Stanford 10 study plan

Complete a timed 40-question reading diagnostic and tally misses by item type (main idea, detail, inference, vocabulary).

Annotate 10 expository passages to mark the topic sentence, supporting details, and author's purpose.

Define 20 unfamiliar words using context clues and write one original sentence for each.

Sort 15 short excerpts into fact or opinion and justify each with an explicit textual cue.

Take a 45-question math diagnostic spanning number sense, computation, geometry, and data interpretation.

Compute 25 fraction, decimal, and percent operations without a calculator and verify each by estimation.

Translate 15 word problems into equations before solving them.

Log every diagnostic error and name the rule or concept it violated.

Answer 20 inference and author's-purpose questions, citing the exact sentence that supports each answer.

Solve 20 multi-step word problems under a 90-second-per-item limit.

Compute perimeter, area, and volume for 15 figures and complete 10 data-interpretation items from tables and graphs.

Re-solve every item from the week 1-2 error logs correctly twice in a row.

Sit a full-length timed practice test under exam conditions and score all four domains.

Compare domain scores against the week 1 and week 2 baselines and rank the two largest gaps.

Rewrite 10 missed reading answers as a correct reasoning chain from question to evidence to choice.

Identify and correct subject-verb agreement, pronoun reference, and verb-tense errors in 25 sentences.

Edit 5 short passages for punctuation, capitalization, and sentence completeness.

Revise 8 sentences for clarity and concision by cutting redundant words.

Classify 20 commonly confused usage items by the rule that distinguishes them.

Categorize 60 commonly misspelled words into pattern groups (doubled consonants, ie/ei, silent letters, suffix changes).

Write 40 words from dictation and self-correct against a printed list.

Apply five spelling rules to 30 new words and state which rule governs each.

Edit one 150-word paragraph for both spelling and mechanics errors.

Complete three timed 20-item spelling sections and push accuracy above 85%.

Re-solve 20 previously missed items drawn from all four domain error logs.

Answer 15 language-editing items at a 45-second-per-item pace.

Read 3 passages and answer 12 detail questions in under 8 minutes total to hold reading fluency.

Sit one final full-length timed practice and score all four domains.

Compare final scores to the week 4 mid-point and confirm each targeted gap narrowed.

Drill your 20 highest-frequency remaining errors to 100% accuracy.

Write a test-day pacing plan with a time budget for each section.