<p>I have 6 weeks to prepare for my SAT (May 4th test date) and I have previously taken the exam (last December 1) and got a 1750. I would really like to raise the score to above 2000.Very recently i started using online Barrons tests and was wondering if its worth it?
Also the books I'm planning on getting are the Blue Book (2nd edition) and the Barron's 2400 book. is that overkill since i am already going to take the course? and also should I get the Kaplan instead of the Barron's? </p>
<p>Possible Study Schedule? I want to fit in 8 full length exams before test day.(6 weeks to prepare)</p>
<p>definitely buy the BB!
use Excel to make a plan yourself - dates in one column, school activities, school assignments, personal stuff in other columns… then highlight a column in yellow that tells you what you’re going to study for the SAT!!
to get above 2000, you’ll need lots of practice - good luck!!!</p>
<p>Excel is a bit excessive…</p>
<p>Use just the Blue Book. You only have 6 weeks, so you won’t have to worry about running out of tests. Do a full test every Saturday starting at 8 AM and going straight through following the actual test administration process. Follow up Saturday afternoon/Sunday by looking at the answers and reflecting upon what you did right and wrong. Then, practice to increase the stuff you do right and decrease the stupid mistakes. Do the problem of the day that CB offers for free, and search online for links to past released SAT exams to practice a section or two a day on school nights (alternate between M/W/CR). Don’t waste your time with a 3rd party book unless you want strategies and explanations for topics you don’t understand that are covered on the actual SAT (i.e. don’t use their tests when you have actual tests provided by the real test company).</p>
<p>As an ACT/SAT tutor, I couldn’t agree more with what chewydog said. Definitely focus on the big blue book, which has a whopping ten practice tests in it. It is put out by the College Board, the maker of the SAT. The tests in the blue book are actual, retired SAT tests, so they are ideal for preparation. Forget about the other books. In my experience, the SAT books put out by other publishers are very hit or miss in terms of the sections being like the real SAT.</p>