Plan to get 2200+

Test Preparation SAT Preparation
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<p>Okay guys, so I got a 2060 on my last SAT, and I need a plan to get a 2200+ in November, with a verbal score at 700+ (last time got a 630). How do you guys think this sounds?</p>

<p>*Start excercising regularly
*Finish reading the book I'm currently reading
*Catch up on reading in English class, stay caught up for rest of the year
*Eat breakfast every morning at regular times
*Drink 8 glasses of water each day
*Get at least 7 and a half hours of sleep each night -- getting to bed by midnight at the latest, and only if there is some serious schoolwork that needs to be done.
*Practicing occassionally with the Blue Book
*Make flash cards of SAT vocab, and reviewing them occassionally.
*Doing well in school, keeping up with my EC's
*Keeping up with my friends, keeping up with life, and not letting stupid stuff like the SATs bog me down.</p>

<p>Does anybody on this forum think this plan will work?</p>

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<p>If you can recall the 'popular' SAT vocabulary words and are decent at analyzing plot elements and such, I think you should have no problem getting a 700+. I think the main tip that made a score increase on my CR personally, was that I literally forced myself to 'like' the passages instead of coming to the test with a negative, almost intimidated, attitude.</p>

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<p>Wait wait wait, kornpopz...are you suggesting that reading 3 different SAT Prep books isn't the best way to prepare?</p>

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<p>Your plan seems to place a lot more emphasis on things not involving the SAT. All the health stuff is not necessary for your list because you should try to do that stuff anyway. </p>

<p>If you want a 2200, I would practice 1-2 sections per day and learn like 10 vocab words if you really need help on vocab. Then, on the weekends, I'd wake up at 7 and take a practice test. Next day, see what you did wrong and try to correct your mistakes.</p>

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<p>I actually think some of those "healthy" things are beneficial. I don't think they'll boost your score directly, but indirectly, I'd say almost certainly.</p>

<p>I'm a high school senior IN algebra II. I had a hell of a time getting through the math section. I got a perfect score on writing, and a near perfect score on critical reading. My math score was lower than both, but not by much. I got a 2200 in all.</p>

<p>I studied a lot and recieved really rigorous and consistent tutoring for math. I only occasionally practiced writing (I'm planning on being a journalist, so writing comes easy) for the essay. I basically just read the books from my AP Lit class (Crime and Punishment, Catcher in the Rye, Walden, Macbeth, Faust, etc.) and read Sparknotes for each book. Sparknotes just kind of helps put big literary ideas into little chunks of information, and I can comprehend it better. So I'd say read, and look at Sparknotes too.</p>

<p>But when I began to really sit down and say, "Hey, I'm going to get serious about this test," I started a plan like you. I decided a "Bedtime" for myself, so I wouldn't be groggy and too tired to study the next day. I set a consistent schedule, ate breakfast every morning, made sure my other homework was done... all that stuff. One thing, though, is that if I didn't have time to study for the SAT during any particular day, I didn't study for it. I did my best to make time for it, but my priority was my school work. I knew if I got behind on that, it would lead me to get behind on the SAT too.</p>

<p>I made time for working out, just like you will. Working out and eating breakfast isn't going to make you jump 200 points, but setting a routine and feeling better about yourself by getting healthier is going to do wonders for your study habits. </p>

<p>And clean your room! I find it really hard to focus if my room is a mess. A cluttered room = cluttered mind.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Hey jkid, thanks for the tips! And my room is a mess (shockingly enough, you must be psychic...lol jk) so I probably should add that to the list too.</p>