<p>This isn't a guide (there is an abundance of quality ones on this site) but rather a method to focus studying that I found quite helpful.</p>
<p>I got a 2060 on my June SAT and, with 4 months until the Oct SAT, decided to make an organized, formulated method of studying. I counted how many practice tests I had and planned out when I would make the time to take them. (I found it just as useful to disect whole tests and take only the 3 reading sections or 3 math or 2 writing on a given day.) Next I put my future practice tests and ultimate October SAT test into a table with goal composite scores based on the logical progression towards the perfect score of 2400 in October.</p>
<p>Using this method helped immensely in the reflective process involved in practice tests. I typed in my weaknesses and strengths after every test into comment boxes on my table and stated what I needed to do to improve to my goal by the next practice test (whether that be studying vocab words or focusing on a section I was consistantly doing poorly on like the 20 question math section). Having these weaknesses typed in front of me fixed them in my mind and practically forced me to improve. Typically when people do practice tests they go over weaknesses and questions they keep missing but they often forget a portion of them; this method eliminates such lapses completely.</p>
<p>Long story short, I ended up with a 2340 in October. This method will obviously not work for everyone but I reccomend everyone who still has a lot of room for improvement to try it (especially those in the aforementioned score range). Just thought I'd share it.</p>
<p>Here's my table if you're interested.</p>
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