<p>I started when I was in ninth grade and I got a 2360 on my SAT and a 35 on my ACT.</p>
<p>I started in Pre-K and got a 2500 SAT and a 37 ACT.</p>
<p>Seriously, stop bragging on an Online Forum. No one cares.</p>
<p>If you want to brag, at least try not to make it too obvious…</p>
<p>yo I was not bragging. i know a kid who started the summer between sophomore and junior year and he got a 2400 SAT!!!</p>
<p>and a 36 ACT. plus, i heard people say that the SAT and ACT is luck.</p>
<p>Agreed wholeheartedly with 1253729. This place does seem to be a cesspool for overachievers. </p>
<p>Now onto the topic at hand. Studying too early and for too much time seems to me like it will do more harm than good, since it’ll consume a good deal of time and will only affect a certain part of a college application. While good scores are useful, the SAT and ACT are just a couple of the several factors that indicate your academic ability. I only started studying a couple months before the tests by meeting with a professional once a week. It seemed to work pretty well for me, although I don’t want to seem boastful.</p>
<p>My family lives on $18,000 year and they have to pay money for me to go to a college prep school. I have no money to go to a professional!!!</p>
<p>A professional isn’t necessarily required, but I found it helpful to have someone there to observe how I performed and help me improved based on their observations. With those scores, however, you should be able to go wherever you want.</p>
<p>I wish you luck at where ever you’re going or where ever you are at. But how much did the professional cost??</p>
<p>oh yeah, sorry to everyone who thought I was mean or trying to brag. I didn’t mean it.</p>
<p>It was expensive by the hour, but I only saw her for one hour a week over two months. For all that, it might have been a couple hundred dollars. And like I said, it’s not always necessary. I just found it helpful. Your school’s college counsellor could probably do the same at no cost.</p>
<p>your parents make $18k a year and send you to a prep school?</p>
<p>Haha I didn’t really study for the SAT. </p>
<p>NOW, the subject tests are a different story. The three tests I’m taking are all subjects I’ve taken in school. I started studying about May of this year in preparation for the fall examinations.</p>
<p>I am on a scholarship. I only pay like $400 to go there for a year. The normal cost at the school is like $8,000.</p>
<p>…what help are you seeking in the forum??</p>
<p>I started studying in 9th grade (crazy asian parents) and only got a 1770 lol</p>
<p>eventually when I waited jr year I got a 1960 so I’m happy 
I don’t think studying early helps at all. Just wait till jr year when u fully develope all ur critical thinking and reading skills.</p>
<p>As for the OP I would brag too if I got those scores. Hell, I’d probably get a shirt that says “I got a 2360 on my SAT and you didn’t!” lol but thats just me :P</p>
<p>I got crazy asian parents, too.</p>
<p>End of sophomore year, during the summer.</p>