Taking January SAT - help me study?

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<p>Hi everyone!
I'm a junior taking the January SAT. Of course, like everyone else I'd love to take it in one shot and just relax and focus on subject tests, etc. Very general but how do I study?</p>

<p>I do not like the official SAT blue book because it does not give explanations so I'm using Barrons SAT (the red one thats the same length/size as the SAT official one). I'm just doing practice tests, etc and memorizing vocab words and then reading explanations to the questions I omit/get wrong. Are there any better ways to study?</p>

<p>On practice ones I do worst on math, but on my most recent PSAT I did best at math so thats a little odd.</p>

<p>My grade from my practice ones are way below my expectations (I'm getting like ~1700-1800 without the essay because I don't know how to grade my own essays :P). My goal isn't crazy like 2400. I just want a 2000. Also, my SAT prep tutor said not to use big words on the essay and how they mainly give 6-7-8 as a default because they don't want to read every single essay carefully. Can someone tell me the validity of that?</p>

<p>Please tell me how to study!! Especially on math and if anyone knows any grammatical concepts that always occur, please help me with that.</p>

<p>Thanks! :))
Summer</p>

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<p>Hello! This may help:</p>

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<p>CB does have explanations for the BB. lol</p>

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<p>Taking practice tests is great, but you really need to study the questions that you get wrong. Make sure you understand exactly why you got it wrong and exactly how to get similar questions right in the future. Otherwise you are just wasting your time.</p>

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<p>I have been spending about 2 hours a day taking practice tests (certain subjects) from PR and every 4-5 days take a CB practice test (because the questions are harder and more like an actual test).</p>