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The SAT Blackbook


2. CollegePanda
3. The official collegeboard book with 8 practice tests.
4. Khan Academy
Boom, 1450+ !!

It completely depends; I've seen people earn a 1540/1600 after only 1.5 months of
studying. I've seen people study for three months and obtain a 1400/1600.
Resources:
Khan Academy
SAT Black Book
1800.io
PrepScholar Blogs on SAT
Erica Meltzer's The Critical Reader
CrackSAT.net
I wont recommend you to go through the black book if you want to finish SAT within
a month.

Group member I’m actually in the States rn and I’m tutoring high school kids for
the SATs too. You don’t really even need to go through the black book but I’d urge
you to go through Erica Meltzers Reading book cause the reading section is usually
the hardest unless you’re a good reader already

Study Regularly, understand the topics properly, create notes for each units, try
doing chapterwise papers after finishing each topics, start doing QP as soon as
possible. Lastly try to study the Markscheme (e.g. understand which points the
examiner want you to write and how to write them)

The following exercises are for generating ideas and starting a draft that is built
around showing who you are with narrative details. Try these as a starting
point.1.Take a look at the prompts for the Common AppEach one has a focal point--in
some cases, seeing the keywords and different emphases of these questions can help
a writer generate ideas. For each prompt, jot down a few ideas that may help you
respond to it.2.Make some brainstorming listsYou don’t have to build your essay
around these--you’re just trying to get a sense of your subject. Consider making
lists of the following:a.Traits and characteristics about yourself. Come up with
your own, but it’s sometimes a helpful exercise to ask a couple of people who know
you well to contribute a few. For example: “honest, direct,
empathetic.”b.Meaningful events.Don’t think that you have to write about the most
important event in your life. You’re just trying to think of times in your own
story that stand out. It’s memorable to you for a reason. Forexample: “wrote a skit
and performed it with my friends; took apart an oscillating fan and put it back
together.”c.Hopes / Ambitions. Try to think of some of your short and long range
goals (outside of getting accepted to your college). They can be academic in
nature, but they don’t have to be. For example: “I want to build my own business, I
want to see the islands of the South Pacific.3.As you draft, try to “explode a
moment” in your storySelect a common app prompt or just consider a story that is
important to you. Think about the story, then choose ONE MOMENT from it. Explain
everything that is happening at that moment:a.What are you thinking?b.What are you
feeling?c.What do you hear, see, smell, etc.?d.Try to be as detailed as possible.
Don't worry about word counts or requirements--just create the moment as concretely
as you can.4.Create a timeline for your narrative that lists the key eventsWhen you
have a story in mind, create a bulleted list than contains the key
events.Consider:a.What is a goodplace to start? Why? Keep in mind the scope of the
essay, and that you don't HAVE to start with the first chronological event.b.What
is the tone you wish to achieve? (That is, do you want your story to be serious,
light-hearted, quirky, etc.) What events/descriptions will help build this tone?
c.Put a star next to the events in their timeline that they deem most significant.
Why did you select this event (or events)? Explain.d.How will you communicate to
your reader (without directly telling) that this event is especially important in
the narrative?

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