How should I study for the PSAT and SAT?

Question

I am aiming for a perfect score on the SAT and at least a 200 on the PSAT. I am currently looking for study books for the tests, but there are so many options, I don't know which ones to choose! Any suggestions?

Answer 1

have you taken the psat before? cuz the psat is the same grading as the sat. its out of 2400. but either way im studying for sats at the moment and i got a 1040 out of 1600 on the psat.

to study go on collegeboard.com they have question of the days.  thats very helpful. they also have an online course you can take for roughly $70. its $60 if you buy the sat study guide. which i suggest you do too.

work on grammar cuz thats a huge part of the sat. when you take the psat your gonna see that theres alot of words that you dont know. and you cant answer questions when you dont know what theyre asking. i suggest buying a vocab cartoon book.

you should also read books. such as 1984, Voltaire, Pride and Prejudice, and The Jungle. These books will help you and you should use them on your essay.

Answer 2

I found the PSAT harder to score higher on than the SAT.

perhaps its because I know the PSAT doesn't count, unless I'm going for the National Merit. However, this isn't about me. Okay first off, it depends what type of learner you are.

Some of my friends cannot study with material that is at the same level or easier than the real test. So if your in this category go to the nearest bookstore and purchase Barrons 2008 SAT. If your like me, who likes to study almost the exact replica of the test then buy the Princeton Review SAT One and the Kaplan. I got consist scores with those books on my real rest.

Also the summer is a great time to get ahead and October, surprisingly, is not too far away. So I would suggest studying one hour of the writing section, one hour of the math section, and one hour of the reading section per day (of course you need your weekends, it is summer vacation). Hope this helps dear!

Answer 3

Well, the CollegeBoard (the company who makes the test) makes a book. That book mostly consists of practice tests. The book I am using is made by Barron's, and it contains a lot of vocabulary helpers (flashcards, a 50 page list of popular vocab words on the SAT, etc.). The PSAT and SAT are quite similar so you won't need to get 2 separate books.

Good luck on your tests

Answer 4

Ask your school counselor if your school offers a SAT prep class (most do). Kaplan also offers a more intensive prep course, they garauntee a high score. (however Kaplan is more expensive and you have to take it at a local college).

-The main thing is don't get stuck on the 1st section(the essay). Don't bother erasing mistakes, just draw a line through it. And be clear in your ideas and look for grammatical errors.

Also, try to narrow your answers down to 2. If you can't , then skip it! Remember, the SAT subtracts points if you answer incorrectly!

-Relax, and good luck!