<p>I'll be taking the June SAT, and that's only 2 weeks away. I have been preparing since April, and there has been improvements, but not enough to reach my goal. How many practice test should I take within this span of time? Would 3 practice tests in a week plus review be too much and would that burn me out? Please advice. Thank you!</p>
<p>(Edit) Also, is improvement in two weeks possible?</p>
<p>No, the more the better. Seriously, do them in sections. Do two or three sections a day. My three kids had great success with that technique.</p>
<p>It would be too much if you do 3 full test in one day. My D did 20-30 practice test in 6 months. ;-)</p>
<p>No - just grind away. The more the merrier. You will pick up all the patterns and smoke the real thing. Best of luck!</p>
<p>I’ve literally done like 40…it’s more fun than regular school work. Not saying it’s fun but, you won’t burn out with three.</p>
<p>I think…1 full-length test per day is ok. And I am quiet sure there is no such a risk. Honestly, ETS gets a little lazier now and the SAT, in fact, can be improved by a huge amount of practice, especially in the writing section. And if you deem it is too much, maybe you can just write essays twice or three times a week.
And, I really do not recommend any preparation materials except the real test and the official guide. There are about 20 real tests available given by CB after 2005.3, I think it’s a good way to finish all the 20 tests in the following day…but if you still wanna take the test in Oct or Nov, you can simply take half of them before 5.30</p>
<p>I agree with JasperTraum: I have seen a 750+writing with a 550+CR…Taking practice tests once a day and spend time finding reasons for error is a plausible strategy.
Also, take full tests if possible, with anadditional section. Simulate as much as possible.</p>
<p>How many have you guys taken in total?</p>
<p>billcsho, I think that 3 full test in a day would be a bit too much considering that I review the tests after taking them and that takes as long as the test. harasNN, where did you guys obtain more than the 20 tests that college board released? Did you practice using a third company’s tests as well?</p>
<p>Spartan0117, I’ve taken 6 full practice tests and 2 of them were previously administered tests. Not that many compared to many cc-ers. </p>
<p>Thanks for your help everyone!</p>
<p>There are only a few previous real tests included in the blue book, however, you can find many practice tests from different prep books. Obviously I am not suggesting one to take 3 full tests in one day. I don’t even think one need to do one full test everyday unless in the last week before test. You can easily find books with 6-10 practice tests (some on CD or online) in it. From all the popular publishers, you should be able to find around 40 practice tests.</p>
<p>Wow everyone takes so many…I only took 2 or maybe 3 full practice tests I’m pretty sure. But I think 3 a week should be good. I don’t really think more is always better. It’s more important that you make the most out of each attempt by reviewing it like you do (what I did was I also starred the questions I was unsure of, and went back to them at a later date to make sure that I remembered how to do them).</p>
<p>Burnouts do happen. I have seen it often. </p>
<p>More than taking numerous exams, it is important to be meticulous in your error analysis. Never simply go over a test and glance at what you did wrong. Always rework the questions until you are convinced you can do it on your own if you see the same question again. </p>
<p>You should be spending more time reviewing tests than taking them (if you are scoring under 30 and are doing this work seriously). Furthermore, every time you guess, circle those questions and review those as well. What you guess correctly this time may not work out so well for you the next time.</p>
<p>@ohsorad</p>
<p>Somehow my tutor had copies of other released tests. I only did legit college board tests.</p>
<p>**Note. Doing practice tests means you will go through the answers and explanations as well to learn from your mistake. I thought that should be common sense and did not elaborate further.</p>
<p>I have a question. Should I focus on just CR sections since my weakest section is CR (Writing too but that’s easier to improve) and then take full tests? What would I do with the Math and Writing sections of those tests then? Or should I just do full tests? I have a lot of testing material. </p>
i know this post is old but man how did you find FORTY practice tests? i just finished the sat blue book but i don’t have any more tests to better myself
Of more value would be to review the practice tests you did take and determine what your incorrect answers were. For any particular pattern (e.g. certain types of questions, running out of time on a section, leaving blanks, etc.) target your preparation to address that particular deficiency.