<p>I'm taking the SAT in January but I feel like the time between now and the test date is disappearing at a quick rate. Every night, I struggle to finish all of my work, let alone get studying time in. I am going to try doing like an hour a day but it is VERY hard. Any tips on how to get studying in? I do have winter break but don't want to count on it at all.</p>
<p>I would like to know this too. It seems impossible to take a very rigorous course schedule and also have time to swot the SAT books.</p>
<p>I’m thinking maybe I’ll try to do a few drills a day. The action of putting everything aside is so hard though!</p>
<p>Maybe you could get up ten minutes earlier each morning to review vocab, math, whatever. Then those drills would get done without having to put other work aside. You’ll be more awake the whole day, and you’ll get hours of studying done if you make it a routine by the time you need to cram when January finally comes!</p>
<p>You could study during passing periods and while you’re waiting for your friends at lunch. </p>
<p>^That might be ideal as well.</p>
<p>I knew I couldn’t put in the mega hours like some so I would do daily either: 1 reading passage and questions, one section of math, a part of the writing section (as in finding the error, sentence revision, or completing paragraphs). Then I went on a reviewed all the answer explanations. I probably spent about 20-30 minutes per night and missed many a night. Scores went up from 1880 to 2190.</p>
<p>^ That would be nice if I had friends :(. Have to do hw during lunch unfortunately, but maybe there’s something to the getting up early deal. The only way I’ve been prepping so far is going through all the Gruber’s math refresher and starting the Rocket Revew Grammar stuff, what kind of drills are you guys referring to?</p>
<p>I wake up early in the morning to do one SAT section every other day. The next morning I review the previous section for answers and explanations. It might sound like minimal progress, but added up, my score has increased almost 500 points from my first practice test back in August.</p>
<p>Nothing like some good ol’ SAT problems to start off the day 
Good luck!</p>
<p>What I did for junior year was take full practice tests on Saturdays (just wake an hour or 2 earlier) mainly to get used to timing and everything. Then I set aside certain days of the week ahead - sometimes two weeks - to get myself to review the answers for a section or so a day. That would take anywhere between 20 minutes to 1 hour, depending on the difficulty and my attention span. Not bad.</p>
<p>If I didn’t get around, whatever sections I had left to review, I would finish them on Friday nights.</p>
<p>Try to make it the first you do when you get home because this way you can’t make excuses about putting it off. </p>
<p>The key is: be flexible with your schedule. Understand there will be days when you have an insane amount of school work (I had 6 APs and played sports year around) and might need to put off preparation. That’s okay. It’s gonna happen. </p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>An SAT section as in part of an SAT practice test?</p>
<p>^ Yes, a section of an SAT practice test. By the end of 20 weekdays (4 weeks), I would have finished and thoroughly reviewed one test set. Does this sound tedious and slow? Yes, but I’ve found this to be an extremely effective method of review for me. Try it out and see what works for you.</p>
<p>Like Postlapsaria, on Saturday mornings, I drag myself out of bed at 7:30 to complete an entire test, following testing times and conditions. Then Sunday mornings I grade it and review. </p>
<p>So at the end of four weeks, I would have taken and reviewed 5 practice tests. Not bad for a 30-minute weekday/4-hour weekend commitment. Those small increments add up!</p>
<p>Don’t study on a day that you don’t want to study… You’re wasting time and won’t get anything done. Try a Saturday or Sunday morning and you might feel more motivated or atleast more alert. </p>
<p>Alternatively, you can take the ACT which doesn’t really require studying because it’s not testing your testing abilities but more of what you know.</p>
<p>Just set aside time every single day.</p>
<p>^Easier said than done. Especially for people who already don’t have enough time to finish all their homework each night.</p>
<p>I get it in.</p>
<p>^taking that out of context for teh funnez</p>
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