SAT Preparation

You should start preparing for SAT 3-4 months before your actual SAT exam date. This time is suggested so that you can cover SAT exam syllabus and also take practice tests. There may be few who would require more prep time. In this case they should plan their schedules as per their exam dates. SAT preparation months will give applicants understanding of exam, how it is structured and how to attempt it as well.

No, there is no common answer on SAT. Each answer choice whether A, B, C, or D are evenly distributed, so, guessing a particular choice (e.g. option B) for most questions will not be the right approach. Even while preparing for SAT exam, students may have come across a couple of questions which may have a common option as answer but this rule may not apply at all times, especially for the main exam day. 

The Digital SAT is shorter than the paper SAT or the old version because of the following reasons:

• The Digital SAT is shorter because it is digitalised, thus, lesser paper work and faster answering online.
• SAT Digital has smaller reading passages in comparison to the previous version.
• There is one Math section, instead of two, and all questions can be solves using a calculator which makes the test shorter.
• The Digital SAT has a shorter duration keeping in mind the applicant's fatigue and overwhelm.
• Finally, the questions have reduced on the latest SAT and then the duration has also reduced overall.

You can totally self-prepare. You do not need expensive coaching classes. There are many free resources by College Board. They give you official practice questions. If you are disciplined and practice every week, you can get a great score on your own.

The preparation for SAT and ACT depends on the applicants and how they plan to work on their syllabus. For those, who wish to submit either SAT or ACT scores will have to first check what suits them the best and then begin their preparations. The SAT preparation may seem easier for those who are more inclined towards reading and logical reasoning. Whereas, those who have a practical plus logical bent of mind will find ACT exam preparation easier. But again the ease of preparation completely depends on the applicant and on his/her previous knowledge.