<p>Do I just do 1 practice test every week? Should it be timed? I'm planning to take the SAT on October or November.</p>
<p>Yeah.
Make it timed. Otherwise, it won’t be of any use.
Practice a test, analyze what part you need to work on.</p>
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<p>Why would that be the case?</p>
<p>If it’s not timed, you get a false idea of your actual score. Timed, you understand how many questions that you would actually be able to complete during the test, rather than untimed, when you are given more time to think.</p>
<p>That is if you happen to think that the precise score is what it is the most relevant when … practicing for the SAT with real tests! And it is NOT! What should be the purpose of practicing is to build knowledge of the test and understanding of the nature of what is asked. While time is a very important element of the test (and the greatest equalizer) it is not the most relevant element of the practice sessions. </p>
<p>One should only look at the clock and start timing SECTIONS well after having gained enough knowledge and comfort. The most common failures in preparing for the test can be traced to jumping in without much of a method, or … listening to incredibly poor advice from a peer. Take your pick!</p>
<p>So I should focus the knowledge and understanding of what is asked rather than the time?</p>
<p>Do a few practice tests without timing yourself (or time yourself, but don’t stop when your 25 minutes run out - just forget about the time while you do it and see how long it took you at the very end). Once you do a few tests like this you’ll feel much more comfortable with the kind of questions you’re getting. Then, start doing timed sections in the traditional way. But if you do untimed tests for a bit, you’ll build up speed and confidence.</p>
<p>Timing is very important part of the SAT. ( very very important)
When you practice a single 25 minute section ( just one) , you might go error less. But if the same section ( when you are doing all 10 sections), is the 7th one, you will definitely see a change.
I don’t know how gifted you are to take all the section the same way. Because what I have experienced is if you take all the 10 sections, it gets harder after each section to concentrate. But with practice, it starts getting normal. ( slowly but yes, it works).
If you are not doing timed tests, you are not knowing what real SAT is like.
But that again depends on the person.
Good luck ( I would always suggest to take timed SATs) :)</p>
<p>After u feel u know all the material is when u start the practice tests. Sit down, use a proper table, close ur door. Keep a timer. Reduce the time for each section by a couple of minutes because time will fly by on the actual test.</p>
<p>Oh, and make sure u carefully go over every error u make. Dont just score it and close the book. See why u got it wrong and maybe open the chapter explaining it. Anything u dont get, u could always ask on CC. People here are more than willing to help</p>
<p>Timed full test is important, but it would be fine if you also do section by section practice when you don’t have time. My suggestions is to do a full timed test once a week and do section practice whenever you have an hour or so.</p>
<p>I think doing a 25 minutes per section everyday would help me.</p>
<p>Since October is closer than it seems (sorry, but there it is…), I do think you should start timing your sections. That way, you get a realistic sense of what you should spend time on during the real test. (This only works if you stick with actual college-board tests as your practice materials.)</p>
<p>But when the 25 minutes are up, change the color of your pen or pencil and then keep working. You eventually hope to be able to answer harder questions, so you do have to work on them now, but not with a time limit.</p>
<p>Then, if not after every section then certainly after every test: sit down and figure out how to answer all of the ones that you missed. Use the internets. Use this forum. Do not go on to another test without doing this. Obsessively taking tests without sufficient follow-up is one of the most common test-prep blunders that I see.</p>