<p>Hey everyone. I have taken the SATs twice now, scoring an 1850 the first time and a 1970 the second time, with a 760 M, 580 CR, and 630 W. The second time I took it, my math score improved 80 points, and my CR and writing score both improved 20 points. Next time I take the test, which will be in october, I want to try to improve by at least 300 points.</p>
<p>I have all summer, and I should have a lot of free time. I plan to study 45 minutes to an hour per day (is this enough?), until school gets back in 3 months. When school gets back, I will still have 1.5 months to do some prep.</p>
<p>I want to have an organized plan for studying. Obviously, I don't need to study math too much, which is a huge relief. I also feel like I can easily improve my score on the writing section, because I did not study too much for it before my lasts tests, and hardly did anything for the essay section.</p>
<p>And then there is CR. I am just bad at reading comprehension, and I find this section difficult. My vocabulary isn't that bad, but I'd still like to study that some. The main things are probably just reading some books and doing a bunch of practice sections.</p>
<p>What do you think my study schedule should be? What book or internet resource should I study out of? What about a good vocab list? I'd prefer some kind of online flash card thing that can help me get the words to really sink in, because I always have trouble retaining things like vocab words for a long time if I just study (I didn't find freerice too helpful, looking for something more SAT-centric). My original plan was to do 1 or 2 sections per day. I would especially like to get an 800 on math.</p>
<p>Thanks! Great guide, I read it all. I think I plan on doing your schedule plus extra, but a spread out over a few months.</p>
<p>I think I’ll start with Blue Book 2 and Direct Hits 1. Those should last me at least most of the summer. If I have time, I can finish Direct Hits 2 during the month before the test. Would you say one DH is better than the other, or are they both about equal?</p>
<p>Also, what practice test did you take while you were waiting for your BB2 to arrive?</p>
<p>By the way, you are missing a “Step One” header text for the first step :p</p>
<p>In my opinion, most definitely. Details, details, details. It’s very important. In the last SAT’s I have filled up the two pages with three ostensibly grandiose examples, but in reality just average examples expanded out until the last line. I have gotten a 10 and an 11 following this technique. You might want to check the automatic college board essay grader in their online SAT prep.</p>
<p>To be honest the SAT Essay is my favorite part. I can make up examples and as long as I am able to prove my thesis then it’ll just be a high score.</p>
<p>One of the most critical things I did was take one fully practice test per weekend (simulating real test conditions). Experience and comfort with the questions were very big parts of my success (got a 2350). Of course, the practice test was to supplement the work I was doing during the week including reading SAT books and memorizing vocab words.</p>
<p>It’s hard for alot of people to improve in subjects like critical reading, because alot of that is just natural ability and your ability to recall obscure vocab terms.</p>
<p>You can definetly boost your score in math. I got mine from a 680 to an 800 in just a few months.</p>
<p>Writing is just practice practice practice.</p>
<p>Good luck. Try to set your goals high but don’t be dissapointed with anything over 2100, those are awesome scores too!</p>
<p>I don’t read very much (even for school :p), and obviously doing that will help my reading skill and hopefully my CR. I’m also going to memorize the words from at least Direct Hits 1 (hopefully 2 as well if I like the first), and do a lot of CR sections. I think I can get it to 700-750+ with a lot of work. I’m going to do alternating weeks of writing and CR, with some scattered math and Direct Hits. I’ve started with writing, specifically the essay.</p>
