<p>I know people who never studied for the SAT and scored much, much higher than people who have taken SAT prep classes. So my question for those who have experienced this process, how much time did you actually dedicate to studying for the SAT, and how much did it pay off?</p>
<p>I didn’t study at all and paid the price. 1550, essay: 6.</p>
<p>I studied for about a month before taking the SAT. I took the SAT after a 10 year gap in schooling, so, not ideal. I scored a 1960. </p>
<p>I think about 3 months of preparing for the SAT along with your regular high school education should be plenty. Take SAT practices tests to get accustomed to how they are worded. The wording of the math problems really threw me off. Otherwise, you either can remember the material or you can’t. Some people do not have the capacity to raise their score all that much and some can raise it quite a bit.</p>
<p>No study, 8th grade:</p>
<p>590 CR, 530 M, 490 W (essay: 6)
1610 :'(</p>
<p>I bought the blue book and did approximately 1/8 of a practice test. My only time taking it, I got: 690 CR, 740 WR (11 essay), and 800 M = 2230. I think I probably could have scored higher if i had studied more (especially on the sentence completion/vocab sections), but only by 50 points or so. </p>
<p>Keep in mind that the SAT was originally designed so that students couldn’t study for it. That being said, I have friends that jumped 500+ points after classes, and some that saw no change in scores no matter what they did. Everyone is different, and some people are naturally better or worse test takers. Some people excel in tests after studying, and some score the same regardless of the intensity of their preparation. Good luck!</p>
<p>I am taking it next November.
I’ll take the Subject Tests next October (Maths Lvl 2 and Physics).
I am gonna start prep today.</p>
<p>I am a junior and taking the Sat in November. I started at 1900 two weeks ago, and I am scoring around 2100.</p>
<p>My friend took 16 practice tests over the span of 10 or so months and got a 2380.</p>
<p>Did like 40 prep test on writings and like 5 preps on math with no CR practice and got…
590 CR, 740 M, 650 W/ 8 Essay with total of 1980…
Sucks how I’m so bad at verbals :(</p>
<p>had 2200 on practise test with no former prep
and going to start studyig today for the sat of octoober for about 3weeks and a half but especially focusing on the verbval because in math i had 780 and can easily get 800
the pb is with the sat2 don’t know when to start preparing for november’s tet??</p>
<p>studied for 4-6 months ended up with:</p>
<p>700CR 800M 730W (76MC/8E) = 2230</p>
<p>going for:</p>
<p>780CR 800M 780W (80MC/8E) = 2360</p>
<p>No studying (It’s so dry and boring; I can’t bring myself to do anything…): 2300. (Although I did get a 2180 the first time without studying :()
I think I’ll try to study a little and take it again in November for kicks and giggles.</p>
<p>Wow thanks for all the feedback so far!</p>
<p>This past January, I scored a 2060 (690 W, 690 CR, 680 M) with one day’s preparation as a freshman (with zero practice tests). I’m shooting for a 2350+ next time I take it.</p>
<p>Crammed (very seriously, did 5 or so full practice tests using free time during classes and while avoiding homework) for a week before the test and got a 2360. 800CR/780M/780W</p>
<p>ehhh so many effing smart people in this thread -__-;</p>
<p>No study = 1500s ):
Study= 1800s.</p>
<p>Luck? 2100s</p>
<p>Studied for one month using only The College Board’s online resources while attending high school abroad. (I only took a practice test once, on the day before, and didn’t finish it)</p>
<p>Result: 670 WR, 680 M, 800 CR</p>