<p>Hey everybody,
I was just wondering. How long do you guys prepare for the SATs (aiming for a 2200+.) Like 1 hour a day, all day on the weekends, or something else? anything would be helpful. Please reply... Thanks:D</p>
<p>Hi. I have similar goals.
I used the power score 10 week SAT prep. I am currently on week eight. It’s been said millions of times, but the best way to study for the SAT is to practice practice practice from the blue book.
Basically I do a subject each week. For example last week was Grammar 1 so I completed the chapter for improving sentences and finding errors or whatever. I did some practice problems from Then I did three timed sections, calculated my score, and THOROUGHLY analyzed why I got it wrong, question type etc. This part is the most important because it’s where you’ll find your growth. I went from a raw mc score of 28 to 42. During the week I read books of literary merit to build vocabulary and then use quizlet for the sat flash cards.
In general, blue book is the key to performing well on the SAT. Practice practice practice the blue book. On average I spend about 30-60 minutes studying sat/ and occasionally working on my AP Chem assignment.</p>
<p>30 to 60… im doing an hour a day and a full test on weekends:)</p>
<p>bump… i can use more opinions… is one hour good enough?</p>
<p>bump how much do you prep for the sat per day???</p>
<p>Honestly, it depends on what you are currently getting, I ended with a 2240 and I am planning on a retake just to see if I can nudge the score to a 2300 or above but I am doing about 2-3 hours of concentrated studying a week and at least one test every weekend.</p>
<p>I am a sophomore with about 1700…</p>
<p>Wow. I studied like 4 or so hours a week during the summer after sophomore year. I would review a little each school vacation. The week before I took like 2 practice tests. I took the test in June and got a 2310. I wouldn’t go overboard.</p>
<p>The best way to study is to follow through what is called the spacing effect. I learned this in AP Psychology. It’s the the tendency for distributed study or practice to yield better long-term retention than is achieved through massed study or practice.</p>
<p>Just as long as you study and don’t overwhelm yourself with too much information at one time and study over period of times effectively, it should be enough. There’s really no set amount of time to study. It varies from person to person.</p>
<p>This kind of thing really varies from person to person. It depends on how good you are at taking the SAT, how much time yo have, etc.
For instance, I knew people who spent the entire summer taking a practice test each week and doing hours of prep work each day. There was a girl at my school who took a practice test every night an entire month straight during the school year. Then there was me, who took a few practice tests, answered the SAT Question of the Day on the days I remembered to, and tried not to stress out. I managed to do better than plenty of people who spent thousands of dollars and hours upon hours. So it really just depends on you.</p>
<p>Figure out what works best for you and what you need the most help with (in terms of SAT test section). If your math isn’t that great, do practice problems. If your writing or reading is below par, start trying to read more.
Decide what’s best for you and then just stick to it. It’s a good thing that you’re starting early though!</p>
<p>Start early with 1/2 hours a day and one practice test a week. Then increase as you get nearer to test date.</p>
<p>So I scored around 1730s in the beginning of the summer and after doing prep for 1-2 hrs a day and 1 practice full test a week, i got 2150 by the end of the summer (now)</p>