How long does it take to memorize and understand the tests from CB's New SAT book?

Test Preparation
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<p>I think that studying, memorizing, and completley understanding the tests from the college board blue book with the 8 real SATs inside is probably the best thing I can do to prepare for the real thing. If I do this self-study using the testmasters solutions manual, how long do you think this will take? How much of a time commitment do I need to make? I made a 204 on my PSAT, and I'm looking to get 2250+ on the SAT.</p>

<p>Zafir</p>

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<p>What would you want to memorize the book for? The tests are not going to be the same. Just know how to do the stuff.</p>

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<p>I don't think you actually memorize stuff in the book. I think its a more of getting used to the type of questions..for example getting used to the type of grammar errors that are often in the verbal section.</p>

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<p>Oh yeah, I agree, that's why I said memorize and completley understand, I guess memorize shouldn't have been written in there in the first place. But the question still remains, how long would it take to understand all those tests to the point where I could understand every answer to all the sample test questions? I'm just looking to see what kind of rough estimate you guys could give me, I'm a pretty fast learner, and I have a tight schedule to deal with, so I need to know what kind of commitment I need to make.</p>

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<p>You could prob do it if you spent 2 hrs for ten days on the book</p>

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<p>I did about 2.75 or so tests about 5 days before the SATs in June. I did it and then tried to understand it so basically studied those tests pretty thoroughly. I got a 2030 which is completely not in your ballpark but it might give you an idea. </p>

<p>I'll say a month to comprehensively study it, provided you've been getting a good education all along... uh like if you are illiterate, you need a little bit more than a month ;D</p>

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<p>The more time you spend, the better the results will be. You can rush through the tests and explanations and will probably improve your score slightly, just because of the practice. However, if you take the time to go through all the tests in detailed, checking the explanations to each question, regardless of whether you got it right or wrong, your results should be a lot better. As for a actual time frame, I couldn't really tell you - it depends on your speed and motivation and how well you do on the tests.</p>