<p>I'm doing some intense prep for the SAT in october, i have one final shot... I've basically been doing just a bunch of practice tests.... is that basically the best way to raise your score??? is there anything else i can do besides taking tests that will be beneficial, or am i doing what im supposed to be doing>?</p>
<p>do u have those tests in pdf? i'm collecting as many as possible and working on them, cuz i think this is the best way.</p>
<p>im working on it, i've taken so many tests, not under ideal conditions, but wheneveer i sit down and have free time, i complete random sections, i dont know if im improving though, its tough to tell. </p>
<p>if any of you have evidence that taking tests works, please share, i dont want to continue doing something that wont be beneficial in the long run.</p>
<p>It's beneficial when you carefully check your mistakes and analyze all the problems you had difficulty on.</p>
<p>It definitely helps to condition your mind for the SAT. You become more used to reading actively in the CR section, you recognize types of math problems that come up over and over again, etc... I'd say that doing 4 practice tests is more beneficial than reading an SAT strategy guide in terms of improvement.</p>
<p>Do you guys do them in one sitting or just a section here and there?</p>
<p>it helped me, but i only took 4 practice tests. im not sure it helps to take like 20. but i did mine in one sitting and worked on trying to speed up my pace on the math section, because that was my weak spot. if there's one section that's giving you trouble then rather than taking test after test try just studying that one section.</p>
<p>i definitely took a lot of practice tests (17 practice tests for psat, only 3 for the sat) and i can say that the most important thing to do is to mark an x next to the ones you get wrong, then go over your test again, and just try again on the ones you got wrong, with one eliminated. then if you get it wrong again, just read the explanation in whatever book the test is from. usually you get it on the second try, and after so many tests, all the questions feel the same and you just begin to know which one would be right</p>
<p>What I'm doing is amassing as many official tests as possible(key word: official; I have 20 official tests now, 5 of which have been previously administered), and for the first 5 or so tests I'm going to focus just on one section at a time(i.e. do math sections on all 5 tests; after each test, I'll check my answers, then after I'm done with that I'll do writing, then CR). This way, I hope to recognize as many patterns as possible. The key is knowing all the types of questions they can throw at you, and knowing your own pitfalls and where you tend to make mistakes, so when you take the real test you can almost spit out the right answer after seeing the question. There's no cut and dry formula for mastering the SAT; you have to find out what strategies work best for you. Get as many official practice tests as you can(official blue book has 8 tests, official online SAT course($60) has 6 tests, and if your friends have any old QAS(official tests you can order after taking the test on certain dates for $24) you can take. Develop a strategy that works for you.</p>
<p>I've got 6 online course tests, 1 official pretest, 5 old/real tests and soon 8 more to be added, when i get my BB from amazon.
in total, 20, i guess. same with you, mikesown.</p>
<p>thats wat im doing, concentrating on 1 section for many many tests. currently im on math</p>
<p>Where do you get official tests from besides the online course and the blue book?</p>