Improving a 1960 in two weeks?

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<p>Hello this is my first post here but i've lurked for a while now.</p>

<p>I got a 1960 (R 670 M 630 W 660) on the Jan SAT, it was my first (total baseline, no studying except the PSAT). For the colleges I want to get into this is pretty low and I am disappointed in myself (I know the score isn't everything though). </p>

<p>For some reason I was stupid enough to register for the the March 10th test meaning that I have about two weeks to study and improve my grade. I'm hoping to improve it (not necessarily at this siting, but by next year) to at least 2150 but hopefully higher.</p>

<p>I think that this is possible as I am a good student, all As, AP Classes, Calculus BC,
etc. I know that it sounds cliche, but I am not a great test taker. Though, I did get better grades on the PSAT 205 and ACT 31 (although I also want to improve that).</p>

<p>I have the Bluebook, Direct Hits, PR Cracking the SAT, Kaplan Raise your Score, Kaplan Purple, Baron's Writing, and PR Vocab Cards. (no I did not buy all of this, I got it from older friends). I've heard various things from them including reading all the strategies in the books to just doing multiple practice test. I am afraid that reading the books might not help that much as they are seemingly aimed at people with lower goals.</p>

<p>What is the best way to study in such limited time?</p>

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<p>Do you still have your score analysis from when you did the PSAT? If you do, that should point out areas where you can gain the most points. If you didn’t keep the score analysis, you still probably have a good idea of your strengths and weaknesses. Since you only have a couple of weeks before this sitting, your best bet is probably to pick a few of your weakest areas (e.g., errors IDs, sentence completion, and geometry) and then focus on improving those. The Kaplan and Princeton Review books should all have sections reviewing the specific kinds of questions you’ll be seeing, so you could read the portions pertaining to your problem areas and then do a bunch of practice questions. That would be how I’d approach it, at least.</p>

<p>Just a quick note on the vocab flashcards: You might want to put those off for now, since trying to learn a lot of new words in a couple of weeks isn’t really the best use of time.</p>

<p>Ultimately, since you only have a couple weeks, it’s important to remember that you don’t need to review everything and aim for a perfect score. A 2150 is certainly doable, so don’t stress too much about the test. As you noted, you can always take it again. :)</p>