Studying over the summer

Test Preparation SAT Preparation
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<p>Alright, SAT in October, gotta get ready.</p>

<p>Did poorly on my first attempt in May with little to no preparation (1570).</p>

<p>This summer is open to studying for me and I am very determined to raise that score to at least 1800. Now, where do I start?</p>

<p>Reading through the forums it seems the Blue Book is good for practice tests, Barrons 2400+ is good for studying, and Grubbs is good as well. Also, I was thinking about prep courses. Should I take one online? Should I take a private course? Or should I just not take one at all. The reason a course sounded good to me was because I am a very visual learner and if someone was there teaching me then I would catch on much quicker.</p>

<p>Additional information:</p>

<p>The college I want to get into most is VMI. Does anyone know how much the SAT weighs in on their application process?</p>

<p>Also applying to:
Boston University
Virginia Tech
University of Colorado in Colorado Springs
GMU(fall back school)</p>

<p>Thankyou</p>

<p>JD</p>

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<p>I say get a group of friends who are as serious as you and study with em. =]</p>

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<p>Your only hope is weighted on yourself. </p>

<p>1570 <-- Combined with all three subjects? DUDE, GET TO STUDYING!!</p>

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<p>^hm that was a bit harsh..
Just study, you'll be fine.. don't go like, "ill study tomorrow"
it's so easy to do that in summer when u dont have school.</p>

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<p>If you really want to do good then sign up for an SAT prep course like Elite or something over the summer. I heard they give you like 3 full SAT tests to do in one sitting. They make you memorize a certain number of vocab. words. If you can't, you have to go into another room by yourself and memorize them fast. Also, if you don't improve your SAT score, you have to stand up and get laughed at by other students.</p>

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<p>hahahahahahaha^ LMFAO</p>

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<p>stanford1463 are you serious?? or is that the truth?</p>

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<p>Uh, none of you have given any useful information.</p>

<p>And that crack about my old score, **** off.</p>

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<p>a course would be beneficial to you i think. you may want to try the princeton review. also it depends on how you scored, you should post the breakdown per section and it would be easier for people to give you advice</p>

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<p>Lmfao.....</p>

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<p>stueduey yes I'm dead serious. After all, the teacher is an old Korean guy..the class is located in his house (mansion). My mom used to do the same thing to me when I was like 6. Damn asians...</p>

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<p>damn may, thats not too far back. I say for CR, just read a lot of news/magazines... Also read novels. Math, idk what to say, read the math portion of Barrons? Writing might come naturally with all that reading. I had a 1460 in october 2007.. and i took a practice test recently and scored in the 1800s. I did no prep. Throughout the school year, i basically read the books for English class and tried to pay attention in math class. So what i am trying to say is, going from 1450-1550 range to 1750-1850 range can be done simply by just reading a lot (for CR and Writing) and for math, just practice. That's if you're aiming for 1800s, if you're aiming for 2000 +, then be like me and start cracking.</p>

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<p>If you're motivated enough, don't take a course. </p>

<p>I have Rocket Review, Gruber's, and the BB. I'm reading a bit each day (Adam Robinson, the author and a founder of PR, recommends 15-30 min each day for a few months over an hour a day for a month). It seems like a good book. Gruber's I haven't looked in too much. BB I have for the practice tests, not the strategies.</p>