SAC season survival guide

Every August the same message shows up in #ask-a-question: 'I have four SACs in two weeks, where do I even start.' Here's the honest answer.

Triage first. Not every SAC is worth the same amount of prep — check the weighting, not just the date. A 10% SAC three days before a 20% SAC gets the smaller slice of your time, even if it's due first.

Then work backwards from each SAC in 45-minute blocks: one block to rebuild your plan from memory, one to draft under time pressure, one to mark yourself against a model answer. Three blocks beats six hours of rereading your notes.