<p>I am planning on start studying for the SAT exam on my own. It was either this or take a class. The thing is, I have not a clue how to get started. I have bought a couple of prep books(Gruber's and Barron's) and have downloaded 10 official practice tests from the internet(possibly from the SAT blue book). My copy of the Blue Book has yet to arrive and it will be a couple a weeks before it does.</p>
<p>As of right now, how should I start studying the SAT? Should I read all the tips and advice in my prep books first? or should I just start with the practice tests? I understand the practice tests from the prep books aren't worth doing. Is it even necessary to read the prep books at all? Thanks for your answers</p>
<p>Take a test to find out where you stand. Figure out your mistakes, learn from them, learn key principles, and walah 2400.</p>
<p>I’ve taken 2 practice tests from 2 different prep books. I’m not sure which ones they are, probably Barron’s. They were really easy and I got 1935 and 2029 on them. I’ve only ever gotten 2 700s on Writing and Math. Reading is my weakest section. Should I read all the stuff on reading before start taking practice tests?</p>
<p>dude you dont add the essay to the uh score uh yeah you shouldnt uh have any other digit at the end except uh a 0 uh okay.</p>
<p>oh okay lol. checked again with the actual scoring sheet it’s 1945 and 2035. They’re Gruber’s and PR’s practice tests though so I don’t know if they mean anything.</p>
<p>Anyone?? </p>
<p>I have Barron’s 2400 and Barron’s Writing Workbook. I have the Blue Book and several other practice tests. Should I work through every problem in the prep books before moving onto practice tests? </p>
<p>Does reading prep books help at all?</p>
<p>Having taken the practice tests you know you need to work hardest on reading. How did you feel on the other two? We’re they easy or did you have to work for those scores?
I would work through the whole reading prep section. Take another practice of the reading and see if you get better and go back to the types of questions you’re still having the most trouble on. I wouldn’t neglect the other two sections but focus only on the types of questions you got wrong or spent the most time answering on the practice exam. The point is to feel as comfortable as possible AND work as fast as possible without making mistakes. I would read over test taking strategies but not get too bogged down with them. Good luck</p>
<p>Thanks. I’ve been targeting on reading section. The other sections were relatively easier. I’ve only managed to get 700s on them though. I made a lot of careless errors on math and several on writing. Reading is particularly frustrating because I was usually pretty confident with my answers until I grade them and realize they’re mostly wrong.</p>
<p>Do you think I should take another full reading tests like 3 sections? I’ve done that and only got a few less wrongs. I have 2-3 prep books but I’m overwhelmed and not sure where to begin with. It’s not THAT bad to use PR or Barron’s tests right? I’m so afraid that they’d misguide me.</p>
<p>I used the original SAT book and tests. It helped me bring my score up 100 pts. It was very very helpful. I don’t know about the other two.</p>
<p>The other two should be helpful in the sense that you get to practice reading passages and answering questions that are in a similar (maybe not exact) format as the Blue Book. I recommend doing Barron’s for reading and PR for math.</p>