<p>I'm in the 11th grade and i plan on taking the SAT in March 09. My goal is to get at least a 2300. Currently I'm scoring between 2000-2100 :( (CR is worst). </p>
<p>I devote about 4 hrs with breaks every Sunday, studying for the SAT....Is this too little time?</p>
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<li><p>2300 is a really high goal. Statistically speaking, you probably won't achieve it, especially on your first try. Keep this in mind as you practice. </p></li>
<li><p>What do you do to study, exactly? Just reading a bunch of books isn't going to help. You should do tests. The SAT is more of a skill than it is a bunch of knowledge to be studied for, so you should do tests/sections.</p></li>
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<p>Arachnotron,he needs to do tests ,but i think he should take them when he is completely prepared.He has reviewed everything,done all the sample questions and then,when he is ready to take the real SAT,he should take about 20 practice tests.8 from BB,about 8 from Barron<code>s how to prepare for the SAT,there are plenty more on PR and other books.Don</code>t forget the official online course..</p>
<p>That's excessive, Ivan_Stanchev. There's only so much that taking mock exams will do for you. I'd say the entirety of the blue book would be sufficient.</p>
<p>Zero; it's an aptitude test.</p>
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<p>Arachnotron, I meant practicing. I already know a whole bunch of strategies from various sources. My problem is the Passage part of the SAT reading. My Math and Writing scores are between 700-800. I'm not sure whether I should add practicing for the SAT reading to my "to do" list on week days. Anyways, thanks for the advice so far.</p>
<p>lol 5 months ? I'm study for one week. I don't have a background in grammar or English either...learned it along long time ago....forgot it....</p>
<p>i put in maybe 2 hours writing each nite, 2 hours on the grammar stuff, and i just look at other essays to get ideas and stuff....</p>
<p>I'm similar to you in terms of what I have now and what I am aiming for (2000, wanting to get to 2250+)</p>
<p>If on a time crunch, you should at least do one section every day rather than a huge chunk in one day and then forgetting about it later. I'm sure there is a 30-40 minute waiting period in your life somewhere, like afterschool or during a slow class. Take it, then analyze it thoroughly after and store the new information away in your head. The SAT is all about patterns, and it only takes a few right answers to bump a score up by 100 points.</p>
<p>Have you analyzed what sections you've been getting wrong the most? Maybe you'd see a better and faster improvement if you target the especially weak areas first. </p>
<p>Critical Reading contains Passage-Based Reading and Sentence Completions.
Math contains Numbers & Operations, Algebra & Functions, Geometry and Measurement, Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability.
Writing contains - Improving Sentences, Improving Paragraphs, and Identifying Sentence Errors. </p>
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