<p>So I have the whole summer (sort of?) to study for the October 2009 SAT I. I would like to improve my score by overall (out of 2400) 300 points.<br>
How do you think I should study?</p>
<p>I think it would help us if we see the distribution of your score, and where you are standing as a total score. :)</p>
<p>It would be nice to know where you stand right now~~</p>
<p>Regardless, the best way, for the most part, would be to gather up whatever credible SAT study guide resources you can find-- may I suggest Princeton Review and the Official College Board study guide-- and read.</p>
<p>I find that the Princeton Review is great for boosting your grammar score, as it outlines most of the basic types of grammatical errors the SAT contains. However, I would avoid paying too close attention to their method of doing math problems, as it is impossible to go through all the ways you can do math problems, and plugging in is not very reliable for the most part.</p>
<p>Try forcing yourself to do a practice SAT one day, then take the next day to thoroughly go through each question you got wrong, and explain to yourself why all the answers save for the correct one cannot be right. Borrow geometry and algebra textbooks and start doing random questions for math. Take a random paragraph of a magazine, and start analyzing it–structure, grammatical mistakes, etc (fun!) as well as the overall meaning; this should help with both CR and Writing. Don’t attempt to read the dictionary either. The Princeton Review has compiled a great vocab list called the " Hit Parade" that lists most frequently tested vocab on the SAT; it’s in their review book. Best to find a quiet place, such as a library. Make sure to time yourself strictly.</p>
<p>If you ever hit a point where you seem to be stuck on a certain score, take a few days to relax and read a novel, or just play. Just do alot of practice tests. I’m sure you’ll get better as long as you’re determined to work hard. :3</p>
<p>Check out Xiggi’s SAT test prep in these forums.
Buy the College Board official guide to the SAT and use those tests. Buy other study guides only to obtain techniques and strategies, don’t use the practice tests from the test prep companies other, than the ones from College Board.
Xiggi goes more into depth as how to actually prepare for the SAT. I’m studying for the SAT over the summer and following his advice, it really helps. :)</p>