{"id":1027,"date":"2013-04-18t09:00:35","date_gmt":"2013-04-18t09:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/sat\/?p=1027"},"modified":"2017-11-07t17:32:41","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08t01:32:41","slug":"how-many-practice-sats-should-i-take","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/sat\/how-many-practice-sats-should-i-take\/","title":{"rendered":"how many practice sats should i take?"},"content":{"rendered":"

although it\u2019s indispensable for sat prep, the official sat study guide<\/i> from the college board isn\u2019t complete on its own\u2026 it really needs to be supplemented with more in depth lessons and explanations of questions. you can get that from us at magoosh<\/a> (or elsewhere), along with a healthy dose of more personalized practice, which every sat prep book lacks. books just can\u2019t adapt to what you need as well as practice on a computer, sadly.<\/p>\n

but if you do supplement it, the official sat study guide<\/i> (we usually call it the \u201cblue book\u201d) is one of the best books for one incontrovertible reason: it has ten practice tests in it. and they\u2019re real<\/i>. no prep company makes questions that are absolutely 100% the same as what the college board puts out. we try, and we come remarkably close, but nothing beats the real deal.<\/p>\n

ten tests, though? who wants to sit down to take the sat ten times? i mean, really. that\u2019s absurd, right?<\/p>\n

take 3 to 5 mock exams daily (not really)<\/h2>\n

you\u2019ll want to sit down and time yourself according to the sat test format<\/a> at least three times before the day of your test. you can really get over the average sat score<\/a> hump just by getting used to the taking it<\/a>. what’s more pick, out your “sat calculator<\/a>” and stick with it. i recommend using a solid five of those practice tests from the blue book as full length tests. don\u2019t do them all in one week; instead, spread them out over a couple of months. and save two of them for the last weeks before the test<\/a>, when you won\u2019t have enough time to build new skills.<\/p>\n

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use five tests for section practice<\/h2>\n

doing sat practice for 30 minutes or an hour several times a week can make a big<\/i> difference in your score. if you do one 25-minute section or a 20-minute and a 10-minute section from the book four times per week, you\u2019ll go through about 5 of those official tests in two months. that’ll really get you used to seeing all of the sat question types<\/a>. pair that with the five to use for full-length practice, and you\u2019re golden. again, you\u2019d want to supplement that practice with some more focused lessons. you\u2019ll grow a lot more if you sit down with explanations\u2014not just questions\u2014and concentrate on those subjects that you\u2019re weakest in, rather than taking the mash-up that is a real sat section.<\/p>\n

also, as you use those individual sections, keep track of the clock. when time\u2019s up, stop. it\u2019s good for getting used to the pressure, and it keeps you from spending hours<\/i> laboring over problems which you won\u2019t even get explanations for.<\/p>\n

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do as many of the official sats as possible<\/h2>\n

really, doing them all is the best way to go. but remember to study, as well\u2026 don\u2019t only<\/i> take practice tests. it will definitely get you used to the sat format<\/a>, but it won\u2019t get you the scores you want. check out the one month sat study schedule<\/a> for more focused practice. and if you’re really overly concerned about getting enough practice, try your hand at an 2022世界杯入门名单. in comparing the act vs sat<\/a>, there are certainly disparities, but also plenty of similarities. you may find, using our nifty act-sat score conversion chart<\/a> that you’re more suited for the act.<\/p>\n

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although it\u2019s indispensable for sat prep, the official sat study guide from the college board isn\u2019t complete on its own\u2026 it really needs to be supplemented with more in depth lessons and explanations of questions. you can get that from us at magoosh (or elsewhere), along with a healthy dose of more personalized practice, which […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[36,44],"ppma_author":[24883],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nhow many practice sats should i take? - magoosh blog | high school<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/sat\/how-many-practice-sats-should-i-take\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_us\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"how many practice sats should i take?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"although it\u2019s indispensable for sat prep, the official sat study guide from the college board isn\u2019t complete on its own\u2026 it really needs to be supplemented with more in depth lessons and explanations of questions. you can get that from us at magoosh (or elsewhere), along with a healthy dose of more personalized practice, which […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/sat\/how-many-practice-sats-should-i-take\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"magoosh blog | high school\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/magooshsat\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-04-18t09:00:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-11-08t01:32:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"lucas fink\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@magooshsat_act\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@magooshsat_act\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"lucas fink\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"article\",\"@id\":\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/sat\/how-many-practice-sats-should-i-take\/#article\",\"ispartof\":{\"@id\":\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/sat\/how-many-practice-sats-should-i-take\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"lucas fink\",\"@id\":\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/#\/schema\/person\/c06e6a007d0b81117c00610ed88b6c7d\"},\"headline\":\"how many practice sats should i take?\",\"datepublished\":\"2013-04-18t09:00:35+00:00\",\"datemodified\":\"2017-11-08t01:32:41+00:00\",\"mainentityofpage\":{\"@id\":\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/sat\/how-many-practice-sats-should-i-take\/\"},\"wordcount\":593,\"commentcount\":4,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"about the sat\",\"sat strategies\"],\"articlesection\":[\"sat\"],\"inlanguage\":\"en-us\",\"potentialaction\":[{\"@type\":\"commentaction\",\"name\":\"comment\",\"target\":[\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/sat\/how-many-practice-sats-should-i-take\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"webpage\",\"@id\":\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/sat\/how-many-practice-sats-should-i-take\/\",\"url\":\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/sat\/how-many-practice-sats-should-i-take\/\",\"name\":\"how many practice sats should i take? 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