<p>im going to be a junior, and was planning on taking the SAT's in october. However, i think the october SAT's are before the PSAT's. I may be wrong. When do most juniors take the SAT's or what do you think is the best time to take them?</p>
<p>SAT I - May
SAT II - June</p>
<p>I'm going to be a junior, as well. :)</p>
<p>October is WAY too early. Take the PSAT's first as practice and for National Merit. You should prepare for the SAT's for a couple of months at a leisurely pace. It's good to start prepping early so you don't need panic (although, you still probably will) at the last minute. I was actually considering taking them in January but I'll probably take them in March for the first time. Oh yeah, if you're taking a lot of AP exams, May may(hah!) not be the most opportune time to take the SAT's. June is too late to take the SAT's for the first time, in my opinion, so you should take around March. Most juniors usually take the SAT's May or June of their junior year, by the way.</p>
<p>SAT II - May (Occur during the same 2 week strech of time as your AP's if you have any- you will be more prepared if you take both SAT and AP tests from the same subjects in May)
SAT I- June (Unlike me, take it seriously, not just with the "it's only the first time" attitude because if you mess up it's going to hurt the whole summer)</p>
<p>SAT I - March
SAT II - May
That's what I did, and I ended up with good scores. The SAT II in may is critical since it happens right after/right before AP tests.</p>
<p>This is what I did:</p>
<p>March SAT I
May SAT I
June SAT II</p>
<p>I did:</p>
<p>January SAT I (old version)
May SAT I
June SAT II (the Saturday right after exam week)</p>
<p>I did the January old SAT I, March SAT I, May SAT I, and June SAT II. I shouldn't have taken the May SAT I, and should've either taken the SAT IIs then or didn't take any test that day. Those six months were sooo chaotic. You might want to retake some senior year too.
Don't forget your ACTs.</p>
<p>thanks everybody. i guess ill put them off until march, when there is not much going on.</p>
<p>The May - June plan may be alittle late because, as I'm sure you've seen, there are tons of people freaking out about they didnt do so well on their May or June tests and they want to retake in October or November of Senior year but they don't know if it's still accepted for EA. I took my tests in January - March (March because it was the first New SAT) and gave myself enough time to prepare. Also taking it early like November of Junior year might help because its just after the PSAT and you can have the stuff fresh in your mind.</p>
<p>Basically, take it when you're ready...</p>
<p>:)</p>