Advice and materials to increase my SAT scores by Jan 23rd!

Test Preparation
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Hi all!

I have a 640 in Math, 700 in CR and 620 in Writing from the December SAT (although I honestly think that W was a fluke, since I was sick on the day and have been getting 750s on my practice tests repeatedly as well as a 790 in Lit SAT II) and after studying some, my practice tests generally come to around 2150, 2200s on a better day.

I have been studying Erica Meltzer’s Direct Hits vocab on Quizlet, and started using Dr. Chung’s SAT Math book. Does anyone know what collections of vocab words are more important to learn, since all 500 of them can’t possibly be common ones, right? Although I usually do well on Writing, I would really appreciate any books/preferably online resources to study that further too! My parents have also hired an SAT tutor who I will meet for the next couple of weeks. How do I get the most out of these sessions with this tutor and up my scores from 640, 700, and (a fluke 620) to at least all 750s?

I have heard pwnthesat + Dr.Chung’s is good for Math, and Erica Meltzer’s Direct Hits Vocab, (and of course the blue CollegeBoard book) but any other materials that helped you up your scores fast would be much appreciated! Are any others of Meltzer’s materials good? I’m willing to put hard work in, I just feel like I could use more great materials to help me be really successful on the last ever current SAT?

Any links to good advice here on CC would also be so helpful for not only me, but anyone else here on CC who is studying to do well on the final current SAT on January 23rd. Stuff like that of @Noitaraperp? I know there are other really helpful posters on here, I just don’t know of many of them since I’m tight on time.

Please please please could anyone post a link to good CC post/thread, helpful online materials, or recommendations for books? Let’s come together for the last ever SAT format that we all and love (!) guys!

Thank you all so much!

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I can help you with the tutor part.
Dont let the the tutor assign you some work and do whatever he or she wants on his or her phone. Every hour he or she is with you is charged. So interact with your tutor as much as possible and ask him or her to give you as much HOMEwork as possible. Do it and get feed back.
For Vocab, I am sure you must have heard about direct hits. You can get its PDFs online easily and study from it. I would suggest 50 hits a day for you( I am doing the same). And after you have completed all the 400 hits in about 8 days, keep revising atleast 150 words every day. I don’t know much about the Math section cuz I didn’t prep much for it, and for the writing section I used the ultimate guide as well.

   I really need help in the passages. Can you pls suggest which of the following books I should to get at least a 600, from a 500, on the CR section.

These are the resources which I currently have: pdfs of
Barron’s Sat 2400 and Barron’s critical reading workbook for the SAT
Gurber’s complete SAT guide
Mastering the SAT Critical reading by Davenport
And Private tutor for Critical reading by Amy Lucas
I can get Mc Graw Hill’s Sat, and Kaplan’s 12 practice tests from my school library
I have approx. 4 more tests remaining from blue book (currently saving them for the end) and 5 more tests from Princeton Review’s 11 practice tests.
And I can get almost any of the previously administered SAT tests from ****
I can spend approximately 25 hours on passages in this week and approximately 20 hours over the next two weeks (the rest of my time will be spent attempting full length practice tests). Can u pls suggest the best way for me to practice for the passages. You see I really want to get atleast a 600 on CR.
I appreciate any help given, and am open to any other advice on strategies for the passages.

Thank you