Need HELP - SAT study plan

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<p>Background information:
Im a international HS senior that wants to apply to several universities in the U.S. and these require some good SAT's (1800+). I have never taken the SAT's before and next month (Dec.7) will be my first and last chance of taking this test. </p>

<p>So.. How can I set up a study plan for the SAT's in the next 19 days remaining until the test? </p>

<p>Please give me ideas to study after school during the week and in the two weekends I have left before the test.</p>

<p>Any extra tips you guys want to share are appreciated,
Thanks!</p>

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<p>It’s important to know your baseline before anyone can help you develop a plan.</p>

<p>For example, what levels of math have you mastered?</p>

<p>The reading and writing sections are much more discrete. I’d need to see—at the very least—several different types of writing samples in order to evaluate your skills in these areas.</p>

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<p>@jkjeremy - I appreciate your response and agree with you in that matter of measuring my levels of study.
But what im looking for is a more basic study plan sample, my weaker subject of the three tha tmake up the SAT is Math.</p>

<p>I have around 2 hours of free time that I can use to study from Monday to Thursday and Friday-Sat-Sun i have almost all day to study.</p>

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<p>If the weakest of the three areas is math, you need to study math. If you don’t already know algebra inside and out, then you need to review it.</p>

<p>If you’re strong in algebra, focus on geometry. Also, knowing the basic trig functions wouldn’t hurt, but most kids tell me it isn’t necessary.</p>

<p>One thing I know for sure: spending time creating study plans isn’t the same as studying.</p>

<p>Open up a math book (not a test-prep book) and get started.</p>

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<p>^^</p>

<p>Horrible advice. There is no time to “study math” and the ONLY thing that makes sense is to work through a stack of tests. Only use released official tests, and none of the PR and Barron’s garbage.</p>

<p>Try all the math problems without time limits and read all the reading and writing problems WITH the answer in front of you. The objective is to get your mind into SAT mode and identify glaring weaknesses. </p>

<p>You can get close to 1800 by skipping all the very hard problems. When you check the answers, identify the level 4 and 5 questions. Learn where they appear on the test. For the actual test, do NOT guess. Never ever.</p>

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<p>@xiggi</p>

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<p>If a kid tells me that his weakness is math and my suggestion is to learn math, how does that constitute “horrible advice”?</p>

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<p>It is bad advice when the circumstances of the OP are clearly expressed.</p>

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<p>The issue is not that reviewing math (as in study) but to do it without the correct context. One does review math concepts as they relate to … the SAT test. The OP should have spent the last 12 years studying math, and it is obvious that this does not relate DIRECTLY to the SAT. The SAT is not a test of deep math knowledge as it is mostly middle and junior high school math. The presentation of the questions is what trips students; not the basic knowledge of math principles. </p>

<p>The advice to study math is similar to telling someone who has problems with the reading part to go … read some books. Hence, my comment that your advice (
Open up a math book (not a test-prep book) and get started.) was actually … horrible. Sorry to be blunt, but there is no other way to qualify the advice.</p>

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<p>Reading more books isn’t the answer to a reading comprehension deficiency.</p>

<p>Learning how to read is a possible solution.</p>

<p>Similarly, if you don’t know math, there’s no substitute for learning math. My bad for using the term “study” instead of “learn.”</p>

<p>Sounds like you’re among the many who think the SAT can be “defeated in ten days.”</p>

<p>You aren’t the only one, and test-prep book publishers everywhere are grateful.</p>

<p>(Insert smiley face here.)</p>

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<p>Jeremy, I don’t think anyone would argue - learning math can help improve math SAT scores. However, if someone has studied all their life and hasn’t learned enough with 19 days to go, what will make them learn enough in the remaining time? In terms of boosting an SAT score, it seems much more efficient to spend time getting used to the presentation of the questions. Many posters on this site have described significant improvement with this approach. </p>

<p>Also, I’m not sure what you’re getting at in your last sentence. The consensus on this site is that studying test-prep books is inferior to taking actual tests and reviewing them in detail. I don’t think this leads to increased sales of test-prep books. In fact, everything the OP really needs can be found for free on this site.</p>

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<p>Do any of you guys know any material/link I can use in order to study specifically for the MATH section of the SAT. My skills in RC and Writing are pretty good but my math skills are just *****e: I must admit</p>

<p>PM: Any guide or material for the SAT Math section will be helpful! Thanks</p>

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<p>That’s good ^^</p>

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<p>Thats great</p>

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<p>It’s amazing.</p>