<p>Hi everyone. I'm planning on taking the December 3rd or January 28th SAT test. I've never taken the SAT test or prcatice test, but I do have PSAT practice test scores from last fall:</p>
<p>Math - 56
Reading - 53
Vocabulary - 50</p>
<p>I have ALOT to improve on, but please know that I'm younger than most SAT test takers so don't judge too harshly (grammer?). I have collected over 20 College Confidential threads on SAT prep advice, but I am looking for your help to:</p>
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<li>Find a resonable goal to set for December/January</li>
<li>Get the best resources/books for my current scores (besides BB2)</li>
<li>Get a study schedule in order</li>
<li>Etc.</li>
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<p>I am very good at math for my age (though I make careless mistakes) and will start geometry this school year. I don't read as much as my peers do, but when I do read I choose classic books like 1984 and Animal Farm (I know the two examples I choose are both by the same author, but those are the two that I most recently read). </p>
<p>BTW During the final vocabulary section of the pre-test (I took it at school on a Saturday), I got really bored and tired so I rushed through it so I could walk out earlier than everyone else.</p>
<p>I am really looking for some help from anyone. Please respond!</p>
<p>~^~b u m p~^~</p>
<p>Lol I don’t get people like you. You are the only one who can answer those questions. You need to set your own goals. You need to make your own plan. there are to many individual factors tha change it.</p>
<p>@overandover98, first of all you need to make a GORGEOUS plan and go according to it. The plan should satisfy and fulfil your needs and go along with your circumstances. And as we are in a holiday, I guess you have plenty of time to plan, practice and study. You need an expert to help you sort things out. You also need to study and practice from authentic and trusted resources. Don’t waste your money and confuse yourself by buying or borrowing any SAT book you meet on the way. Also, your young age will allow you to have a plenty of time. And as far as I can deduce you haven’t entered high school, yet. </p>
<p>As for the kernel of the SAT, I’ll give you some abbreviated tips:
CR (Critical Reading): Is mainly about vocab and your speed and precision in reading and analyzing paragraphs. If these two skills are of a very high quality then I can guarantee you a 700+
But, if they aren’t greatly developed, work on nourishing them and never give up. Acquire Barron’s Main SAT Book and study the 3500 words it contains. Believe me, they are great, lovely and not as plenty as they seem. The minute you get deeply involved with them, everything will outdoes GREAT.
As for the passages, you need to be a serious bookworm, who can write summaries of the books he/she read, fully understand what the story is about and can answer any detailed question about them and this isn’t a hard task, if you just start ahead and waste NO TIME.</p>
<p>Maths: A lot of practice of SAT-related Math sums, will be good. Straight As in Math at your school would be very good. And perfectly studying the SAT’s Math lessons (which you will find in Barron’s main book, too) will be GREAT.</p>
<p>Writing: That’s the BEST part. A few crucial grammar rules (which you will ALSO find in Barron’s Main Book), a lot of practicing of SAT’s Real Tests and plenty of v.good reading on a wide scale and an ability to call in or use great examples from your own experiences, reality, fiction or any reliable resource SHOULD satisfy you with a PERFECT 800, which is pretty much an easy task.</p>
<p>Last but not least, I STRONGLY RECOMMEND:
*Barron’s main book. (Don’t just leave it on your shelf for time to cause its demise, ABSORB IT PERFECTLY AND STRONGLY)
*College Board’s Blue Book.
*And any REAL SAT tests you come across.</p>
<p>Hope my reply helped.</p>
<p>@ZombieDante
I’m trying to find a reasonable goal to set. I know I’m really the only one who can answer this question, but I’m trying to find some advice as to how much progress I can reasonably make within the short time frame that I have to study.</p>
<p>@Swiftness
I appreciate the help, but I’m not too sure about the 3500 word list. I personally thought it would be better to spend time learning prefixes, roots, and suffixes so that I can tackle words that aren’t on a word list. I will buy the Barron’s main book, the BB, and some sort of grammar and word book. Your reply did help, thank you.</p>
<p>Does getting to a 650 on each section sound like a good goal?</p>
<p>^^^Your goals should be VERY HIGH. Shoot for a triple 800 and work accordingly, so that you can get somewhere in the 700s. Don’t let your goal be the same as your desired score, ALWAYS make it HIGHER.
And as for the 3500 word list, I assure you that’s the greatest thing any institution have ever accomplished in aiding students in achieving their desired score. Let the prefixes, suffixes and word roots aid you in studying the 3500 list. Believe me it is WAY TOOOOO THOROUGH.</p>
<p>Shoot for the moon even if you miss you will land in the stars. (or something like that lol)</p>