<p>9th Grade?
10th?
11th?</p>
<p>I want to do REALLY well on the SAT
thanks</p>
<p>A month or two before you take it, so most likely junior year. Especially because of the new SAT being implemented in two years; studying sooner than then will be studying wasted</p>
<p>It should be an ongoing study, atleast thats why I think! I started studying 2 months earlier and I ended up with good score, but not that great! I suggest getting the blue book, and start at least 6 months earlier. Please do as many practice tests as you can, and more importantly, learn from your mistakes. Goodluck with your SATs!</p>
<p>study for PSAT during summer before junior year by using old blue book and barrons PSAT; take PSAT in october and get a good enough score for national merit finalist then start studying just for SAT with blue book and maybe a barron’s. Definitely use khanacademy they have over 300 videos just for the new SAT. Take the november test just for starters and if you need a higher score study through december and winter break and take the january test. If you do all of this you will be one of the first to get a 2400 on the new test</p>
<p>One should always build up his/her knowledge that may be tested in SAT but I don’t see any help in far advance preparation, except for vocab. Nevertheless, one should start the preparation (i.e. learn the test format and practice the test) no later than the summer after sophomore. As jimmyboy23 pointed out, the PSAT in Junior is critical if you are relying on merit aid for college. Usually, one would reach the plateau within a couple months of practices. However, you would only have a two months dedicated period in Summer. Once school started, you would be busy for school work and can only do 1 or 2 practice test at most each week.
In sophomore or earlier, you can keep up with the math practice so they would not forget their math skill. Students at Algebra II level can answer more than half of the questions already. The reading and writing section are testing the abilities in reading and writing, as they are named. Just do more reading and learn the grammar rules are good preparations before sophomore. Test skill does not need very long to cultivate, the actual knowledge does.</p>
<p>And it is probably never too early to start doing the SAT QOTD. And remember that just doing practice tests is never enough, you need to find out what you did wrong on them and why.</p>
<p>@jimmyboy23—while I agree with you about prepping for PSAT during summer before Jr year and then taking SAT immediately that fall, I just wanted to correct your statement about being one of the first to achieve a 2400 on the new SAT. The new format will not be released until March 2016, or winter/spring of Jr year for this year’s freshman class. The Oct 2015 PSAT that these Jrs take will be the new format, but the new format SAT will not be administered until March 2016.</p>
<p>Take a look at your sports and activities and determine when you can properly carve out the time to prepare for the exam, then schedule accordingly. Leave May & June test dates for subject tests.</p>
<p>Also agree with SAT Question of the Day. </p>
<p>@jimmyboy23 & @CT1417
It would be impossible to be the first one, or anyone, to score 2400 in the new SAT. It is back to the 1600 scale I believe. LOL.</p>
<p>@Billcsho the new SAT will have the essay be optional, so I will probably have to take that too :(</p>
<p>@aHashtag
Yes, I would encourage to take the essay part too. It is no longer integrated into the Writing section. However, the essay will have a separated score that is not in 800 scale. Below is quoted from CB:
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<p>Ah, that helps a lot! Thanks</p>
<p>I will only speak for math. The main part of your SAT math prep should begin 3 to 4 months before taking your first SAT. You may want to start earlier if you are trying for National Merit scholarships. For long term prep I recommend trying to increase your level of mathematical maturity independent of SAT prep. Here are my 2 recommendations for doing this:</p>
<p>(1) Choose a difficult math problem to work on each week such as the problems that come from math competitions or a good problem solving book. Struggle with these problems for a bit before asking for help.
(2) Try to a learn an advanced math topic on your own. Choose whatever interests you. Spend 6 months to a year going through an advanced math text slowly, or researching a topic on the internet.</p>
<p>These 2 methods will increase your potential maximum SAT math score. This way when you are ready for the main part of your prep, you will be able to reach a higher score.</p>
<p>Tracking now, I will DEFINITELY use the tips!
Thanks!</p>
<p>Start developing a consistent reading habit, especially of dense news magazines such as the Economist and good, classic novels. Classic novels have some good language in them and have some great plots too. I recommend Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky, I personally am reading it now.</p>
<p>Reading comprehension is the part of these standardized tests that are the most difficult to increase in, from the SAT and ACT to the MCAT.</p>
<p>I started studying vocabulary throughout my sophomore year, and then studied for the SAT as soon as summer started. I ended up with a 2400. I don’t know about reading books as a means of increasing your critical reading skills for the SAT, as those skills are developed over a very long time. I’m also not sure about the effectiveness of using an advanced math textbook over 6 months to a year. If you’re taking the SAT, an advanced math textbook likely contains much information that is irrelevant in terms of being on the test. If you’re taking SAT math, study for SAT math.</p>
<p>@Candypants16
How did you study? With a certain book?</p>
<p>Since the OP is in middle school, the op does have a very long time to devote to reading the classic literature, so that’s advice well given.</p>
<p>OP, the very best thing you can do for your college success is to get off this discussion board and do things to develop yourself. Studying how to get into college is not developing yourself or making yourself into the kind of person that colleges are interested in.</p>
<p>fyi, if you are a kid who does well on tests and does develop your vocab through reading, and does well in your math you may not need to ‘study’. My kid did not. She took a couple of practice tests in the week or two before and just took it. One and done. Could she retake and get even better? With some more prep, very likely. But students who are doing the kind of things you do to wind up in good colleges often have something better to do. </p>
<p>Read the first post in this thread, then go out and get a life. Looking forward to seeing you back in 2017 or so.
<a href=“It Has to be Said - Harvard University - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/1618890-it-has-to-be-said-p1.html</a></p>
<p>You should start studying for the SAT starting the summer between 9th and 10th grade. Most kids that I know who have done well (2300+) started studying at that time. Give yourself about a year or year and a half before writing the actual test. This will give you a enough time prepare for the test.</p>