<p>I have the college board blue book. How many weeks and hours a day should i spend on studying? I know most juniors take the SAT first time in the Spring of junior year but i rather take it earlier in the year. So i can leave spring for SAT subjects and APs. I've already completed Algebra 2 and will be taking pre cal so i don't think waiting to the end of the year will benefit me much.</p>
<p>i would like to know also please. Can someone send me a schedule?</p>
<p>You guys are lucky. I only realized I needed to get my butt going somewhere around the first week of January, only giving me around 4 months to prepare. I started with a 1760 on my PSAT, ended with a 2160 on the June SAT. </p>
<p>NO SCHEDULE. You’re practicing every day for hours if you want this. Ohhhh you gotta want it bad. Very bad. If you’re not willing to put multiple hours into it every day, you’re done. You guys are lucky you have 6 more months than most people like me who “wake up” late.</p>
<p>So get your butts up and start doing untimed practice sections. Get the feel of it. Read xiggis guide. Read every guide. Work hard.</p>
<p>Have fun this year suckas ;)</p>
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<p>Don’t sit down and study for hours upon hours. Studying will seem monotonous and bothersome. Try taking one to two practice tests every week, and after you take each test, score them and go over each question (or star questions while you take the test if you are unsure of an answer and then go back to the starred questions after you finish the test). For critical reading, memorize vocab. I usually print off a list with ~50 words daily and I skim it throughout the day. I don’t sit down and read for an hour. I just read through the list once in the morning, and then keep going back to it at random times throughout the day; this helps a lot especially since I have a job. It saves time and effectively helps with memorization… for me at least.</p>
<p>(And don’t forget to keep reviewing old vocab words too so that they stay fresh in your mind).</p>
<p>If you absolutely need it, then read over strategies for math/writing, but again, do it intermittently, not for hours at a time. </p>
<p>I’m not sure that this method works for everyone, but that’s what helped me improve my score dramatically after a month of semi-active practice. I found that it was difficult for me to retain information if I tried to force it. When I started studying nonchalantly in a way that was flexible with my tight summer schedule, I stopped stressing out about studying so I got comfortable with taking SATs and found it much easier to learn new information.</p>
<p>I didn’t study. Just took practice tests all day… went up 400 points…</p>