<p>Practice makes perfect! But don’t overwhelm yourself. What I did was take sections of the SAT every day. I know that with school and stuff you won’t have time to take 4 hour tests…but a 25 minute section a day isn’t too bad :)</p>
<p>Also, this sounds silly but I took words from the Barron’s PSAT book, and made TONS of flashcards. And I put them on my bathroom mirror. That way, I definitely looked at them for 10 minutes a day while brushing my teeth haha. don’t judge, it worked!</p>
<p>oh & I found that the grammar section is all just a formula. It used to be my worst section but somehow, I managed a perfect score (!?!?!?!) Still confused out of my mind, but what I found worked the best was the grammar rules section in the Barron’s SAT book.</p>
<p>OH ALSO,
I did do a SAT prep class and my favorite strategy for reading was plotting the questions. just skim the questions first because most of them are line directed. then answer as you go. Think of it as a game, it’ll work.</p>
<p>When I started, I had a 1600, but after all this, I ended with a 2210 single seating and a 2240 superscore. Basically the test is a pattern. Once you get used to the sections and get fine with time management, it’s really not awful.</p>
<p>I think it is really important to practice. I was able to go from a 2080 to a 2300 by taking one test a week for 2 months…</p>
<p>LOTS of practice tests.
I took a course before my 1st SAT. Jan 2011 and got a 1990.</p>
<p>Then the 2nd time, I just took about 4 or 5 practice tests and went over the wrong answers/answers I wasn’t sure about but got right. And then in the June 2011 test I got a 2100.</p>
<p>Does anyone know where I can get the solutions for the BB.</p>
<p>I think to some extent it’s just being good at taking tests. Practice is good, because you learn to recognize SAT patterns and question types. But if you want to get 2000+ quickly, you need to put yourself in the mindset of whoever makes the test.</p>
<p>Hi do you mind if i can PM you for those?</p>
<p>I think the solutions are on the collegeboard website</p>
<p>I had a tutor who gave me practice tests, 1 a week for about a month. The tests were old SATs. I usually timed them, but did not stop if I went overtime. I never did a complete test before I took them or wrote an essay. I got a 2120.</p>
<p>Blue Book and Prep Class (mostly for the written section).</p>
<p>Well, I haven’t taken a real one (only practice tests and the cty thing in middle school), but in those, I have scored in the 1900 to 2100 range. I think that reading books–just regular books–helps with vocab and reading comprehension. Just make sure that you always look up words that you are not familiar with and actually read. A lot of kids just skim and try to get the overall meaning of a book, but that is just useless, in my opinion. For math, practice is really the only thing you can do. That is the only thing you can do to get better. Writing…idk. For grammar and stuff, you can always read some style guides (well, maybe not read, but they are great reference materials), and reading blogs, magazines, and newspapers is always great for those book-haters out there. Oh yeah, if you want the actual tests, go with the blue book. Tons of practice tests. Try to do a couple of sections a week, and REALLY look at what you got wrong/where you spent too much time.</p>
<p>You guys jelly that I started at 2150+ before I started any prep? lol i <3 bragging</p>
<p>Just to do a little survey - in which grade you were in when you started SAT prep or took a practice test for the first time?</p>
<p>^I took a SAT in 7th grade as part of the Duke Tip program. Didn’t study. Needless to say, I did poorly. </p>
<p>When did I start SAT prep? I started this summer. I’m a rising junior.</p>
<p>8th grade–cty
I started seriously studying during freshmen year, but I sporadically did sat review in 6th grade cuz my parents thought I was “falling behind.”</p>
<p>for the CR section i skimmed the questions first and underlined the parts in the passage that they referenced to so that i could pay extra attention to them.</p>
<p>At first, I read the beginning of the Blue book and did 4 practice tests. 2100.</p>
<p>In the next 5 months, I finished the last 6 practice tests. 2300.</p>
<p>Surprised me, actually.</p>
<p>honestly… there are people who don’t study for the sat’s at all and get 1900’s. i studies my ass off for months for the june sat and got a 1570 and was expecting a 2100 (but the curve was really bad).<br>
it gets really repetetive because they keep asking the same types of questions (like for math) and writing so i guess its just constant practice after practice</p>
<p>I think the best advice is to practice whatever methods work best for you. What do you typically do to study in school, it’s obvious that you do if you are asking how to study for the SAT, and what normally works for you? If it’s flashcards that work the best, use them. </p>
<p>Personally, I feel better not studying and going on my natural instincts… 2160. It’s all up to you.</p>