<p>Hello I am new here. My question how would you guys study for someone who scores low on the practice test. Would you guys study each section by its self or study all of it all at once.</p>
<p>Also, what books would you guys recommend? Some people say other books are not worth it while others are, and so on.</p>
<p>Start out by reading the Xiggy post :D (pages roughly 1-9 of that massive stick-noted thread in which Xiggy gives his SAT tips)</p>
<p>the blue book for sure. since im not good at cr, ive been using the barrons cr workbook which is pretty good; however i just recently read that kaplans cr workbook is better, but im not sure about that. for math, i heard grubers is the best and im not sure for writing. PR's cracking the sat is a good book in the beginning. also, once u reach a high score, barrons 2400 is a great book to study from</p>
<p>I have Kaplan's CR workbook. Not very good. Stay away from Kaplan!</p>
<p>oh really? what about the kaplans 2400? is that any good, or is barrons 2400 better? haha cuz ive been hearing good things about those 2 books</p>
<p>barrons 2400</p>
<p>i think the barron's CR workbook has harder questions than the actual SAT</p>
<p>Im thinking about doing
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Cracking the sat PR
Barrons 2400
Collegeboard
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<p>In those order then study for vocab how does that sound? Im aiming for 2300 hopefully. But I hear things about some lists for vocab aren't well and such..
What do you guys recommend for Vocab list that really appeared on the SAT?</p>
<p>ive heard that spark notes 1000 shows up 90 percent of the time or something similar so im doin that and learning roots/prefixes/suffixes</p>
<p>xiggi rules (literally)</p>
<p>there are no rules or formulas. YOU need to make your own rules.</p>
<p>I've started using Gruber's; is that good? Also, would anyone recommend that I memorize most of the vocabulary the book offers? Will memorizing vocabulary help substantially? Also, in 20 or so days, will it be possible to memorize a large amount of words like SparkNotes 1,000 (I take the SAT on Jan. 26)?</p>
<p>Its possible to do 1000 words. Just spend alot of time, and create memory tricks, so u wont forget.
I am using taking the SAT in March and using:
- Blue Book
- Rocket Review (for writing, and a little bit of CR)
- Kaplan Reading Workbook (for Critical Reading)
- Gruber's SAT (for Math)
- Barrons How to Prepare for the SAT </p>
<p>I also have barrons 2400 but dont plan on using it until end of jan, when i hopefully will be scoring 2150+ regulary
My goal is to end up with a 2200+ on the actual SAT. </p>
<p>Hope that helped.</p>
<p>Everything tested is stuff that you should have to do a minimal amount of actual studying for. You should be mostly familiar with all of the math concepts, grammar, etc. on the test. Other than studying vocab words, what I think you should spend the most time on is probably just practice tests (TIMED!). The key to the SATs isn't being able to answer the questions, it's being able to do it in a short amount of time without having to second guess yourself. I only did one or two practice tests for the actual SATs (got a 2160 then a 2300), but for each subject test I took I made sure to take at least several practice tests.</p>
<p>guys I'm not kidding--look up xiggi's SAT prep advice thread</p>
<p>Is the sparknotes book any good?</p>
<p>xiggi doesn't provide any advice for the CR or writing......</p>
<p>All right, another thing; how exactly do you study? I mean, I've just been taking practice tests right now and everyday I learn about 50 words, but what other sections of the prep books are you actually supposed to read? Also, will 20 days be enough time to at least get somewhere in the 2000s?</p>
<p>Alright, this thread has gotten quite long, so I'm going to go ahead and post this:</p>
<p>That thread I wrote a very detailed plan of how I went from 1860 on the SAT to 2320. Hope it helps!</p>
<p>I recommend taking a practice test and just working the problems that you're weak in. I used kaplan's quizbank to practice the types of problems I was missing. I really think anyone can score above a 2200.</p>