<p>Do you think that studying the SAT over a long period of time with possibly 30 to 45 minutes a day is effective? OR do you think cramming the last three weeks for a fews hours a day is more effective? </p>
<p>Right now, I'm doing the first method and I'm wondering if my 30 to 45 minutes a day, reading tips, learning new vocab, and taking practice sections is going to pay off or if I should just wait till October! Thank you!</p>
<p>Studying SATs for a few hours a day? Sounds like torture, or maybe that’s my lack of attention span for studying over long hours.</p>
<p>Cramming is never good. You should probably do it over a period of time, take LOTS AND LOTS of practice tests, and take at least one full-length practice test in a single sitting so that you can kind of prepare yourself for what it’s like.</p>
<p>Bang out at least twenty questions a day. The key is to circle all the questions you got wrong. look them up and learn. After you have done 3,000 or 4,000 questions, you should get a real feel for the patterns. You will do just fine. Best of luck.</p>
<p>Take the real SAT once, and remember where you got held up in some parts. Those will most likely be there again when you go for another attempt. Practice tests are a must. The score report that the College Board sends you are helpful, but it is too generalized. So you missed two algebra questions. Which ones were they? Learning from specific mistakes and diligent studying are the key strategies.</p>
<p>A little everyday over a long period. I did over 2000 words of vocabulary over a 5 month period. I used to regularly read the NY Times - Editorial section (everyday). Practice one section (Math/CR/Writing) everyday and that’s it. 
(I had a 5 month period to do all these and I increased my score by 140 pts.) :)</p>
<p>Eh, I’m gonna have to disagree. Two weeks before the test I did 4-5 hours a day (which was torture for me) of SATs. I was on break at the time. Literally, I just sat there and bulldozed my way through test after test. I’m a fast tester and so I could finish around 2 tests during those hours.
This might constitute as cramming to some, not to others.</p>
<p>Vocabulary. I crammed. Bluntly stated I put 3000 vocabulary words in to my brain in the space of around 3-4 days. Granted, I knew a large majority of these words already. Altogether, it worked out for the better. I was hoping for around a 2280 ended up with a 2330.</p>
<p>For the average person, you’d have to spread things out. The SAT is very coach-able (well, at least math and writing are) so what you’re basically looking to do is being able to identify the question type and then remembering it so you won’t make the same mistake again. Once you take enough practice tests, you’ll understand what I’m talking about. </p>
<p>CR is harder to prep for, since it’s just practice and practice and practice. The vocab can easily be prepped for though, if you get DH and just memorize.</p>
<p>I just a query regarding your SAT, what would you suggest in order to get a 2200 on SAT. So far, I have done practice tests from the blue College board book and where did you get your vocabulary list?
So can you tell me how you studied for the test.</p>