<p>ok, basically, reading a lotttt--which is wat i try to do iwth TIME mag, the audacity of hope, and books by virigina woolf, whicih i can barely understand, --is supposed to help, but, so are prac tests, from barrons and PR and such. wat do i do more of for now? read a crap load? and do fewer prac tests in time for oct sat? or...more prac and less reading? the thing with reading however is, i try to ask myself ?s that would be typical of CR after reading TIME mag passages...but idk, doesnt help all that much.</p>
<p>Damn man, you need to work on your english before anything else. But all joking aside...</p>
<p>Read as much as you can, and do as many practice tests as possible. There is no 'either or'. You do as much as you can.</p>
<p>I second. (10char)</p>
<p>I disagree.. kind of.
There's no point in reading to STUDY for the SAT (esp. like 2 months before the exam). This would have been a good idea, say, 2-3 YEARS ago. It's hard to train yourself to just become a great reader and analyzer of all types of texts in such a short period of time. For now, I think your best bet would be to PRACTICE the SAT and get acquainted with the test. The SAT is something you could more easily train for. Practicing will be more beneficial than just plain reading.. </p>
<p>Leave reading for pleasure and read what interests you, not what supposedly should help you score higher. (it probably won't.. it's a little late for that)</p>
<p>Yeah, I definitely agree with lerm89. Reading is great and all but it takes a lot of time to become good at analyzing passages. Two months of intensive reading will not help...yet 3 years ago it would have made things much easier...just take practice tests like everyone else says.</p>
<p>Nobody mentioned exclusive reading would solely help. sleepy advised reading next to practice, and, in my sense, that's the best piece of advice from these 5 posts.</p>
<p>So basically, if you're not an avid reader for a good 2-3 years than you shouldn't read at all? Wrong. You should read, it's not too late; it's never too late. It will still benefit, sure it won't benefit as much as it would to someone that has been reading for 2-3 years but it will still help.</p>
<p>I can tell you right now that if you read 2-3 long classics by the next SAT it will help you dramatically. However, you have to be a dedicated reader and look up everyword you don't know, and give thought to the text and analyze it. You'd be amazed at how much it helps. I also think it depends on the person and how they learn, because I sure as hell have gained so much from reading some good literature.</p>
<p>Well, I'm just saying that practice will be a better way to score higher on the SAT. I'm not saying to completely stop reading.. I clearly stated read what you enjoy. From what I understood, bpatel890 does not enjoy the Virginia Woolf pieces, so why bother?
If you're striving for a better score and are not used to reading lengthy classics, then plain practicing will be more beneficial.</p>
<p>I doubt that too many people would be so dedicated as to read 2-3 long classics in a 2 month period of time, especially when they aren't used to doing so in the first place.</p>
<p>so, practice first to get your top SAT score (hey, practicing is reading too.. all those passages!)
read in your spare time for pleasure, not for the sole purpose of studying for the SAT</p>
<p>i think that reading an article form nytimes.com really helps. Just my opinion though.</p>
<p>just do both. immerse yourself in books and do prac tests daily on the side.</p>
<p>Reading definitely definitely helps with the CR section. But, honestly, it takes years to benefit from. In the mean time, just do practice tests. Reading definitely won't help you on such short notice.</p>