1 month SAT Prep - What Books & How?

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<p>This is my first post on CC although I have been browsing the forums for quite some time. I am a junior preparing to take the SAT for the first time in March. </p>

<p>I have traditionally scored well on standardized tests, and I recieved a 208 (sophomore year) and a 213 (junior year) on the PSAT with no prep for the sophomore year PSAT, and one practice test the night before the test for the junior year PSAT. My score distribution for the junior year PSAT is 67 M/72 CR/74 W. I also took a Kaplan free practice SAT at their test site in a test environment with no prep, and scored a 2120 (680 M/690 CR/750 W/8 Essay). As one can see, I need the most help in Math. Critical Reading is good (could be better), and I am happy with my Writing (Essay prompt on Kaplan test was not conducive to good examples from literature).</p>

<p>My question is, how should I prepare for the SAT? I want to self-study (no test prep courses/tutors) and achieve a score of at least 2200 on my first go-round. What books are the best? How should I prepare (in terms of scheduling, etc.)? I have approximately one month to prepare. I do not have a <em>lot</em> of free time during the week, for I have baseball practice and APUSH/Calc BC homework every night. Weekends are free. </p>

<p>Other info: I am looking to pursue a business/finance degree at one of the following: Penn, Cornell, CMU, UVA, UMich, Notre Dame, Penn State, Pitt. </p>

<p>Thanks,
Luke</p>

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<p>The only thing you can really work on at this point is Math. Get a Collegeboard blue book and just do all the math sections because math is th eonly real short term thing you can stduy for because its really problem recognition/application of equations. Reading comp adn writing are things that take month to get good at but baed on your scores you seem to be naturally okay at them but like i said it will take a lot longer then a month to get those scores higher. So really just do as many math sections as you possibly can and remember you have an essay to write so figure out the structure / thesis/ts you can use.</p>

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<p>Thanks for your help. I bought an ARCO "Panic Plan for the SAT" book today. It has a 3 week study schedule that I will <em>hopefully</em> adhere to. I don't think I need a whole lot of techniques to learn (maybe a bit with math) but I mainly need practice. I'll use this book and intersperse it with a few SAT practice exams and I feel I should be at least somewhat prepared.</p>

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<p>browse CC a bit, u'll eventually get a lot of info abt what's the most efficient way.</p>