<p>See question above.</p>
<p>A month should be quality enough time. You can't really learn anything relatively new, but you can get used to the outline of the test and see what the SAT looks for. The key is to understand how the test works so that you can exploit it more efficiently on test day. My advice, take a lot of practice tests. Re-learn concepts if neccessary.</p>
<p>None</p>
<p>We're broke, I only applied to 2 colleges so my parents wouldnt complain</p>
<p>studying?
was that the thing I was supposed to start already?
I'm planning on studying during April vacation. That's it. I mean, I took the PSAT and we did practice essays in English so I'm already familiar with the format.</p>
<p>Honestly you might want a few months, it just depends on the person... try and get most of your testing out of the way jr year</p>
<p>I studied for the entire year for my SAT II Chemistry by taking AP Chem in school (after AP Chem, that test is a snap.) I took some private tutoring for about.... 4 weeks before the SAT II Math Lvl 2. </p>
<p>For the ACT, I barely studied at all. :/ I had books; I just neglected it. Kind of regret it.</p>
<p>Yeah it varies. I studied for the SAT a lot and got only decent results, but I didn't really study for the ACT and got a superb score.</p>
<p>Well practice tests are the only real thing you can do, beside going over vocab and grammar rules (this helps me a lot)</p>
<p>few months...</p>
<p>I did 2 months decently hardcore, took a month off, FORGOT EVERYTHING, 2 more months really hardcore and got a 2110.</p>
<p>I would really really really recommend against taking long breaks off.</p>
<p>You've got to be hard core straight through until the test. Barring that, start at least two months (8 weeks or so) before your test date, and focus on the area you have trouble with (by working with a tutor) and then ALSO do the areas you're good at (but on your own). For example, if someone got PSAT scores of 76 reading, 75 writing, but 58 math, they should study the math with a tutor extensively, and then prep on their own with a book of tests for the reading and writing SATs.</p>
<p>what would hardcore be in your guys' views? b/c i have a lot of stuff everyday, so i try to do maybe a section or at least practice questions each night</p>
<p>Do a section in critical reading every 3 days. You can replace that with simple vocab studying, but it all really comes in usefull. I got an 800 on CR and did about 8 practice tests over a 2 year period (section by section for most of them), but what truly helped was writing flash cards and making lists on sheets of paper of words w/ their definitions. You need vocab throughout the entire section. With math, do about 4 sections a week, however easy the math may seem. Most people don't screw up the hard questions, but, rather, the very easy ones. Doing 4 25 minute sections, which realy only take 10-15 minutes each will get you that 800 - doesn't take a lot of effort, but gets you into the habit of being more meticulous with your work. Also, try to write at least 5 TIMED essays before the test - it's hard to get yourself to do it but will tremendously help. Doing 20+ of them is better, of course, but even 5 will allow you to get a feel of that time limit (otherwise, you will ALWAYS run out of time).</p>
<p>Good luck, and remember that you don't necessarily need hours and hours of work on these suckers. I only followed a regime like the one listed above a month before the test, but I would imagine it would help to stick with it for longer. Just focus when taking the math section to prevent careless mistakes, step up your vocab, and practice speed-writing.</p>
<p>Edit- oh, and in terms of "when to start studying?", you really need to start at least 4 months ahead, preferably 12, if you're like everybody else and don't have a lot of time on your hands. You'll probably end up studying a LOT less often that you intended to.</p>
<p>Many hours. The more you study the SAT the better you'll do on it. Besides vocabulary, outside studying doesn't really help anymore once you get the basic concepts. Work on your strategies.</p>
<p>Remember, the SAT tests how well you can take the SAT in a proctored, timed environment.</p>