<p>So I figured as a study plan for my vocabulary I could study a word everyday. Is that a good study plan?</p>
<p>If you’re preparing for the Saturday exam, I think 1 word is too little. Try 10-15 words. Memorizing 300+ vocab words should help you get most if not all sentence completion questions correct.</p>
<p>Na I’m planing on taking mine in November so I think I have a lot of time!</p>
<p>As a matter of fact, one word a day is definitely not the best way to enhance your vocabulary for two reasons.
- In your case, memorizing words itself is not the best way to improve your vocab, because you still have months before you exam. Extensive reading should be your choice. Try classics like those of Jane Austen or Victorian Era authors like Charles Dickens and George Eliot. If you find those books are too dense and daunting, magazines and newspapers are other options. Try Time, The economist, WSJ, NYT etc.</p>
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<li>As you might find later, cramming, though it sounds bad, is much more efficient than spread-out, scattered tasks. Your plan will probably fail as you will fall into the “no big deal” vicious circle, which goes like “Come on, I am too tired today/This video game is too awesome, it’s only one word. No big deal! I will leave it tomorrow”
Situations as such accumulate and finally the plan is probably not going to work.
I would suggest a compact plan 1 to 2 months before you exam. If you go with Direct Hits, which has approximately 400 words, you may try 20 words a day and get in done within 3 weeks. Remember! Read books before that! It will save a lot of dull memorization. You might forget half of the 20 in the beginning, but your brain will soon adapt to the pace(20 words is really not many, human brain has vast potential). Also, reviewing is the most important part in vocabulary(I am sure you have heard of the Ebbinghaus Curve). Make sure that you review your word list every single day until your exam. </li>
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<p>Good luck with your SAT!</p>
<p>Thank you so much!</p>