<p>I'm sort of confused on how exactly the high scorers here (700 and up on all three) went about getting those scores. Xiggi's advice thread is way too long and is more broad information about the SAT. I was wondering if any of you high scorers had clear advice on how you practiced (no need to hear from those that didn't practice and still rolled it). I've taken the SAT twice, both times scoring pretty low (around 560-630). I want to take it at least one more time, four max. The past two times I did not study. I will now. </p>
<p>Is this book all I need?
The</a> Official SAT Study Guide (TM)</p>
<p>I also hear a lot about a certain blue book (is that the one above?) and taking tons of practice tests. Please guide me. Sorry if I'm being too demanding..</p>
<p>THANKs!</p>
<p>Well, I just took it today so I don't know how I did, but I'll tell you the one thing that got me from a 1300 on my first practice test to a 2190 on my last one:</p>
<p>Practice.</p>
<p>I finished all the Princeton Review practice tests, the BB practice tests, and the 10 Extra Tests by Princeton Review. After that, I was scoring about 1800-1900. I bought Barron's 2400 on the SAT, and followed all the strategies from that. I bought the 6 practice tests from the College Board website, and on those tests, I was scoring from 2050-2200. </p>
<p>For vocabulary, I memorized the 250 word list from Spark Notes.</p>
<p>Maybe this just worked for me; it might be different for you, but I feel that practicing the questions and understanding what you got wrong can help you a lot. Most of the questions follow a set pattern, so if you understand the majority of the questions, you will be able to solve future questions much more easily.</p>
<p>As for the essay, I found the tips on Spark Notes and Barron's 2400 very useful. I also made a list of about 10-15 generic examples, and used them throughout. What I did was 1 literature, 1 history, and 1 made-up anecdote.</p>