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Built from sample answers: change them below or in the matcher: 1150 to 1300 by Feb 5, 2027, 5 hours a week, more time on math. Nothing you enter here is stored; the plan lives in this page's link.

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Prep type for this plan: Self-study with official materials. 150 points to gain (1150 to 1300) in 12 weeks at 5 hours a week, about 60 hours in all. That is comfortably more than the roughly 30 hours the matcher plans for this gap. The weekly work below uses free official materials whichever prep you choose; a tutor, class or course adds to it rather than replacing it.

Weekly split of practice time: Math 65%, Reading and Writing 35%. Practice tests come every three weeks and the week before the test.

  1. Week 1from Nov 13, 2026
    5 h

    Find your starting point

    • Go through your last test's score report question by question and list every missed question by skill.
    • Start an error log: for each missed question, the skill and why you missed it (didn't know it, misread, ran out of time).
    • Rank the skills by how many points they cost you. The top three are your first targets.
    • Set up a free Khan Academy account and link it to your College Board account for practice matched to your results.
  2. Week 2from Nov 20, 2026
    5 h

    Targeted practice

    • Math, 3.5 h: Algebra. Work questions from the SAT Suite Question Bank, easiest to hardest, then redo every miss without a timer.
    • Reading and Writing, 1.5 h: Standard English Conventions. Work Question Bank sets in short timed blocks and write down why each wrong answer is wrong.
    • Spend the last 20 minutes on your error log: redo last week's misses before looking at the answers.
  3. Week 3from Nov 27, 2026
    5 h

    Full practice test 1

    • Take a Bluebook practice test you haven't seen, timed, in one sitting, as on test day.
    • Review every missed and guessed question the same week and add each to your error log.
    • Compare section scores with your last test. Move study time toward the section and skills that cost the most.
  4. Week 4from Dec 4, 2026
    5 h

    Targeted practice

    • Math, 3.5 h: Advanced Math. Work questions from the SAT Suite Question Bank, easiest to hardest, then redo every miss without a timer.
    • Reading and Writing, 1.5 h: Information and Ideas. Work Question Bank sets in short timed blocks and write down why each wrong answer is wrong.
    • Spend the last 20 minutes on your error log: redo last week's misses before looking at the answers.
  5. Week 5from Dec 11, 2026
    5 h

    Targeted practice

    • Math, 3.5 h: Problem-Solving and Data Analysis. Work questions from the SAT Suite Question Bank, easiest to hardest, then redo every miss without a timer.
    • Reading and Writing, 1.5 h: Craft and Structure. Work Question Bank sets in short timed blocks and write down why each wrong answer is wrong.
    • Spend the last 20 minutes on your error log: redo last week's misses before looking at the answers.
  6. Week 6from Dec 18, 2026
    5 h

    Full practice test 2

    • Take a Bluebook practice test you haven't seen, timed, in one sitting, as on test day.
    • Review every missed and guessed question the same week and add each to your error log.
    • Compare section scores with your last test. Move study time toward the section and skills that cost the most.
  7. Week 7from Dec 25, 2026
    5 h

    Targeted practice

    • Math, 3.5 h: Geometry and Trigonometry. Work questions from the SAT Suite Question Bank, easiest to hardest, then redo every miss without a timer.
    • Reading and Writing, 1.5 h: Expression of Ideas. Work Question Bank sets in short timed blocks and write down why each wrong answer is wrong.
    • Spend the last 20 minutes on your error log: redo last week's misses before looking at the answers.
  8. Week 8from Jan 1, 2027
    5 h

    Targeted practice

    • Math, 3.5 h: Algebra. Work questions from the SAT Suite Question Bank, easiest to hardest, then redo every miss without a timer.
    • Reading and Writing, 1.5 h: Standard English Conventions. Work Question Bank sets in short timed blocks and write down why each wrong answer is wrong.
    • Spend the last 20 minutes on your error log: redo last week's misses before looking at the answers.
  9. Week 9from Jan 8, 2027
    5 h

    Full practice test 3

    • Take a Bluebook practice test you haven't seen, timed, in one sitting, as on test day.
    • Review every missed and guessed question the same week and add each to your error log.
    • Compare section scores with your last test. Move study time toward the section and skills that cost the most.
  10. Week 10from Jan 15, 2027
    5 h

    Targeted practice

    • Math, 3.5 h: Advanced Math. Work questions from the SAT Suite Question Bank, easiest to hardest, then redo every miss without a timer.
    • Reading and Writing, 1.5 h: Information and Ideas. Work Question Bank sets in short timed blocks and write down why each wrong answer is wrong.
    • Spend the last 20 minutes on your error log: redo last week's misses before looking at the answers.
  11. Week 11from Jan 22, 2027
    5 h

    Full practice test 4

    • Take a Bluebook practice test you haven't seen, timed, in one sitting, as on test day.
    • Review every missed and guessed question the same week and add each to your error log.
    • Compare section scores with your last test. Move study time toward the section and skills that cost the most.
  12. Week 12from Jan 29, 2027
    2.5 h

    Test week: light review and logistics

    • Redo the questions in your error log you have since got right once, to lock them in. No new material.
    • Install Bluebook on your testing device and complete its exam setup before test day.
    • Check your admission ticket, test center, start time and the ID you need.
    • Pack a charged device, charger, pencils and an approved calculator if you want one (Bluebook has a built-in graphing calculator). Sleep normally.

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