<p>Obviously, this boad is filled with some of the highest scorest students in America, so I turn to you guys for advice. I have 26 days until my next SAT and I have the princeton review live online course. I have been doing it for a few months now, but to be honest, I could have tried harder on it. I now realize that it would be worth it to spend 3 and a half weeks of my life studying non stop for this test.</p>
<p>My question is, how long do you guys study each night, or how long do you think I should study each night? I was thinking 2 hours of SAT plus 30 minutes preparing for AP US History. How does that sound? If I could get a 2000 or higher and a 5 on my AP test, I would be set for the rest of high school (tons of extracurriculares and high grades).</p>
<p>I plan on taking a full practice exam each sunday or saturday as well.</p>
<p>Any opinions on how I can get the most out of the princeton review for the next month would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your help.</p>
<p>I actually used McGraw Hill and it was pretty helpful. A lot of people have been critical of the Sparknotes SAT Prep, but PR is said to be by far the worst</p>
<p>Perhaps this is just me, but two hours seems a bit excessive. I think if you worry too much about it, you will be very stressed out. That is 10-14 hours a week! <em>marvels at your daring</em> However, I did not really study very much for the SAT, mostly due to my impatience/laziness, so I suppose my viewpoint is a little skewed on this matter.</p>
<p>;_; i used only used PR and hated hated hated McGraw Hill. looking back on it now using the CB book was probably the best option. i think i started studying an hour a night two weeks before and kinda slacked off before that. :o</p>
<p>My parents paid 700 for the princeton review, so I have to use that. I have 11 practice tests for the new sat and the sparknotes book.</p>
<p>I only focused on the math section of princeton review and it increased by score 160 points in math alone, so I feel I can improve a ton. Like I said, I am taking a practice test each weekend, and studying about 2 hours a day. I will have 1 hour of lessons, 30 minutes of practice problems, 30 minutes of vocab. I will then try to do 30 minutes reviewing for ap us history, and hopefully only around 30 minutes of math homework a night.</p>
<p>Obviously, I will not be able to do all of this if I have a big test or lots of homework, but I wake up at 6AM to work on homework for 90 minutes, so I can get some done there.</p>
<p>I am committed to getting a 1900+, if I can do that I don't have to worry about high school and I can just sit back and relax.</p>
<p>Ok Buddy...it's time for you to calm down. I'm goign to tell you my secret. And I got a pretty darn respectable 2300.<br>
First of all, i'm not a natural test taker...i read waaay to much into things. I got a 1380 on old SATs - respectable, but not great.</p>
<p>to prepare for the new SATs, i simply reviewed grammar in a practice book (especially dangling modifiers - gotta hate those) and i got a 790.</p>
<p>math, i took a practice test, looked over waht i did wrong, studied general concepts - got a 740</p>
<p>reading - did a few practice readings - got a 770</p>
<p>The night before the test, i took a practice test teh whole way through, went over everything i did wrong, had a snack, went to bed early..and...relaxed. that's key. and now...this is going to sound really dumb, but do it, it'll help.</p>
<p>TELL YOURSELF YOU'RE GOIGN TO GET A 2400. There are soo many studies about how much a positive atitude helps you...look at it as a way to prove how smart you are, tell youreself you're gonna rock...and go for it.</p>
<p>also...bring a snack...that sucker is soo long...i was starving!! good luck!</p>