<p>When reading multiple prepbooks at the same time, such as mine for instance:
-Blue Book
-Ultimate Guide to SAT Grammar
-Direct Hits Vol1 and Vol2</p>
<p>*<em>Is it best to read them simultaneously, or 1 by 1 in order?</em></p>
<p>If so in order, which would be the best order, and if simultaneously, what would be a good schedule for studying these tools at the same time in a given day</p>
<p>thanks so much, these are really important questions I’d like to ask</p>
<p>I would say review vocab as often as you can, giving yourself 15-30 minutes to look over words and definitions. This can be done simultaneously while reviewing your Blue Book and grammar book. For those two, it doesn’t necessarily matter in what order you review the books, although I would recommend going over the grammar book when you review the grammar section of the Blue Book; just make sure you spend more time on your problem areas in order to make sure you have them down by your SAT date. If grammar is something that you have problems with, it may be a good idea to go through the Blue Book, see how much grammar knowledge you retained, then go back to review your grammar book afterwards in order </p>
<p>Since I am using all the same books as you and then some I would split it up and set daily time limits </p>
<p>I actually made a quizlet set to study Direct Hits vocab flashcards and etc: <a href=“http://quizlet.com/o_ibikunle/folders/direct-hits-volume-1-and-2-vocabulary-2011-and-2013-editions”>http://quizlet.com/o_ibikunle/folders/direct-hits-volume-1-and-2-vocabulary-2011-and-2013-editions</a></p>
<p>For example I star 50 words in each quizlet set and then go through the flashcards and the learn mode and then I continue doing those 50 words until I know them by heart. Then I unstar those 50 and star another 25 words and do the flashcard and learn modes for them then I re-star the first 50 words I learn in addition to the 25 words I just learned and see if I know them all and so forth. ( I only spend about 2 hours per day learning quizlet terms) </p>
<p>For Erica Metlzer’s book I read 2-3 sections per day and then complete the quizzes </p>
<p>Try completing 2-3 timed sections of the Blue Book practice tests per day </p>
<p>I was reading through the story of a guys SAT increase in 700 or so points and he stated to do untimed tests first, to be familiar with the layout, and that you will learn to complete it faster as you solve answers</p>
<p>The thing with that is how many official practice tests or real tests do you have?? If you only have the blue book you wouldn’t want to do all the tests untimed. </p>
<p>I think it depends on how much help you need solving the questions in the blue book. If you take it untimed, it’s critical that you understand how to solve every single question (if you’re aiming for a 650+ score).</p>
<p>If you can teach yourself using the blue book and the online solutions, I recommend you spend about 70% of your time on blue book and practice, 20% of your time supplementing your learning with other resources for fundamentals (like Khan Academy or grammar books) and 10% on vocab.</p>
<p>Vocab just isn’t that important on the SAT these days, though you should see if your Sentence Completions relatively weaker than your other sections.</p>
<p>Be unforgiving to yourself about this, too - don’t let any question squeak by. </p>
<p>I have tests that were officially administered on the SAT before (they were released for sale on Amazon about a year ago I believe), so I have PLENTY to work with</p>
<p>Oh!! Work on one section first and so forth.</p>
<p>My order is Math, Writing, CR.</p>