<p>I have a job so I won't be able to take a class this summer but I'll probably take one at the start of next year (I'm becoming a junior). So i was wondering what is the best way to study should i make a list of vocab words I don't know? Would i be better off taking practice tests or using a premade list of vocab words. Or is there one book you guys suggest? I have done nothing to practice the sats so far if it makes a difference.</p>
<p>Smart to start thinking about this at the beginning of your junior year. The first time I took the SAT, I completely winged it. I didn’t prepare at all or do any practice questions. When I retook it, studying this time, my score raised 240 points. I just read through the Barron’s How to Prepare For The SAT 23rd Edition. I read through it and looked at all the tips and tricks without doing any questions or looking over any vocab. This book does come with like 300 words already made into index cards for you to rip out, if you choose to take advantage of this aspect lol.</p>
<p>What score did you end up getting I heard the directhits book was good for vocab but perhaps I’ll have to consider getting barrons.</p>
<p>READ READ READ, it’s so pointless to try to memorize a bunch of words a year and a half before taking an exam. </p>
<p>With the time you’re using you’ll have the luxury of having a dictionary next to you while you read.</p>
<p>Read…(word i don’t look let me look that up) Read…</p>
<p>It not only will improve your CR score, but it will make you a smarter person in general, you’ll do much better reading then cramming vocab.</p>
<p>I ended up with a 1900. Personally, I ripped out all the vocab words while i was watching a movie, not reading them along the way, then rubberbanned them up and never looked at them. So it was kind of a waste, but the vocab questiong isn’t all about just knowing the words. You can use context clues, latin roots, positive or negative, eliminating choices you know are wrong, ect ect to help you pick the right answer</p>