<p>What books/events do you suggest I read to prepare as examples for the essay? </p>
<p>@Woandering I used pretty cliche examples, but i still received a 12. On my SAT, I used f451, civil rights movement, and made up a personal example. So, just research things like revolutions, progress in society, etc. </p>
<p>How many examples did you research in total (literature/historical), and what sort of details did you take note of when you did the research?</p>
<p>@human997 About 5 books, 5 historical figures, 5 events.
Literature- important events, themes, reactions
Historical- names, places, reason why it occurred, how it ended.
Historical Figures- date, what they did, events that show what they did, things they participated in…
Things like that :)</p>
<p>So I took the 2nd practice test this time and to my surprise, I scored a 2160. That was a 2160 point increase from 2 days ago, and although I concentrated way more on the test than before, I was so surprised my score improved so much! I think my confidence returned after this, and your right. I believe that enough practice will actually improve my score. Thanks for the encouragement! So anyways, do you think the 10 practice tests in the blue book is enough? Or would you recommend using some other books as an extra or looking online for past tests? </p>
<p>@blackhole22 lol so that means two days ago your score was 0?
Anyways, if you finish the whole 10 tests, you can use the online course.</p>
<p>Haha ^^^ his previous score was 2000. Btw great improvement :)!!! At that rate, 10 tests should be enough for you, but if you need extra practice, use online course! </p>
<p>How many total practice tests did you take, @Dream0n? And how much time per day did you find yourself studying? </p>
<p>@Volume I’m not really sure, sorry! I heard that Testive is decent though.
@Almondjoy7 I think I took around 25 tests or so. During school days I tried to do 2 hours/day depending on workload, but on weekends, I took a whole test. </p>
<p>Alright, I’ll look into it! & So did you use only pwnthesat? </p>
<p>@Volume yup, I just needed a book to clarify the more difficult concepts! </p>
<p>Last question haha, but where did you get 25 practice tests from??</p>
<p>Blue book tests, online course tests, released sat practice exams, PSAT exams, etc! </p>
<p>@Dream0n May I ask how many PSAT do you have? I have searched but I could only find 3.</p>
<p>Hey @Dream0n
Thanks for this thread!</p>
<p>1) How did you deal with fiction passages, I find these are the passages that I usually get 2 wrong out of a total of 4 wrong answers. I really want to score in the 2300’s but I am in the low 2200’s.</p>
<p>2) How do I get rid of stupid mistakes in the math section?</p>
<p>3) For the essay, I think it is evident that the type of examples that you use are not as important as organization and writing style for the essay, looking at the examples you used in your essay ( not trying to be insulting, just looking at the fact that you used a personal example and the cliched civil rights ) But my question is, how would say to improve the flow of my writing. I read somewhere that subordination is key, but anything else to help the quality of the writing style?</p>
<p>Thanks for any input!</p>
<p>Would you recommend taking some non-SAT tests like the LSAT or GRE to help prepare yourself, especially if you’ve ran out of quality, blue book SAT tests?</p>
<p>@Phongtheha i can recall having about 4-5. I don’t really keep track of my sat things anymore 
@thebossofbosses 1) find the key difference between fiction and nonfiction passages. I didn’t have trouble on fiction passages specifically; I had trouble on CR as a whole. When I found the right way to answer questions, everything just clicked.
2) try going through the first 10 problems quickly so you’ll have time to double check. Also, to avoid making silly mistakes, read the question more than once.
3) practice your writing prose. Use active voice, indulge yourself into your personal examples, have interesting hooks, add clever similes, metaphors, etc. Make sure your essay flows.
@arceuz hmm, I didn’t use LSAT or gre books, but I’ve seen on here that those books help, more or less. If you’re out of blue book tests, find released tests or purchase the online course.</p>
<p>Hey @Dream0n, I am going to be a junior and I will be taking the October SAT and PSAT. I have been preparing for the past year(started summer before sophomore year). However my scores have been consistently been in the 2100-2250 range for the past 4 months. I am finding it really hard to concentrate during the tests and I am starting to lose motivation. I always mess up on CR, but it is always different mistakes. Do you have any tips to increase concentration while taking CR/SAT in general? </p>
<p>I’ve been able to get my hands on the pwnthesat math guide earlier than expected! So I’m about 1/4 through, but I wanted to know if I should do the blue book questions that come after each strategy chapter? Or should I leave them to use as part of my practice tests? Which one would be beneficial? I don’t want to run out of tests!</p>
<p>Hi, I have quite a few questions:
When should i take the SAT? I’m going to be a junior, and haven’t taken algebra 2 yet. I was wondering if i absolutely need to know algebra 2. </p>
<p>Which prep books did you use and is it okay to use old ones? I’ve started the blue book already, but my library only had Gruber’s book from 2012, so is it okay to use an old one and what others did you use?</p>
<p>Do you think practicing the sat tests is more important than reading all of the prep books?</p>
<p>At the moment, i’m thinking of taking the sat in january</p>