When did you start studying for the SAT?

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<p>I’m currently a sophomore and I started taking SAT prep classes in mid-June (so that would make it around 3-4 months). I first took a practice SAT test sometime around May during my freshman year. I scored a 1670… BAHAHAHA. Now my scores range from 2000-2050. If I’m lucky I can score a 2100. My goal for junior year is 2300+.</p>

<p>When did you start studying for the SAT? How’s your progress so far?</p>

<p>BTW: During the summer, I went to 2 hour prep classes, 4 times a week (2 classes for math, 2 for critical reading and writing).</p>

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<p>It sounds like you have money to burn - why not get a private tutor ?</p>

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<p>never studied…don’t have money :/. I like to think I did okay though :)</p>

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<p>In my area, most of the people go to this particular prep center. My mom set appointments with various private tutors, but the prep classes are what helped the most. It’s a private center, not one of the traditional “chains” like Testmasters, Princeton Review, etc. The student to teacher ratio is pretty small, like 2-5 students per teacher.</p>

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<p>I started this summer (June). My score was 1800-2000 on the practice SATs I took from the BB. </p>

<p>Now, it’s October. I scored a 237, 226, and a 228 on the last three PSATs I took. </p>

<p>According to silverturtle’s PSAT-SAT concordance table, which is quite accurate, a 226 translates to a 2310 and a 237 is a 2400. </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/822539-silverturtles-approximations-psat-percentiles-sat-concordances.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/822539-silverturtles-approximations-psat-percentiles-sat-concordances.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>So I went from a 1800-2000 to a 2310-2390 in 4 months :).</p>

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<p>Define “study”. I started taking practice tests a month before my SAT’s each time I took them. Got 1970, then 2050, and hoping for 2100+ on results from Oct. I don’t really see how you study for them other than going over the method. I mean the content is pretty easy except for some of the vocab. Then its just knowing like Algebra 1, identifying grammatical errors, and bs-ing a long enough essay to make college board think you are a good writer.</p>

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<p>@Homophobic I would consider “studying” to be taking practice tests, memorizing vocab, and reviewing concepts. I know the test material is pretty redundant, but there are still 2-3 problems on the math sections that get me every time because of the concepts I haven’t learned yet. I also need some brushing up on idioms for the writing portion.</p>

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<p>It’s Hobophobic, not homophobic. That would be ignorant! Lol.</p>

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<p>HAHAHSH Yeah, I was really scratching my head when I typed that. My bad.</p>

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<p>I started studying vocab in around March of junior year, and took 3 practice tests (ranged 2210-2270) before the May date (on which I got 2260). I didn’t study over the summer. Before the recent October test (for which I won’t get the score until the 20th), I reviewed vocab briefly, did a lot of individual math sections, some CR sections, and then took a full practice test (2330) the day before the test.</p>

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<p>I started around march of sophomore year I think. </p>

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<p>I took the SAT without studying the December of my junior year. I got an 1860, and self- studied almost every day in the month leading up to the March SAT, and ended up with a 2120.</p>

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<p>Uh, never? Got a 1400/2070. </p>

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