How did you study for the SATs?

Question

What did you use and how long did you study for leading up to the exam?

Answer 1

i used the barron's book for reading section of the SAT

memorized 10 vocabs everyday

used the book called "11 SATs"

Answer 2

i actually hired a tutor to personally teach me, then i also did several books. I Spent a great amount of time preparing for the test.

Answer 3

I bought lot of study guides and just practiced practiced practiced. Tutors/classes didn't work for me and in general, I don't think they work as well as just practicing because the SATs test your test-taking abilities. The best way to improve your test-taking abilities is to take tests over and over again. I took one Princeton Review SAT class my junior year but it really didn't help me at all so after that I just A LOT of practice tests. My score jumped 400 points from what I got on the practice tests to what I got on the actual SATs. I got a 2370 the first time I took the SATs just by doing books full of practice tests.

I'd recommend going to a book store and picking up a copy of Collegeboard's Official SAT Study Guide. There are a lot of SAT prep books, but Collegeboard's worked best for me. They're the ones who make the SATs so their practice exams are most like the real ones. There are other SAT guides that you could try as well. Princeton Review and Kaplan tend to be easier than the real SATs and Barron's tends to be harder. I like Collegeboard's book the best, but a lot of my friends liked Barron's because it was harder so they felt that if they could get high scores on Barron's practice tests, they'd definitely do well on the real SATs. You really can't go wrong with Barron's and/or Collegeboard's study guides.  However, each person learns differently so just go to a book store and flip through the study guides and see which ones you think would help you the most.

Try to do 2 practice tests a week, maybe more if you can fit it in or if you're taking the SATs again sometime soon (that's what I did).  As long as you keep practicing, getting a high score isn't as difficult as some people make it seem.

Good luck!