<p>Well it depends on a lot of things.
Are you a junior preparing to take the SAT II tests, the AP tests, and the state tests in May? Because I am! (3 AP Exams, 4 CST [basically STAR testing], 3 SAT IIs and the SAT or ACT, plus finals for all my classes by the time the last week of school is completely and utterly finished for the summer)</p>
<p>I’m going to take the SAT or ACT (still haven’t decided yet) in June instead of May because May I have AP Exams. </p>
<p>For improving: If you want to take the test by May expect a 100-150 increase in points if you study hard. 200 perhaps is maximum for most people in a 1-2 month period. </p>
<p>For specifics:
Math: Take lots of practice tests and figure out why you get a question wrong and drill it into you brain so that you can remember how to solve it the next time you see a problem similar to the original problem. </p>
<p>Critical Reading: Read some difficult books and annotate for summaries of each chapter. This will condition your brain to process the complex passages of the CR. One chapter a night will suffice. Also, get used to the tips for the vocab. Get some books for Vocab (Rocket, Barron’s and others around on CC have been posted) and memorize at least 500 by May. 500 should be enough before you get the feel of how to answer the vocab questions on the CR most efficiently.</p>
<p>Writing: Look at the solutions for each problem you missed and figure out why you got it wrong. Specifically look for the grammatical problems, ie: Run-on, fragment, parallelism, verb tense, subject-verb agreement, dangling modifier, ambiguous pronoun, and so forth. </p>
<p>Most of all: practice, practice, practice. Practice one section per night, and score the next night plus studying why you got it wrong. Take a full-on SAT test every 2 weeks of so and so by the time May comes around, you can be as prepared as you can be given the time.</p>