was awful
2English section difficulties: hard vocab, long passages
3Math section Part 1: manageable
4Math section Part 2: difficult geometry, exponential, and stats questions
5Advice: study past SAT questions

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The May SAT was a Disaster! How do you think your SAT went? Let us know your thoughts!! #sattest #digitalsat #satexam #satprep #sattestprep

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The creator mentions using their own 'past SAT question doc' and implicitly promotes their test prep services through the bio link.

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The May SAT was AWFULL THE MAY SAT ABSOLUTE DISASTER, ENGLISH. THAT THE VOCAB WAS SUPER HARD AND THAT ON THE SECOND SECTION MANY PASSAGES THAT WERE SO LONG AND HARD TO UNDERSTAND. ALSO, TRANSITIONS, WHERE THERE WASN'T JUST ONE WORD IN EACH ANSWER IT WAS FULL SENTENCES, REALLY CONFUSING. THERE WERE ALSO SCIENCE PASSAGES WITH CHALLENGING WORDS THAT MADE IT SUPER HARD TO EVEN GOING ON. NOW ON THE MATH SECTION, IT WASN'T TOO FOR THE FIRST THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE OF SQUARES QUESTION AND SOME TRIANGLE QUESTIONS, TOO BAD. SECOND SECTION I'M HEARING THAT AWFUL. LOT OF WEIRD 2D GEOMETRY QUESTIONS, AS WELL AS A LOT OF EXPONENTIAL QUESTIONS AND STATS QUESTIONS THAT WERE REALLY CONFUSING. REALLY WEIRD AND THERE WAS ALSO A REALLY PERCENTAGE QUESTION PREDATOR AND PREY OF STUDENTS WERE CONFUSED ON. THESE QUESTIONS HAVE THE PAST, YOU'VE BEEN STUDYING USING OUR PAST SAT QUESTION DOC, YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T DO TOO BAD. HOW YOU THINK AND IF YOU SAT AGAIN THIS YEAR, FOLLOW SO THAT YOU NEVER MISS THOSE PAST QUESTIONS

Transcript

The May SAT was AWFULL. THE MAY SAT ABSOLUTE DISASTER, ENGLISH. THAT THE VOCAB WAS SUPER HARD AND THAT ON THE SECOND SECTION THERE WERE A WHERE THERE WASN'T JUST ONE WORD IN EACH ANSWER CHOICE. IT WAS FULL SENTENCES, REALLY CONFUSING. THERE WERE ALSO SCIENCE PASSAGES WITH CHALLENGING WORDS THAT MADE IT SUPER HARD TO EVEN GOING ON. NOW ON THE MATH SECTION, IT WASN'T TOO BAD FOR THE FIRST SECTION. THERE WAS A TRIFFY DIFFERENCE OF SQUARES QUESTION AND SOME TRIANGLE QUESTIONS, BUT THEY WEREN'T TOO BAD. BUT ON THE SECOND SECTION, I'M HEARING THAT IT WAS AWFUL. LOT OF WEIRD 2D GEOMETRY QUESTIONS, AS WELL AS A LOT OF EXPONENTIAL QUESTIONS AND STATS QUESTIONS THAT WERE REALLY CONFUSING. REALLY WEIRD SCATTER PLOT QUESTION AND THERE WAS ALSO A REALLY PERCENTAGE QUESTION WITH PREDATOR AND PREY OF STUDENTS WERE CONFUSED ON. A LOT OF THESE QUESTIONS HAVE SHOWN UP IN THE PAST, AND SO IF YOU'VE BEEN STUDYING USING OUR PAST SAT QUESTION DOC, YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T DO TOO BAD. ANYWAY, HOW YOU THINK AND IF YOU SAT AGAIN THIS YEAR, MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW SO THAT YOU NEVER MISS THOSE PAST QUESTIONS.