You should treat your SAT prep time like you would every other set-in-stone extracurricular activity you pursue. We know studying for the SAT will never be as thrilling as soccer practice, the school newspaper, student government, or actually, anything else at all. That’s precisely why you need to schedule a set time for SAT studying.

Once you’ve scheduled your SAT time, studying won’t seem like an evil intruder robbing you of an otherwise happy life. You can schedule your life around the time you’ve set aside to study. It’s also a good idea to set up a place to study. This means somewhere quiet and out of the way, where televisions, computers, friends, siblings, and other distractors do not thrive. You may even drag yourself into the nearest public library. Point is, do whatever it takes to find a time and place to fit the SAT into your life.