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hoping to get a head start on your sat prep? you\u2019re in luck! if you have six months before your test date, you can spread out your studying and avoid cramming at the last minute.<\/p>\n
the sat won\u2019t be all about taking a lot of practice tests to hone your performance; it\u2019ll be about learning lots of fundamentals, from math to reading. with this in mind, we\u2019ve devised a six month sat study schedule that will help you not only become a better test taker, but transform you into someone who\u2019s far more skilled at reading and math. after all, the test is designed to measure how much high school math you remember and how well you can handle a wealth of ideas packed into a 700-word passage.<\/p>\n
let\u2019s get started!<\/p>\n
if you’re reading this post, chances are you have at least six months until you’re taking the sat…unless, oops, you procrastinated. never fear! if you have less time before your test, check out one of these study schedules instead:<\/em><\/p>\n this plan is broken up on a weekly basis.<\/strong> the intention is not for you to knock everything out in one sitting. rather, you should spread the prep out over the week, studying in 45- to 90-minute chunks. some weeks are lighter than others, but as the test approaches, we\u2019ve ramped up the study sessions. in the beginning, you might only be spending 1-3 hours per week on sat prep; as the test nears, you might be spending as many as 7 hours per week.<\/p>\n be aware that there are a number of full-length practice tests sprinkled through the schedule, so you\u2019ll need big chunks of time to devote to that: 4 hours of uninterrupted silence every few weeks.<\/p>\n you should not feel that you always have to study math and verbal separately.<\/strong> in fact, it is advantageous to make sure that each study session contains a mixture of the two, since it is good to get in the habit of having your brain switch back and forth between math and verbal, the way it will on the real test. so while the plan breaks up math and verbal into separate sections, this is just to help you keep your schedule organized.<\/p>\n the sat study plan is broken up between \u201creview\u201d and \u201cpractice.\u201d<\/strong> don\u2019t feel your study sessions should<\/em> be broken up this way either. you\u2019ll want to do a little review and then a little practice. that practice doesn\u2019t always have to relate directly to what you\u2019ve just reviewed \u2014 that\u2019s why we\u2019ve assigned magoosh prep questions at random. otherwise, you’ll always be too comfortable because you know which concept each question is testing (i.e., the concept you\u2019ve just drilled). with random questions, you\u2019ll be ready for whatever the test throws at you.<\/p>\n magoosh has many, many lesson videos\u2026so not all of them were included in this six month sat study schedule.<\/strong> we chose to highlight the math topics that are somewhat advanced, and for both math and verbal, we selected topics that are most closely aligned with what the sat is testing.<\/p>\n we didn\u2019t include as many videos on basic concepts (roots, integer properties, percents and ratios, etc.). keep in mind that you will definitely see these concepts on test day. in fact, they\u2019ll be all over the math section. so if you need a refresher or your math is a little shaky, weave these basic lessons into the study schedule.<\/p>\n to make sure your fundamentals are strong from the get go, you\u2019ll want to cover these videos in the first couple of weeks.<\/p>\n one last thing: if you don\u2019t finish everything in one or more weeks, don\u2019t despair.<\/strong> you can move on to the following week without completing all the work. falling a bit short won\u2019t hurt you. in fact, you can always revisit previous weeks later on \u2014 a good way of reviewing.<\/em><\/p>\n that\u2019s us! our sat prep course<\/a><\/strong> includes lessons and questions that you will work through, thereby increasing your sat efficiency.<\/p>\n you can also study with us on your phone. our sat test prep app<\/a> makes studying on the go easy for both iphone and android users.<\/p>\n an invaluable (and free!) resource. if you want extra help on a section or general advice, you can search for posts relating to the sat. this section of the blog<\/a> is completely dedicated to up-to-date information on the sat.<\/p>\n isbn-13: 978-1457304309 important note: you may use other editions of the official guide, just make sure the title of the chapter matches the instructions given. <\/em><\/p>\n we also have official sat study guide<\/em> video explanations<\/a> to the college board questions. check them out!