<p>Jimmy, how did you study?</p>
<p>I'm not particularly worried about the amount of time i spend practicing, but whether or not it will be effective.</p>
<p>i just did a lot of practice tests. what i did was, i went to borders, picked out a practice test from a recent PSAT prep book, and took it in the border's cafe area. i've found that borders really doesn't care if you use their books, as long as you don't mark them up or anything. this way you can take practice tests from lots of different <em>recent</em> prep books, without having to actually buy them.</p>
<p>if writing is your weak point (as it was for me - got 62 on my sophomore test), prep books can help a lot - to improve writing, all you really have to do is know the different grammatical rules that the PSAT tests over (there actually aren't that many, and it's pretty consistent), and practice those. after doing that, i aced the writing on my junior PSAT. </p>
<p>lastly i would suggest finding a friend who is also interested in studying for the PSAT, and take the same practice tests at the same time (individually, of course). then when you're done, you can ask each other questions and get feedback.</p>
<p>was that with or without prep</p>
<p>Dude, you’re replying to a thread 6 years old.</p>