2/3rds of the Way to 2400

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<p>On the May SAT, I received a score of 2290. 800 CR, 800 W, 690 M. Now, I thought the Math section was fairly easy but seem to have screwed it up quite badly. I often spent a long time on problems that are not that hard and didn't have time to check my work as a result. I got a 34 on the ACT math without any studying and I am fairly competent in math all around so I think it is possible to shoot for an 800 on the October test.</p>

<p>What advice does CC have on how to ace the SAT Math section? It seems to be the most commonly perfected section by people on this site. It's not that I don't understand the questions, it's that I can't answer them consistently or can't find the right line of thinking to start the harder questions.</p>

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<p>Get Gruber’s Math Workbook. I got the Complete SAT Guide, but in reality the Math Workbook is just the Math section of the Complete Guide. It got me from a 700 to an 800 between my 1st and 2nd tries, and from the June consolidated answers it looks as though I got yet another 800.</p>

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<p>Practice, practice, practice. The more practice tests you do, the more prepared you will be for test day, and you will be more familiar with a greater array of problem types. Then, you won’t be thrown off as easily and will have a better chance of answering all of the questions correctly.</p>

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<p>When I saw this title I thought you meant you got a 1600/2400 lol.</p>

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<p>Yeah, in some ways the OP is over 95% of the way there!</p>

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<p>^ Was that stupid “2400er’s prove it” thread removed?</p>

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<p>^It disappeared.</p>

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<p>^ Yeah, but he started a new one this morning.</p>

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<p>^I wonder what that guy’s SAT score was…I’m betting nothing near a 2400…</p>

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<p>I estimate under a 2000; this is only speculation though.</p>

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Hah! Me too.</p>

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<p>^You basically get 600 points for free. So, 2/3 means 2/3 * (1800) + 600 which actually translates to 1800.</p>

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<p>My daughter got a 690 first time around and a 770 second time. She didn’t study besides help others prepare who weren’t good at math. That probably helped her as she was in calculus her junior year.</p>