<p>Hello guys. I recently got a 1690 on my SAT. This was the first official one I took, but I had taken at least 4 practice ones before it. I'm going to take the next SAT on October 11/12. That leaves me with about 4 months or less.</p>
<p>My goal is a score in between 1900 and 2000. </p>
<p>What is the best and most efficient way of studying? I will do ANYTHING. I plan on studying very hard the whole summer. </p>
<p>Oh and another question, do colleges care about superscoring? Is it bad if I superscore or does it not matter at all.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>First, I’m pretty sure you’re not the one doing the superscoring, they are (at least the colleges that superscore will be doing it).
Aside from doing full practice tests, you should focus more on your weaknesses. A lot of prep books have diagnostic tests that you can use to help you identify them if you aren’t sure. Also, unless you read a lot of archaic tests and is a vocab genius, I’d strongly recommend you buy some vocab books if you haven’t already (although some prep books like Barron have a pretty solid list) and continuously memorize vocabs. That’s not to say that you have to memorize all 2500 or whatever the number may be, but knowing the majority will definitely help you with reading.
If you put in the time and effort, I think your goal is definitely achievable. </p>
<p>Use only the College Board Blue book and official CB practice tests and problems. Be able to do every one of them. Be methodical–30 minutes a day. </p>
<p>How many hours should I be studying? How many times should I take a practice test in a week? </p>
<p>How many words should I memorize in a week? </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>It really depends on your schedule, abilities, and the type of learner you are.
I’m not much of a memorization person, so I only memorized 5-6 new words every two days (this was during the school year so I only spent like 5-10 min on vocab per day; you can probably do more). and every once in a while, I would make flash cards online for the words I’ve done and quiz myself, and I printed out the ones that I really struggled with.
I usually practice by section. When I had time I did 2-3 sections a day. When I was busy I did a few sections a week. Don’t feel like you always have to sit down for 3 hours and do a full test, but you can do that once in a while (like once/twice a month) to check your progress or something.
BTW I can’t promise my advice is going to help a lot 
I just took my first official SAT yesterday so… we’ll see.</p>
<p>Critical Reading - Critical Reader Study Guide by Erica Meltzer. Check out her website, thecriticalreader. Lots of free stuff if you don’t buy the book.
Vocab - Direct Hits (2 books) or Princeton Review Wordsmart.
Writing - Ultimate Guide to SAT Grammer by Erica Meltzer. Check out her website, etc.
Math - Barrons Math or PWNtheSAT. Check out Pwnthesat website. Also, SAT Quantum website. Video answer explanations of every CB math question in public domain.
Essay - PWNtheSAT. If you buy the book, you can submit your essays for him to read.</p>
<p>Websites for free stuff. Practice tests and study guides. Google. The Ultimate SAT Website, officialsatexams, xtremepapers</p>
<p>I forgot to answer your question.
Study.
10-20 hours per week using good quality study guides.
Do fully timed practice tests with CB tests ONLY. You will need to do 5-8 in last 2 months prior to your October test. Check out the links I provided for “free stuff”.</p>
<p>I studied for 2 1/2 weeks and got a 2140, from a 1640. I found taking the tests and receiving my scores to be fun. The most important part is to review what you got wrong, also known as the boring part. Seeing improvements is actually a great feeling.
I did 10 CB tests, then 5 Barron’s Book tests, then 6 CR sections from PR.</p>
<p>thanksiknow,
15 tests in 19 days… highly doubtful.</p>
<p>Thank you for everything you guys!</p>
<p>From March to May I was able to raise my math score from 610 to 750 just by preparing for about 3-4 weeks in April. I highly recommend getting PWN the SAT for math!! It helped me so much. Go through the whole book and spend extra time on sections you need some extra review of. It’s not written like other review books. It’s almost entertaining to read and is wrote to keep you interested. It covers just about anything you may see on the SAT and there was almost nothing on the May SAT math section that was unfamiliar. I was able to answer every problem and only get 2 wrong. Sorry this is kind of long but I definitely recommend this book!</p>
<p>@TomsRiverParent Haha, doubt me all you want. I was on mid-winter recess. I had 9 days off where I did 1-2 tests per day. It’s definitely possible. You just have to be motivated. I made the most out of my time.</p>