Using CollegeBoard.com. To use the website, click "For Students" (on the left side). From there, you can sign up to take a test, search for colleges and scholarships, look at your scores from previous tests, and try your hand at the SAT Question of the Day.

The best way to access CollegeBoard.com is to sign up. to do this, you need an email account and a password. You may want the help of a parent to do this. Once you've signed up, you have an application called "My Organizer." This shows you everything you need to know about college and the SATs. Another bonus for getting an account on the website is that once you take a test, your results will show up on the website a few days sooner than when you recieve your scores in the mail.

College Board also runs the SAT tests and the AP exams. If you don't know what those are, here's your chance to learn:

PSAT stands for Practice Scholastic Assessment Test. You should take the PSAT your freshmen or sophomore year to get an idea of what the SATs will be like.

SAT stands for Scholastic Assessment Test, and is also called the Reasoning Test. The tests aren't hard, but they aren't easy either. The tests were meant to challenge everyone. There are three parts to the test: writing, reading, and math. Each portion is worth 800 points for a total of 2400. The writing portion has both multiple choice and an essay. Usually, you will write the essay first, and the order after that is random and the rest of the questions are multiple choice. There will be questions in the math part which you have to fill in with numbers.

SAT II tests are subject test. You can take them for many different subjects including U.S. History, Literature, Math (two levels of difficulty), several languages, and different science focuses. You may take up to three of these tests at a time. If you take a math test, you will not have to fill in a blank. All subject tests are multiple choice.

AP Exams happen only once a year, in May. Usually you take an exam at the end of an AP, or Advanced Placement, class. These classes are supposed to be callenging and difficult. Talk to a counselor before taking one of these classes. There are plenty of different subjects for the AP exams. They're sort of like the subject tests, but longer. Each test takes several hours, and most have part multiple choice, part essay. Your AP teacher should go over the test many times before you take it. If you choose to take an AP exam without taking an AP class, be careful and ask for help from an AP teacher.

Guessing on any College Board test has its risks. For each question you get right, you get a certain amount of points. However, if you get a question wrong, you will be deducted a quarter of a point. While that doesn't sound like a lot, it starts to add up and can really hurt your scores if you guess a lot. Here's a strategy for guessing: if you can eliminate one of the options, guess only if you have confidence in an answer. If you can eliminate two answers, guess anyway. If you have no idea what the answer is (and that will happen!), just leave the answer blank. There is no penalty for leaving the section blank.

It is a really good idea to study for any test you take. You can order study books from CollegeBoard.com, and most of the books are available at libraries. Check out the SAT Question of the Day, which can be emailed to you. These questions come directly from the SAT test, and explain the correct answer. This is a great way to get a feel for the kind of questions the SAT has, in all three sections. Before you take a subject test, read up on your subject and make sure you know your stuff. Ask a teacher for help when you take a subject test or an AP exam - teachers know what's on the test and can help you study.