<p>I really don't know how I should study the blue book. I've heard different thoughts but I want more. Should I skip something, skip around, or start somewhere different?</p>
<p>You should start with identifying by doing some SAT practice tests from the blue book under timed conditions. This will help to find the subject areas where you are weak in and you need to study for.</p>
<p>like vjnmath said, do a diagnostic test first. Then you should study those sections/areas you are weak in and take more practice tests. And it doesn’t matter what order you do them in. For instance, I am weaker in critical reading so I finished all the critical reading sections in the blue book before the writing and math sections. But I would strongly recommend you to finish the blue book. It’s great practice and leads to a familiarity with the test.</p>
<p>Sorry if this sounds stupid, but what is this “blue book” that I keep hearing about?
I have the CollegeBoard’s official SAT prep book…is that it?</p>
<p>Absoulutely Yes.</p>
<p>I definitely agree with the people above. Also, from my personal experience, doing practice test is the best way, but if you do not review your answers and do analyze, your work will be wasted and your score won’t improve much. So you have to look through every single answer (all correct, incorrect and omitted answers), and understand how and why you chose that answer.
First, I just did practice tests from the blue book without doing analyze and my scores didn’t improve. Then after I started analyzing, it improved. 
Goodluck! :)</p>
<p>Ok. Thanks. I think I’m weak in about every area about the same. Mainly because I really don’t understand how to do most problems/haven’t learned. I’m going to start studying heavily in the spring and throughout the summer.</p>