<p>Let me get this straight. Procrastination. :3
I am a high school senior right now and I signed up for the SAT during the summer 2014 i.e during August 2014. I have the Collegeboard "Blue Book" and The Princeton Review "Crack The SAT" 2014 book and let me be honest, I hardly looked at them. :3
I mean, I know the basics of the SAT and I completed the first 2 Practice Tests from the blue book but I have, literally, no idea, where I'm going....
My SAT's on October 11th, 2014 and as this is my first time, my teachers recommended me to sign up for the November SAT,2014.
Now here's the simple thing yet the most complicated thing ever- I need a schedule, a timeline for my SAT prep for both the October and ALSO the November SATs.
Is there any possible for a person like me to get a good score within this limited amount of time in my hand? If Yes, how can I do that? What will I have to do? I promise I'll stick to the routine as I promised myself no more procrastination from now on. :3</p>
<p>So, PLEASE, HELP ME OUT HERE, PLEASE! I would be really very, VERY, grateful! Thank You! <3</p>
<p>I stressed this before in the october sat thread: PRACTICE with the blue book 10 practice tests. You will get better, no doubt of That. Why the blue book tests? Because it mimics the actual tests perfectly and it makes sense because CB administers the SAT and made the Bluebook book. Like I said before, grind through those blue book tests & go over mistakes and learn from them. From there, you will improve drastically; I promise. Cheers! </p>
<p>Oh my God, thank you SO MUCH!
Umm btw, how many practice tests do I need to do? I mean I got like 10 days left and then again I’m taking the SAT on November…</p>
<p>@mubtasims Do as much as you possibly can. I started off very weak (1590) since I didn’t study whatsoever. Then, I started using the CollegeBoard’s book. The first 5 practice tests I did untimed with around 2 sections a day in which I scored an average of 1700-1800. Then the 6th one I took an official one and got 1800-1900. The 7th one I did reading one day, math and writing another since my critical reading was the only low one. Around my 10th practice test, I got into my 2000’s.</p>
<p>I’ll just say notice patterns. What really helped me in critical reading is take it literally. I used to be so into inferring that I ignored the answer that was spelled out right in front of me! </p>
<p>I practiced 2 hours a day sometimes less sometimes more depending on how I feel that day but I pick up some patterns quickly. Good luck! I’m retaking SAT’s in October too!</p>
<p>Since the October sat is close by, you should do 2 practice tests these weekend and remember to do a timed practice essay, preferably do an essay in 22 minutes just so you can feel the time pressure because when you are in the test center , time will fly. The weekdays follwing this weekend, do 2 more practice tests but in installments. What I mean by installments is That you should do math one day and relax & do critical reading another day etc. For timing, try to finish with a few minutes left over. For example, instead of finishing critical reading in 25 minutes, do it in 22 minutes. This type of practice will definitely help. </p>
<p>Your first priority should be doing a full-length practice test under actual timed conditions so you can see where you are starting at. There is more to having a solid test-prep schedule than only doing practice tests. I agree it is important and it is also crucial to use only CB materials as one of the other posters said. However, after each practice test I would keep a word file and log what kind of questions you missed, why you missed them, and how you could avoid missing them next time. If you find you consistently miss certain question types (purpose questions, vocabulary-in-context questions) you can use your Princeton Review book for strategies.</p>
<p>As far as a study schedule, can you tell me what you got on your mock exam and what your target score is. Or, if you have your PSAT scores, that could serve as a starting point. What I recommend depends on how large of a score increase you need. </p>
