<p>Its 2:15 my time right now and I just spent 40min studying for the SAT. The problem is that I am dead tired. I like studying at night cause it is actually quiet and peaceful in my house. However I can’t stay up using that much mental power at night for long.</p>
<p>Any tips, suggestions, etc?</p>
<p>This is really an individual choice. I personally think that 40 minutes is too long to study at one time. I would just study about 20 minutes at a time. If you want to do 40 minutes in a day, then try splitting it up into two 20 minute sessions. This leads to much greater retention. And it’s ok if on some days you only study a total of 20 minutes. If you’re studying correctly over a 3 month period, then this is quite effective.</p>
<p>^Only 20min a day? That’s like nothing though!</p>
<p>I have read that studying at night before bedtime is best for retention .That seemed to work for me ,especially for memorization .</p>
<p>Zombie,</p>
<p>I always recommend 20 to 40 minutes per day on SAT prep. Yes, 20 minutes is a short amount of time. BUT, most of what you learn in those 20 minutes will be retained. If you do 40 minutes without break, most of the middle will be “lost.” The average human brain retains the first few minutes and the last few minutes of what you study.</p>
<p>If you’re studying over a period of several months, and studying efficiently, that short amount of time each day adds up to A LOT of effective studying.</p>
<p>The best time is all the time.</p>
<p>2:15 AM?!</p>
<p>That’s the wrong time to study. You should rest at night, and study during the day. You should never stay up that late to do anything.</p>
<p>The best time to study is during the day. Reviewing concepts you studied just before you go to sleep will help you retain the information. Make sure to sleep at a normal time. </p>
<p>If it isn’t quiet in your home during the day, head out to the library or bookstore. </p>
<p>A little of time put in everyday to studying can go a long way in the long-term. Don’t wear yourself out by studying 8 hours in one day. You’ll probably end up not studying anything for the next week because you’ll be jaded. As DrSteve said, 20 minutes a day is a good start. </p>
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<p>I plan on taking the October SAT this year. I am majorly behind in my SAT studies (got a 1350 cause of careless mistakes and not knowing “how to take the test”). I guess I will do about 30min everyday a week. Is that a good plan?</p>
<p>PS I’m trying for a 2000+</p>
<p>Good luck with getting a 2000+ then!</p>
<p>I think 30 min per day is a good plan, except on days you take practice tests which will of course take longer. One practice test every few weeks is sufficient.</p>
<p>@IceQube I am going to assume that was sarcastic, so I’m just going ignore it and say "thanks! 
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<p>In the school year, to get my January scores to improve by 220 points I went an hour and a half a day doing practice tests when I was done my homework… if you want a quick fix you should go for an hour since it’s summer and an hour a day won’t murder you - if I was still able to have plans while managing SAT prep during the school year, you should be fine too.</p>
<p>When you study just do a section of practice at a time and check your answers.</p>
<p>^ That too.</p>
<p>Whatever your weakest two subjects are, work on them non-stop, section by section, check the answers, get ****ed that you got questions wrong again, learn why you got it wrong, then move on. Worked for me.</p>
<p>I wasn’t being sarcastic, and I don’t see how I could be misinterpreted as being so :(. </p>
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<p>@Tenors Yeah I might prolong it to an hour or so. And yeah my two weakest are math (mainly) and writing. I got a 7 on my last essay. I don’t know if that is a good score or not though…I think it isn’t. </p>
<p>@break746 I’m worried that I will run out of practice tests doing that. </p>
<p>@IceQube Sorry I am just use to rude CC’ers. Though I was mainly in HSL when I encountered them.</p>
<p>Honestly, ive been trying to study as much as I can. Trying to go from around a 1600 to 2200+. Ive just been going through the SAT questions of the day recently.</p>
<p>^Cool how are you studying?</p>
<p>I have McGrubers complete math workbook, the first BB, PR book, and I’ll have direct hits books soon. Right now I’m just working through the BB learning old concepts. I’m also going through all the SAT questions of the day from my email. (I have about 1000+ in there.) I’m going to be a sophomore when I take them too.</p>
<p>Hey does anyone know why it underlines PR?</p>