<p>How many hours should i be studying for my SAT i am going to take it in October, my mom keeps telling me to study 8-10 hrs everyday and on the weekend 14hrs, i don't know if she right or wrong cause she said when she was a kid she used to study 10hrs a day (i think thats lie though), anyway i just want to know wt u guys would recommend. Oh i got 1850 the first time i took SAT practice, i wanna get around 2200ish.Thank you.</p>
<p>She is definitely wrong.</p>
<p>I can only speak for the math. If you learn all the SAT specific math strategies you need, then ideally you want to do SAT math problems for about 20 minutes per day. In addition to this you should do about 4 practice tests. If you are studying the right way, then this is all you need to show a substantial increase in your score. See some of my other posts for more details.</p>
<p>yeah i am currently learning all the math strategies, but i should start doing 4 math practice test like u said.</p>
<p>With about 7 hours of learning vocab, 3 hours of learning grammar/math, and 30 hours of practice tests, I (should have) gotten a 2210 on my 1st SAT, +260pts from my PSAT. I did about 2 hours per day for 3 week (40 hrs), and that itself rose me there. I later went on to get a 2280. How much you need to study will depend on the person. I’d say study until you plataeu with practice test scores in your desired range…hopefully time it so that that’s near October.</p>
<p>Yeah that is way to much studying! I say about 2-3hours</p>
<p>I think 1-2 hours daily (at most) should suffice, until you get closer to the actual test date. Usually, I do 3 sections daily, alternating every day between math, critical reading, and writing, and then check or redo the questions I wasn’t absolutely certain about/got wrong by redoing the problem or watching the solutions on Khan Academy. It’s been effective, for me at least :)</p>
<p>You’ve set a very high bar for yourself. To go from 1850 to 2200+ is very difficult. Whether or not you can achieve that goal is uncertain regardless of the number of hours you study. But as with any goal work to maximize your chance of success.</p>
<p>Only you can measure progress towards the goal you’ve set. There’s not much time between now and the October test. Start by listing problems that you’ve missed or guessed. Determine your gaps and work through them. If you have gaps in the writing section then do a grammar review. Write sample essays. If you have gaps in the reading section make it a point to read extensively. If you have gaps in the math, review the basic concepts, and practice extensively.</p>
<p>My intuition is that your Mom is more on target than some of the above posts. You have very little time and a big goal.</p>
<p>14 hours is ridiculous. i think this is a ■■■■■ post.</p>