<\/p>\n an overview of the sat with many helpful examples, the free complete guide to the sat<\/a> ebook is a great resource for understanding how the test is designed, and the fundamentals you\u2019ll need to know to answer questions.<\/p>\n this is a free resource offered in conjunction with the college board, which is the company that designs the sat. perhaps the best part of the college board\/khan academy partnership<\/a> is that it brings us practice materials that are completely free. these free materials include the same practice tests offered in the official sat study guide<\/em>, minus the answer explanations.<\/p>\n this is a free resource offered in conjunction with the college board, which is the company that designs the sat. perhaps the best part of the college board\/khan academy partnership<\/a> is that it brings us practice materials that are completely free. these free materials include the same practice tests offered in the official sat study guide<\/em>. really, the only new things you are paying for when you purchase the the official sat study guide<\/em> are the explanations that come in the back of the book (which aren\u2019t that great anyhow). so…<\/p>\n *unless you like working offline and\/or just love the smell of books, you might want to stick to the free practice tests, and not purchase the official guide<\/em> — which, again, contains the exact same tests found on the khan academy site.<\/strong><\/p>\n here is a direct link to the free practice tests<\/a>.<\/p>\n as we mentioned, doing well on the sat isn\u2019t just about cracking open an sat prep book and practicing. you\u2019ll also want to do a lot of extra reading. as part of your sat study plan, you should expose yourself to the types of ideas and syntax that might appear in an sat article.<\/p>\n the following articles come from the new yorker<\/a><\/em> and the new york times<\/a><\/em>. the articles below give you a taste for the length and tone of the pieces you should be reading. it is best to stick with the science & tech and business sections of the new yorker<\/em> since they best mirror the kinds of passages that you\u2019ll see on the test.<\/p>\n for the first few weeks of the six month sat study schedule, we’ve provided you with enough reading. but after that, you\u2019ll have to hunt the passages down yourself. (just google \u201cnew york times business,\u201d for instance, to get you to that section.)<\/p>\n the new yorker<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n the new york times<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n one other resource is the electric typewriter<\/a><\/strong>. this website has pooled excellent writing from many sources (including the two above) and broken them down into easy to navigate categories. if you are struggling to find reading from the new yorker<\/em> or the new york times<\/em>, i highly recommend this website. here are some articles that might be interesting:<\/p>\n when you read these articles, you should be in a quiet place. don\u2019t just skim to finish the articles \u2014 you won\u2019t improve this way. leave the skimming for the actual exam, and when you do your \u201chomework\u201d reading, go slowly. push yourself to come up with a quick mental summary of each piece. something along the lines of:<\/p>\n the article talks about the power of ancient tsunamis to dramatically alter the landscape, but that scientists can\u2019t determine if these big waves have global implications, the way volcanos or global warming does.<\/em><\/p>\n if you struggle to come up with a mental summary, write or type a quick one the way i just did.<\/p>\n a quick note:<\/strong> to make this plan as easy as possible to navigate, we have hidden the content of each day, so that you can see it when you’re ready for it. just click on a given day to see the corresponding tasks and click the heading again to hide them when you’re done!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/details>\n <\/p>\n<\/details>\n <\/p>\n<\/details>\n <\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n
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magoosh sat prep<\/h4>\n
magoosh high school blog<\/h4>\n
*the official sat study guide (2020 edition) – og<\/u>, or official guide, will be the shorthand used in this schedule<\/em><\/h4>\n
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\nthis is the sat bible\u2014questions created by the writers of the test (the college board). you\u2019ll have plenty of practice tests and content to give you a sense of the actual difficulty and complexity of the test (it\u2019s more difficult than the content found in most other books). find it on amazon<\/a> or check out the kindle<\/a> version.<\/p>\nmagoosh sat ebook: complete guide to the sat (free download)<\/h4>\n
official sat practice by college board + khan academy<\/h4>\n
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