Straight answers
What should I do the week before the SAT?
The week before the SAT is for logistics and calm, not cramming. Finish Bluebook setup, confirm your admission ticket, ID, device and route, keep practice light and familiar, and protect sleep. The goal is to arrive with nothing left to figure out.
Start with the things that can quietly go wrong. Make sure Bluebook is installed and updated on the device you will use, complete the in-app exam setup, and charge everything. Find your admission ticket, check that your ID meets the rules, and look up the route and arrival time for your test center.
Then fix the practice plan. Review the error log from your earlier practice instead of starting a pile of new material. Short, familiar sets keep skills warm; a brand-new hard test two days out mostly produces stress. Many students keep a light session on each of the last few days just to stay warm.
Treat sleep like part of preparation. A rested brain makes fewer careless mistakes, and a few ordinary nights of regular sleep beat one heroic late-night review. Keep meals normal and avoid trying anything new on the morning of the test.
Parents help most by handling logistics quietly: a ready bag, a planned ride, a calm kitchen. Asking a gentle question about how prep feels beats a countdown. A stressed household is a harder place to sleep and focus.
The night before, pack, set two alarms, and stop studying at a reasonable hour. Registration, device and policy details are set by College Board and your test center, so recheck those official instructions this week rather than relying on memory.
Brainrise's daily drill is built at about fifteen minutes for exactly this reason: a light, steady habit all the way through test week.