<p>i don't know if it is better to spend 4 hours doing a whole practice test or to take one or two sections every once in a while. some advice from the experienced please!</p>
<p>Congrats on the first step to a better SAT score, the BB is definitely the right way to go. I spend the full 4 hours on 2 of the practice tests and now I am going through the rest one or two sections per night. This is mostly due to not having enough time to take the full test, especially on school nights. If you have the time, it may be a good idea to take the entire test, timed. However, the most important thing is to review the questions you got wrong. It doesn’t matter how many tests you take if you don’t take the time to make sure you understand each question.</p>
<p>Yeah, when I was preparing for the SATs I did a few diagnostic full-length practice tests just to see where I was scoring. The scores were all pretty close to each other, so I looked at the sections where I was struggling (math, for me). Over the course of a few weeks, I did all the math sections in the blue book, and my math score went up by ~120 points over the practice tests. So I would recommend doing some full-length tests to get used to the test structure, then focusing on problem areas by doing individual sections.</p>
<p>First, take a few full-length tests to see your strengths and weaknesses by section. When I did this, I noticed I was scoring well in math but not so well in writing and critical reading. Then, I concentrated only on writing and critical reading and simply repeatedly did those sections. Improved from a 2080 to a 2300 in about a month and a half. Cheers.</p>
<p>thank you all for your advice. i have another question (about CR): how exactly can i “figure out” why i get an answer wrong? 'cause every time i see one, the only thing i can realize is that there’s another answer “more correct”. does it help improving?</p>
<p>If it’s not in the passage, it’s wrong. Find evidence to support each possible answer.</p>
<p>^Shouldn’t you do it the other way around? Try to find a reason why each possible answer is wrong. If you cannot find a reason for one question then it might be your choice.</p>
<p>umm, doesn’t it take more time to do that?</p>