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what should you do if you have about two weeks left until your test day? there\u2019s a lot to cover, and there\u2019s not much time to do it in, so you\u2019re going to have to be smart about how you tackle sat prep at this point. if you haven\u2019t been studying the test at all up to now, you\u2019re not in an ideal position, to be honest. but don\u2019t be too hard on yourself\u2014you still have the chance to at least bring yourself up a couple of points. and if you\u2019ve been studying all along, then great; some of this still applies to you.<\/p>\n

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take a test-run sat<\/h2>\n

get in one full-length practice test. it\u2019s four and a half hours long, and it\u2019s not exactly what you\u2019d call \u201cfun\u201d (although a lot of students find that test is a lot more engaging than some school work), but it can really help your score. you\u2019ll be a whole lot more confident when taking your sat if you\u2019ve seen it all before. and make sure you get the most out of the experience.<\/a><\/p>\n

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hone the skills you already have<\/h2>\n

when studying math especially, it\u2019s time to make sure that you get the points you can from the topics you\u2019re most comfortable with. find which areas you\u2019re strongest in, then focus your practice on those types of questions\u2014you may not be able to get a new skill down so well with such little time, so refine what you do have already.<\/p>\n

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don\u2019t go into the writing unprepared<\/h2>\n

get familiar with structuring your essay well. write one or two practice sat essays, then ask a parent or older friend to read it and summarize your point to see if you were clear enough. then think of a few events or pieces of writing that you might be able to use for examples<\/a>.<\/p>\n

you don\u2019t have enough time any more to study the nitty-gritty grammar, really, but go through a number of writing multiple-choice questions anyway to get a feel for the types of things that go wrong. you\u2019ll want to be familiar with at least a couple types of errors to look for on your actual sat writing questions.<\/p>\n

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smart vocab cramming<\/h2>\n

it\u2019s still possible to get a question or two right that you might miss otherwise by cramming vocab, but don\u2019t try to get every<\/i> sat vocab word. instead, focus on word roots (e.g. \u201ccred\u201d) and prefixes especially.<\/p>\n

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the final countdown<\/h2>\n

in the last day or so before the test, focus mostly on being in your best mental shape that day. you know: sleep well, eat well, all that. and then stop cramming\u2014just keep up some general, relaxed practice instead.<\/b><\/p>\n

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