10 hours a day studying until March?

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<p>Ok so my dad got really ****ed at me for getting an 1850 on the PSAT. He gave me this long lecture on why I need to study around 10 hours a day, just like he did when he was my age (11th grade). I always thought that was way over doing it. Anyways....</p>

<p>My PSAT Score: 1850. (650 CR(which is higher than average), 620 M (Which is WAYYYY underaverage, and 480 W (Which is also WAYYYYYYY underaverage)
SAT Goal: 2150.</p>

<p>My top priority right now is basically pacing myself until March (which is when I will take the actual SAT). Basically, my dad is saying taking two FULL practice tests each day. However, he said I need to take atleast one a day when winterbreak is over.</p>

<p>But since I know this is way overdoing it, I wanted to ask CC on what they think about how many sections I should do a day to reach my goal of 2150. What do you guys think? :)</p>

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<p>I don’t think you should do 2 a day. Your going to overkill your self. Yes one a day during winterbreak and during weekdays doing 1 a day is overboard but do it if u want to. My friend took 20 SATS in 3 weeks and on the real one got 200 points less than she did on the practice tests.</p>

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<p>Jumping from 1850 to 2150 isn’t too hard, and I really don’t think you need to study 10 hours a day to do that. Plus, it’s no use taking unofficial practice tests that deviate too far from the real CB tests. Plus you have more than 2 months to study for it. If you work yourself up too much, you may actually underperform on the real day.</p>

<p>I’m thinking maybe once every two days during winter break (one for doing the test, the other for reviewing your mistakes). Set aside 30min for learning vocab each day also. That should be enough.</p>

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10 hours a day is suicide</p>

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<p>^ I lol’d.</p>

<p>@OP, 10 hours a day is crazy. The key is to study for short periods but over a long time span. That’s how improvement on the SAT comes. If you cram for it, and decide to go all out on practice tests for a couple of weeks, then you’ll most likely frustrate yourself, since SAT improvement is mostly gradual. One full practice test every other day is more than enough. If you’re feeling up to it, sure, take an entire practice test every day, but I think that would be too much considering we all have other responsibilities besides SAT study not including GPA etc.</p>

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<p>That’s 1750… </p>

<p>10 hrs a day isn’t even possible unless you don’t go to school. </p>

<p>It’s quality over quantity. At a certain point, studying becomes counterproductive.</p>

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<p>I actually had the phase. And it was the worst idea ever. If you don’t have the materials, studying 10 hours won’t do much good. </p>

<p>Beside, my PSAT score is a 173. My practice SAT scores is a 2000. So take an SAT practice tests instead of jumping into 10 hours per day.</p>

<p>Besides, if you study 10 hours per day, plus the 7 hours of school, when are you going to eat, live, and SLEEP?</p>

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<p>Ten hours is definitely overkill, and this is coming from a guy who studied 5 months for the SAT and took over 24 practice tests. Honestly, going from 1750 to 2150 isn’t going to be impossible, especially if you didn’t study for the PSAT. The SAT tests a fairly narrow range of topics, which means that going from no studying to some studying can result in fairly significant point gains. Also, you are at the part of the SAT curve where progress is a bit easier than say, moving from 1400 to 1600 (scores are more sluggish towards the center).</p>

<p>Besides, you have plenty of time. March is still a ways away; if you engage in a smart, well done study regime with maybe a full test a week, you’ll be fine.</p>

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<p>You will get burned out quickly. Don’t do it. I would suggest 2-3 hours a week.</p>

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<p>You’re going to run out of resources very quickly if you do that.</p>

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<p>getting a 2100 is very doable without a ton of stress, above that requires a lot of time.
Here’s what you do</p>

<p>Get some princeton review vocab cards and direct hits and do that stuff for 20 minutes a day. Memorize that vocab! Amazon is the best place to get these.</p>

<p>Read 20 Minutes every day! NY Times, Wall Street Journal, The Economist (It has to be a higher level read). NY Times is online for free…read and article from the opinion section and one other section you like each day. Become cosmopolitan and read different sections everyday. look up words you don’t know. You will get better at comprehension and also know a lot more about the world around you.</p>

<p>Math is practice practice practice. Look online for resources since math is always just math. This by far is the easiest to improve. I started at around a 650 and got to an 800 within a month of practicing. (I was always good at math, but it took a little time to adjust to the annoying sat math)</p>

<p>Writing improves with reading. Learn the basic grammar rules on the sat(Google them) and look around, make your essay a little longer to get a better score. (There are a ton of guide here talking about this more in depth, search for them) </p>

<p>The BB has 10 practice tests…you can find 2-3 more here
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/757034-college-board-sat-test-links-2.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/757034-college-board-sat-test-links-2.html&lt;/a&gt;
(look through the thread)</p>

<p>On the college board website there is also another free test they give you.</p>

<p>Once a week or whenever you can take the test without being disturbed for four hours, take it! But pace yourself, you have like 14 tests here(you can get the official online course for 10 more if you want). These are the best indicators of progress, don’t waste them.</p>

<p>I actually suggest that you get the PR 11 practice tests so you can work through a section everyday, just for practice. And then use the BB when you want to see how you have improved.</p>

<p>This is about and hour a day…that can help you for the rest of your life if you are willing to give it up for a couple months.
YOU WILL IMPROVE IF YOU DO WHAT IS SAID HERE!!!</p>

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<p>Thanks so much drac! You really motivated me and gave me an insight :).</p>

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<p>What, PR is the one of the WORST guides out there. It’s way to easy and too confusing in my opinion. Value your BB like it’s gold. It’s the only thing that is similar in test questions and language to the real SAT.</p>

<p>Roam around CC, you will find some nifty SAT from previous years</p>

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<p>With the answers? :)</p>

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<p>If you have the time - use it prudently! 10 hours a day is NOT an overkill , it’s a sufficient way to ace the SAT when time is not on your side.</p>

<p>But remember - for an optimal productiveness you MUST work out (or play any kind of sport you like) for 1 or 2 hours daily AND give yourself short breaks when you start losing focus. Side effects that can occur are headache in the first 3 to 4 days . It’s happens because you literally cram tons of information and your brain gets stressed out. </p>

<p>After the first week it becomes habitual. Then you must retain good discipline and you’ll find out that a high score is actually quite feasible. </p>

<p>When you’re done with the SAT you can cavort , indulge in debauchery and party all day and night. That’s what I intend to do :D</p>

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<p>Follow your dad’s advice and you’ll get a 1550 instead of your 2150. No offense to him but it’s about quality not quantity, and you can actually overdo yourself.</p>

<p>When you’re on holiday do take practice tests every few days. Take a practice exam every weekend when you return to school. Set some time to study vocab, and I also recommend sprinkling practicing separate sections here and there.</p>

<p>Study as much as you can but don’t go too far that you “do it just to fill the time quota” or get tired of the SAT before you actually take it.</p>

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<p>Rkanan, your post is the post I’m going to show my dad :)</p>

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<p>10 hours a day seems almost unattainable what with school work and other activities… if you can manage that I applaud your work ethic! I’m taking the SAT in March as well. Good luck to you!</p>

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<p>Haha you are lying to yourself, unless you’re home school student.</p>

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<p>I studied for 10 hours a day during the summer at a school and my score jumped 200 points. (2180-2380). It’s only overkill if you convince yourself that it is. (Btw, I’m in 9th grade, so I’m pretty sure that if I can handle it, you can as well.)</p>