if i understand correctly, you’ll need to take both the sat and toefl in the next five months?

in that case, i recommend looking at our sat study schedules and our toefl study schedules for ideas on how to study for both exams.

you should also be aware of both the differences and similarities between toefl and sat.

let’s talk differences. most obviously, the toefl requires listening and speaking, while the sat doesn’t. but there are other differences too. the sat’s reading questions focus on logic, testing to see if you are able to understand and analyze the logic of a passage. in contrast, toefl reading is much more about language, and tests whether or not you can understand the vocabulary and grammar in the reading. and the sat essay (optional but recommended) requires you to analyze an argument in-depth, while toefl writing task 1 only asks you to summarize someone else’s analysis of an argument.

still, there are similarities. both the sat and toefl ask you to make inferences and comprehend key vocabulary words in passages. additionally, the grammar in the writing and language part of the sat is very helpful on the toefl. the toefl doesn’t directly test grammar in the same way as the sat, but the same grammar principles will help you with your comprehension, speech and writing. in general, you can see the toefl as a warmup for the sat. the toefl requires basically good english proficiency, and the sat asks you to bring those english skills up to a new level.

i’m glad that our plan can really help you. one of the great things about this study schedule is that it is deigned to be flexible in terms of scheduling and materials. there isn’t an exact equivalent to magoosh sat premium. but there are materials that offer similar support. as a substitute for our premium lesson videos, consider khan academy— especially for math. khan academy offers many math videos beyond its sat ones. and a lot of their non-sat math material is still relevant to the exam. and for sat writing, khan has a whole section of video lessons devoted to grammar.

for practice questions, used editions of good unofficial sat books can sometimes be more affordable than a full magoosh subscription… assuming you can find some good bargain prices on sites like amazon.com. as you hunt for an affordable roster of used books, be sure to check out our book reviews of different sat books. and be sure to also go through all of the free sat practice offered right here on the magoosh high school blog.

in a pinch, you can also use some act materials to supplement your sat materials in your free/budgeted version of our study plan. act math, reading, and english are not identical to sat math, reading, and writing. but they’re similar enough that you’ll find quite a few act materials can double as sat prep. check out our list of free act materials, and look through our act archives for posts and practice questions that may be useful to you.

hi akanksha,

we are hoping to expand our offerings in the future, but right now we only have materials for the general sat. if you look at student forums for the sat subject tests, many great students have advice for you! good luck. 🙂

great question! the study schedule is referring to any of the passages in magoosh’s online sat question bank, which is available to anyone with a magoosh sat premium subscription.

hello, we are so sorry for the confusion! the link to the ebook the complete guide to the new sat is now up! you can click on the link here or scroll up to resources to find it! best of luck studying; we are rooting for you!