<p>I'm taking the SAT I this June and obviously i have a lot of time to prepare. I have a lot of material such as 15 official CB tests + the BB + online course and all. I don't need to improve my math just my writing and CR. How should i go about? Should i take one test a week and memorize words at the same time? or any other way?</p>
<p>First of all, good for you for planning so far ahead. You’ll thank yourself later. I don’t think I’d put yourself through the torture of taking a timed test every week (although that’s certainly something you’ll want to do a few times). Just work through the content of the equivalent of a test a week. If you feel comfortable with the math, then certainly don’t spend too much time on it. You’ve already got all of the materials you’ll need so I won’t recommend anything there.</p>
<p>As for writing, work lots of practice items, and learn to trust your internal “ear” when you read the questions to yourself. A lot of the questions are based on English idiom, and just doing a lot of reading will help you with that (not just school stuff, but fun books, magazines, newspapers, etc.). Sounds like you’ve got a lot of review material available, so spend time on the grammar rules. </p>
<p>For the dreaded essay, plan to write one a week (ALWAYS timed). Remember not to try to write what you think the graders want to hear, but write about what you know, and that includes writing about yourself. Have a friend, teacher, or parent read them so you’ll know if you’re successfully getting your point across. And PLEASE don’t use vocabulary words you’re not entirely certain about what they mean…this is a major sin of my tutoring students!</p>
<p>For reading, again practice as much as you can. Don’t get bogged down in the actual reading and always be certain the answer you choose is actually reflected in the passage. And since you’ve got plenty of time for vocab, there’s no need to cram (lucky you!) Again, doing lots of reading on your own is great, and doing crosswords. Oh, and one resource you might not already have is word-nerd.com. It’s what I always recommend for my students for efficient practice.</p>
<p>Hope all this helps, and best of luck.</p>
<p>hi thanks for the advice. one of the reasons why i’m comfortable with the math is because i took the SAT at the end of my sophomore year and scored a 1900(510 cr 590 wr 800 math) so i don’t need to practice concepts for the math. </p>
<p>and i’m pretty much used to studying and taking tests so if one or two or three tests a week is what i have to do, then i will do it… whatever it takes to get to a 2150+.</p>
<p>It’s okay to start taking some practice tests, but make sure you don’t go through them too quickly; you want to reach your peak at the right time. Spend a lot of time memorizing vocab and grammar rules and reading a lot of books.</p>
<p>Congrats on that 800! There’s lots of room for improvement on the others, but you’re doing the right thing by starting early. Just take your time, get comfortable with the other sections, and practice, practice, practice. The same types of questions come up over and over so the more questions you do, the more likely you’re going to have just about seen it all by June.</p>
<p>Again, good luck.</p>