If the background color is dark blue, that means an alarm is turned on. The "ALM" tells you whether an alarm you've set up (such as a morning alarm) is active. The great thing about these watches is that it's very easy to see whether the watch has been silenced or not. Silence the hourly signal (a beep on the hour).Īll the instructions are included in the box and they're available online.Adjust the time zone to yours (it's based on the city-I'm in the Northeast so it's New York for me).Here's a checklist of things you should do once you get it: However, there are a few additional styles available that are relatively easy to find on amazon. I didn't manage to find any watches that don't make it look like you inherited it from your older brother at MIT. I got the one on the left, but I include the second one in case you prefer its design. I actually managed to find two that met my requirements. Plus, it's better to keep it quiet as a courtesy to your fellow test-takers. After reading that, I didn't want to take any chances with how strict my proctor might be. While most proctors probably wouldn't dismiss you because your watch made a beep during the test, both the SAT and ACT make it explicit that any noises from watches are not allowed. bonus: looks decent (it would be nice to have a watch I could use for more than just taking tests).cannot be a smartwatch (no communications or recording capabilities).have a stopwatch and timer (I usually just use the stopwatch but a timer is good for timed practice).cheap (lest you want to show off a Rolex on SAT day).When I was preparing to take my first ACT, I spent hours searching for a watch I could use in practice and in the testing room. A stopwatch or a timer close-by makes it much easier. And even if it does, it's a distraction and a waste of time to calculate the minutes you have left from an analog clock. While any timer might do in practice, it's really tough to find a watch that meets test conditions, even though the SAT and ACT both recommend that you have one. And in order to do that, you need something to time yourself.
To become comfortable with the timing, not only must you practice under time pressure but you also must develop a sense for the pace you have to move at. I certainly did when I was practicing for the ACT reading and science sections, which are notorious for being the toughest sections to finish on time. A lot of students have trouble finishing sections on time.
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