<p>Okay, so firstly, I encourage you to either score your old tests, or do a practice test and score that. (Or use this SAT score as a diagnostic test). Once you do that, set an aim. For example, supposing you aim for a 2050 above score, then you can compare that to your old score and calculate how many points you need to increase.
Tips for the Study Plan:
- Senior Year will be busy, especially now. So prepare to sacrifice other things for atleast 4 weeks. </p>
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<li><p>Start with each sections. This is something I really wish I’d done, instead of diving into practice tests right away. Start with the CR section as it is considered to be the hardest. (Don’t let other’s biases affect your perception though.) I would say that you do atleast one section (or 3 sections; a full CR) a day. Remember, practice is a major factor for the SAT. So every day after school, try your best to finish homework ASAP and then sit down to study for the SAT. Learn vocab from Direct Hits vol 1 and 2 (I personally didn’t do this. I simple noted any new word I saw and then looked it up. After that, I copied the meaning so by the end of a few tests, I already had almost 100 words.) Barrons’s Picture Books for the Vocab (I forgot the name, I’ll post it later) is pretty good too. Oh and Rock The SAT is great. It has fun songs containing SAT vocab. Anytime you’re free, listen to those and improve your vocab. A book called “Hack The SAT” by Eliot is a great book too. It consists of tips and tricks for specific sections of the SAT and explains Math quite well too. In addition, it has a collection of a few commonly used SAT words. So I suggest you look through that book if you’d like.
As for general CR questions (passages) READ READ AND READ! Instead of reading other stuff, just go through SAT passages. </p></li>
<li><p>After studying for CR, start taking a full 3 section CR practice test. If you start to consistently score above your aim for the section, then I’d say you’re good. Ofcourse, do NOT lose the momentum. Keep doing one or two sections everyday.</p></li>
<li><p>Study Math after CR. Look through the formulae and practice. Do Math drills and check errors. Correct yourself each time you make a mistake so you don’t repeat it. There are a few topics that the SAT always tests you on, so go through those. Again, Hack The SAT is great for this. Do atleast one section every day (or 3 sections, a complete Math test). </p></li>
<li><p>Do the same as point 3 for Math.</p></li>
<li><p>Study Writing. This is the easiest section of the SAT and its very easy to improve your scores on this section. Similar to Math, SAT has a few specific topics that it tests for this section. Go through those topics (Hack the SAT is great for this as well) and practice alot. </p></li>
<li><p>Do the same as points 3 and 5 for Writing now. </p></li>
<li><p>Do atleast one full practice test every weekend. Sunday is a good day for this. </p></li>
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<p>You’ll find tons of resources online for practicing. Some good websites are: Khan Academy, College Board, testive, SATUP (app), etc. </p>
<p>As for Books, nothing is as good as the Blue Book. Do the practice tests they offer, and then you could try questions from princeton review. I used the Blue Book and Princeton Review. Princeton Review is apparently very good for CR sections as the questions are difficult than the actual test (I’m not sure if this is true though). For Math, Barron’s is good. (Difficult than actual tests). Writing, well the Blue Book should suffice. </p>
<p>You have around four weeks so I suggest you study one section each week, starting with CR. Do a few sections every night and make sure you give one test each weekend. If school proves too busy, try fitting extra studying time into weekends. </p>
<p>Ofcourse, this is hard work and it depends on your score aim too. But think this: the more, the better. If you tell me your score aim and the score you get in the most recent practice test you take, then I can help you come up with a more detailed and specific study plan. </p>
<p>Message me if you’d like some more help.</p>