<p>I’d suggest picking up a Barrons or Princeton Review book and taking a practice test. You have time to apply properly for 2012-13, but you should think hard about your list of schools now and start contacting the schools for materials.</p>
<p>I was 90% overall, which I was happy about because I come from a tiny public school. I took the SSATs the Saturday after an entire week of standardized testing at my school; I actually think that helped me by getting me into a testing mode.</p>
<p>@kraordrawoh: When you mean Princeton Review, do you mean the SAT practice books, or is there a separate on exclusively for SSAT. Because on their website, I only saw SAT books.</p>
<p>Just stop by your local book store. You’ll find ISEE/SSAT test prep books from Princeton Review, Barrons, and several others. In each of these you’ll find practice tests. Don’t take them all at one time, though, because the tests are often the same from one year’s edition to the next. Use them as a periodic check on your readiness as you prepare. </p>
<p>One additional trick when you take practice tests. Try to take the test under the conditions you will face when you take it for real, ie time limits, multiple sections at once (fatigue causes errors, but you’d better be ready for that).</p>
<p>A few years ago I bought the Princeton Review SSAT book on Amazon. Just search it on Amazon and you’ll find it. There usually aren’t many changes made in the different editions, so it’s ok to buy an earlier edition to save a few bucks (not too early). I also purchased SAT vocabulary cards from Princeton Review (on Amazon). They didn’t have SSAT vocabulary, but the SAT ones are working just fine.</p>
<p>I’m in the process of choosing SAT workbooks and study guides, so please tell me if anyone has any recommendations. I get the feeling that the SSAT is easier, so I will need to do a lot of work. Do people think 5 months is a good amount of time to study for the SAT?</p>