<p>Well, as you guys know the last Old SAT day is Jan. 22, I'm a junior right know and I want to do reallly well on that. As of know I am around the 1200's range and the highest on practice tests I've gotten in 1320, I'm trying to bump my scores to a resonable 1380 score...Do you think it's possible?...and also as you know winter break is coming up so I want to set up a study plan...any suggestion on what I should do....right now I'm thinking about buying the SAT books, practice 3 hrs every day, 1 math,2 eng, and every week take a full length test, and of course read!!, any suggestion on what else can help in preparing..?</p>
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<p>10 real's do as many as you can...best thing u can do...</p>
<p>4hrs a day during winter break...accumulate a good 40hrs and own the test. you know you have nothing better to do.
haitham</p>
<p>Buy the Princeton Review book. It raises kids on average 140 points. Me 1370 (PSAT soph year) to 1510 (1st try SAT Oct junior year). It works. On the other hand, my PSAT score dropped 30 points this year (I took it the week after the SATs).</p>
<p>I'll second the 10 Real SATs advice.</p>
<p>Also, get Mozilla Firefox and install the "DictionarySearch" extension. Looking up words you run into online can boost your verbal score substantially. An indirect measure of this studying technique's efficacy is how many words you mispronounce. If you cant say a word correctly, you probably learned through reading. The browser plugin lowers your threshold - you're far more likely to look up a word if it takes zero effort. You'll both confim and expand your current vocabulary.</p>
<p>Lastly, you should use your new vocabulary as often as possible. Many people make the mistake of memorizing lists of words and their definitions. Instead of rote memorization, you should focus on a words feel. Try drawing lines between words that share roots (negate, renege), categorizing words by what they imply (good vs bad, fast vs slow, easy vs hard, simple vs complicated), and associating words with a particular scenario in your mind (Professor Blues proof of the law of signposts was obfuscated.).</p>
<p>I don't deserve to offer tips on the math sections. My score barely improved after practice.</p>
<p>Thanks guys...BUMMP</p>
<p>Use grammatix.com...studied it the week beofre Dec's SATs. Got a 1400, raised from 1260.</p>
<p>Hey liluver, I decided to go on grammatix, did you do the FREE week study program, or did you buy the study pack? THANKS</p>
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<p>@Outburst: Writing "bump" doesn't get people to post. Write something relevant . . . that'll bump the thread too.</p>
<p>Hey outburst~ do the free week course and the study pack. Helped me on the verbal section a lot.</p>
<p>The Grammtix download really is quite good---it offers more useful strategies than the average SAT prep class or book. don't waste 900 dollars on a SAT prep class. Spend fifty dollars and get some real help. It made a great deal of difference for my D.</p>
<p>Thanks, Thats awesome, not to mention verbal is where I really have to improve anyway. I'll look into buying the study pack...THANKS so MUCH!</p>