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<p>SAT History</p>

<p>I have been studying the SAT sporadically for about one and a half months. I have even taken a two week Princeton Review SAT score and “improved” 340 points. I have doubts.
I began the course with a 1590.
540- M
560- CR
490- W (52 G)
And ended the course with a 1930
620- M
660- CR
650- W (60 G)
(I have never officially taken an SAT test)
Writing has always been my weakness to improve I will read silverturtle’s grammar guide.
Math, I make silly mistakes because of the time. To improve I’m going to practice as many SAT math questions as possible.
Critical Reading, I don’t even know how to improve.</p>

<p>My questions</p>

<p>I am really scared because my goal is to hit 2300+ by my next SAT date and that goal seems almost impossible at this point. Can I reach that goal by studying one hour every day until my test date? I was initially going to take the October test but should I push back the test date to November? My only fear is that school work (7 APs) will prevent me from attacking the SAT effectively.
Oh and I already have like 3 PSAT books (Barrons, Princeton, and McGraw) and 3 Sat books (BB, Princeton, McGraw). </p>

<p>Should I by Direct Hits 2010?
What other books should I buy?
Is rocket review worth $200? </p>

<p>(Sorry this is long )</p>

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<p>You definitely can do it :)</p>

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<p>haha thank you
that’s one person</p>

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<p>I would definitely advise you get Direct Hits. I’ve just been studying it over the summer and I already see my CR score jumping up.</p>

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<p>Unless you’re really smart and know you are able to do it, one hour is most likely not enough.</p>

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<p>Linger: What about Rocket Review is it worth it?</p>

<p>SandwichGirl: How many hours? Because when school starts 1hr will be very difficult to do.</p>

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<p>I cannot attest to Rocket Review’s value because i’ve never used it. Maybe some other can chime in on that.</p>

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<p>It varies person to person.</p>

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<p>thnks
someone help me!
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<p>use grammatix for critical reading
look for RR in your local library</p>

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<p>For CR, read this. It helped me raise my score from 550 to 800. <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/750399-how-attack-sat-critical-reading-section-effectively.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/750399-how-attack-sat-critical-reading-section-effectively.html&lt;/a&gt; I personally don’t think the Rocket Review is worth $200 dollars.</p>

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<p>tenplenesis: Really, wow!! How long did it take you.</p>

<p>Should I take the SAT in October or in November?</p>

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<p>It took me 12 practice tests, so about 12 weeks.</p>

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<p>Damn! So I guess I should do the test in november.</p>

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<p>If I were you I would consistently practice individual subjects seperately(esp. the math since math is the easiest subject to score an 800)- daily ,do the math sections, then the Essay + Writing section, Then do the CR , If you don’t have time, spread the workload over several days, a little more than an hour is needed for each section, you can fit that in to your schedule ,right? The main reason for this strategy is to raise the scores quickly individually and then start collectively taken a full SAT once every week , the SAT is like learning a piece of music, first learn the “music” in seperate parts and then smooth the flow by practicing the whole entire piece (if you are good enough on each section) try to find 3 1/2 hours of time on saturday or sunday. 2300+ is very difficult to achieve this late into you high school terms. Not impossible, but when you get back your scores, you should be proud of yourself even if you get 2100+ because this is a huge jump in score in your situation (7 AP’s !! you’re gonna have to work your ass off, lol ) . Keep in mind that a jump from 1500’s to 1900’s is easier than a jump from 1900’s to 2300’s. Anyways, sorry for this long post. I wish you luck!! :D</p>

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<p>As others have advised, I would definitely get the Official SAT review (if haven’t already)- great practice!</p>

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<p>That is actually a good idea; I’ll try it out.
Thank you, everybody for your comments.</p>