I’m currently a Junior and on the 10th grade PSAT, I scored (as tragic as it sounds), a solid 1060. I had 550 in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and 510 in math. I currently attend a test prep that’s not starting SAT Prep until January, and once January start, it will be completely Princeton Review textbooks and prep where we meet for around 2 hours once on Wednesday, and then 7-8 hours during Saturday.
My school will start to offer free one-week (I know, super short) SAT Prep around the Spring Semester; since, we’ll be taking the SAT in I think May or March, but I don’t really think they help a lot.
I’m currently practicing with Khan Academy, but I wasn’t sure how long I should study for each night or week? Someone mentioned around 5-6 hours a week should be fine, but I think that’s too little to increase to a 400-500 score boost?
P.S. Is this limit and score improvement too far too reach? And am I too late now to start studying using Khan Academy? Thank you!
Do you get timed out, or are there knowledge gaps?
If it’s the latter, I HIGHLY recommend going through Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2 on Khan Academy. (The SAT prep is fine, too, but I spent way, way more time on the math “classes” than on the math prep.)
I also recommend reading everything you can get your hands on.
Get the practice tests off the college board website. Don’t time yourself and concentrate on getting the correct answer. Watch YouTube videos on the math section to see how they attack the problems. Have a strategy of just acing the math Section for one of the tests you take and definitely prepare to take multiple tests for super scoring. Learn how to walk before you run when doing the tests. If you use all 8 tests rotate back through them till you’re perfect and then prepare for timed conditions.
I thought timing was super important and key? My test prep really focuses on that
What do you mean by timed out and knowledge gaps?
It’s important to know your abilities and weak spots before you begin studying. You can plan out your studying time based on how large of an improvement you need to make from your starting point to your target scores.
Timing is only important after you gain confidence in solving the problems. There’s plenty of time to solve the problems with the time allocated if you are prepared for the material. Accuracy is your first goal. Being fast and wrong is not going to make you better. In the math portion you should experiment different techniques to solve the equation and look for simple solutions. Watching other people solving the practice problems on YouTube is a great resource for problems you struggle to solve. Take a section of the test daily and don’t try to learn everything at once. Once you achieve mastery of the material then time yourself. You will be amazed at how fast you complete the test
Timed out = running out of time
Knowledge gaps = material you don’t know