<p>I got a 1210 CR +M (630 CR, 580 M). I'd like to go up to at least a 1250, but preferably a 1300, because otherwise I'll probably just send my 29 ACT score.</p>
<p>Should I do a practice test a week until the SAT? Should I review basic principles during the week, and take a test when I feel I will improve?</p>
<p>What is your strategy for crunch time?</p>
<p>Same as the strategies for the long term.</p>
<p>Yep. Practice tests are always good. Official that is :p</p>
<p>umm
u can easily improve your math score by at least 100 points with enough effort, reading, the other hand, you cant do anything about it in a few weeks.
i recommend you focus on math for now</p>
<p>I just started studying for it a few days ago (took the ACT last weekend on Sep. 12, so was busy prepping for it) and I’ve got a book called Outsmarting the SAT by Elizabeth King, it really seems to have good material. No practice tests in it but you can download 1 (2?) off the collegeboard website or buy the test prep book. I’d study a lot of vocab (as much as you think you can successfully remember) and take practice tests.</p>
<p>im on the same boat basically, besides practice tests what can i do?</p>
<p>for math i figure the practice tests + reviewing the answers/concepts is the only thing i can do (any other suggestions here?)</p>
<p>but what about for CR?</p>
<p>im jus reading like articles and stuff, but does anyone know any like online- compact list of frequent vocab words?</p>
<p>^It’s entirely correct that the math is the easiest to improve quickly. There’s limited concepts and limited types of questions. Doing lots of practice questions pretty much guarantees you’re going to see everything that might be tested. Like everyone else, I highly recommend the blue book for this!</p>
<p>It’s also entirely correct that it’s much harder to improve on critical reading (I like to give you the bad news last!). Again, practice helps. There are certainly specific TYPES of questions that come up over and over. I recommend doing a quick read through first, never forgetting to read the italic blurb at the beginning. Then tackle the questions, being sure that every word of your answer choice is correct.</p>
<p>For vocabulary, I’m all about [Word-Nerd:</a> vocabulary test prep for the SAT, PSAT and ACT](<a href=“http://www.word-nerd.com%5DWord-Nerd:”>http://www.word-nerd.com). It’s organized to make study easy and efficient. I know a lot of folks here advocate Direct Hits, too, but I’ve never been that impressed with it. Good luck!</p>