Well, my friends color me crazy for this, but my method of preparation for the SAT I (and hopefully ACT's, they seem easier for me, but we don't have a nearby testing center), involves pepo-mints. Yup, that's it. Show up, eat a lifesavers pepomint and have a few for during the test. Standardized tests are my friend.
My GPA however (long story, with the old weighted system I'd have over a 4.0, with the new system, I'm struggling to break a, erm, much lower mark), is my stumbling block. Oh well. I'm an appointed member of the district school board, and member of the spanish club, robotics and the student newspaper, so hopefully that will be aid enough.
So in the area of standard testing, well, I'm doing well, but colleges I'm looking at...I can't seem to narrow down my selection (any more so than my GPA has for me ). Advice to all freshmen and sophmores reading this-do not let your GPA become your limiting factor in colleges. I do enjoy the stuff I get in the mail though.
[sidebar] Advice for those planning to attend private colleges, negotiate for aid and usually the dollar amount in your future will get bigger [/sidebar]