<p>I usually just to practice tests along with reading a vocab list that my AP English teacher gives and quizzes us on (woo). Is this the right way to study? I don't look over grammar rules or reading strategies or any of that. Math I usually get 100%- reading and writing eh..not so much. I'm putting in 1-2 hours every Saturday and Sunday morning. Should I do more?</p>
<p>I just took my first full test this morning and got a 2170. I'm aiming for 2300+. Can anyone offer insight?</p>
<p>I didn't study at all. I got a 2300 first try. If I'd scored much lower than that though, I miiight have [depending on how low the score was! lol] studied up a bit before taking it again. I can't imagine having a set "study schedule" or whatever of HOURS AND HOURS each week though...</p>
<p>I attended a few sessions of a PSAT prep class (hey, they were free [school likes NMSF -- this year we had 18!], lol, although they didn't tell me anything I didn't quite already know), and so was kind of banking on those to get me through the actual SATs (never mind the large gap in which I forgot the one thing that I learned in the few classes I attended [t'was like a list of grammar rules or something -- common mistakes or something along those lines]). Besides that, I didn't really do any studying for the actual SAT, besides browsing the SAT prep forum on CC a bit. :]</p>
<p>So, I did maybe an hour of at home studying (CC reading peoples posts lol) and maybe 5 hours of classes or so...</p>
<p>I took the PSAT and one SAT practice test (but didn't do the essay, too lazy:p).</p>
<p>...this is just a warning, but I always did a LOT WORSE on the real thing than the BB practice test-they're much easier...and the math curves are much harsher.</p>
<p>i got close to 2300's on the practice tests, but have gotten 2170 superscored</p>
<p>i'm retaking in October to get my W and M scores up-I know that I can get my W to an 800 and my M to an 800</p>
<p>In my experience, the best way to improve your critical reading score is by (GASP!) reading.
Pick up a New York Times. Look up the words you don't know. Repeat until literate.</p>
<p>I don't have to even start worrying about the SAT until senior year, and I'm a soph now so that's like 2 years lmfao.</p>
<p>even then, no prepping for me.</p>
<p>I have fourteen practice tests I'll be taking before November.</p>
<p>^ GL with that</p>