<p>What's the most effective way to prepare for the SAT (I got the basic skills like grammar rules, math general skills, etc. but i'm still scoring continually between 1450-1550): A.)1-1 tutoring and work on CollegeBoard
B.) Self study the CollegeBoard book with answer key in your hand with explanations C.) Go to a prep course and pay over a 1000 dollars if you have the money to do so D.) I have a different opinion</p>
<p>If you choose D, what do you recommend for me?
Thanks.</p>
<p>I think you should get Barron’s SAT book and work through it. It has a ton of practice questions. As you said, you’ve already got your general skills down. </p>
<p>Don’t worry about other books for now. If you can crunch through the Barron’s book - page 1 to page 936 - you are almost guaranteed to get a significantly higher score.</p>
<p>…be very careful when selecting your parents:)</p>
<p>In my opinion D, the best way to prepare is not to only practice the BB, but also to try to understand1) why did you do the mistake you did and 2)how to avoid it in the future.
For example </p>
<p>Student 1: I finished my practice test <em>looks at the answers at the back of the page</em>. OHHHHH, I did this mistake because I was sleepy, I did this because I wasnt paying attention, I did this mistake because I thought it was easy, I did that, I did this. Ok I learned from my mistakes I wont do them again. After 10 mins he/she watches the TV.Summary: A LAZY PERSON WHO WONT IMPROVE.</p>
<p>Student 2: I finished my practice test <em>looks at the answers at the back of the page</em>. OHHHHHH, I did this mistake because I didnt watch out for this (parallalisim) error because I forgot a parallalism rule <em>goes to his barrons or PR or Kaplan or etc and keeps studying the rule until it sticks in his mind</em> then goes again to solve the same problem and explains to himself how to correct it and avoid it in the future. He repeats the same to all his mistakes. If he has a problem he cant understand, he goes to CC and posts it for somebody to explain it. If he finds himself doing a lot of mistakes on (writing for example) he reviews ALL of the grammar rules and techniques THEN attempts to solve the WHOLE SECTION again and he explains to himself while he is practising the answers not only answering the questions.Summary: HARD WORKER AND STUDIES DIGILENTLY A PERSON WHO WILL DEFINITLY SUCCEED IN LIFE AND ON SATS .</p>
<p>I recommend student B’s way.</p>
<p>I have been writing this post for 30 mins lol.</p>
<p>I am going into my senior year and only taken the SAT once, and got a 1500. It feels like everyone on here is in the 2,000’s. I just decided to check here for some effective ways of studying (I just look through my official cb study guide and dont feel like it’s getting me anywhere). Thanks for the post, it helped me out a lot to hear these tips.</p>
<p>@reality…student 1 is EXACTLY me when i get a stupid question wrong…i swear i won’t do it again. and i do it again and again.</p>
<p>^ looooooooool student 1 is also kinda me… I am trying to be student 2 but it’s way too hard(starting to change) to be a very responsible person and a good studier at the same time</p>
<p>I NEED TO PLAY lol :D:D:D:D</p>
<p>Also johnlee625 get a tutor if you need somebody to follow up with you and to explain to you the answers if you find that you are not capable of that, it’s not a shame to get a tutor.</p>
<p>It’s very easy to get discouraged here in CC with a score of less than at least an 1800. I myself have a 1950, but I certainly want to be CC-grade come October 8. </p>
<p>However, I say just get the Barron’s SAT and the blue book and study that. Review your wrong answers and UNDERSTAND why you got them wrong. For example, I kept getting less than 530 on my practice tests. Yesterday, I took my 3rd test and I got a 620. This time around I stayed focused and more relaxed, which certainly helped. My bane is usually equations, so that’s what I’m going to focus on the most in my BB and Barron’s SAT 2400 books.</p>
<p>Hope I was of some help. Good luck OP :)</p>