<p>I thought I'd make a corresponding thread to pakiman's for those of us who need help upping our SAT I math score to 800, or at least the 750+ range. Any tips or suggestions? Personally, I'm taking the test in January, so I can even take longer term advice....</p>
<p>Read the question. The whole friggin question. Especially in the latter half of the math sections.</p>
<p>After you finish the section, recheck your work. You'll ensure that you didn't do something stupid like divide by 2 when you should have multiplied by two (things of that nature) and save yourself a lot of frustration when scores come in.</p>
<p>And try not to get tricked by the test. The SAT WILL throw in some tricky stuff, again, usually in the latter half of the math section. It's your job to read the question correctly.</p>
<p>Hope some of that helps.</p>
<p>Have you taken it before? If so, what's your score?</p>
<p>Anyway, the Math is all about practice, practice, practice. It's easy as hell, but one stupid mistake can cost you an 800. Make sure you practice NOT making dumb mistakes, reading the questions carefully, et cetera. Being careful is the single most important thing for the Math section.</p>
<p>I received a 760 my junior year. Waiting on my Nov. 6 score.</p>
<p>Stupid mistakes cost me. I can tell you that.</p>
<p>1) practice, practice, practice
Buy a book and practice, no matter your math level
2) read the question carefully</p>
<p>Ok this is going to sound odd but...
practice questions WHILE you are distracted w/ doing something else. I practiced during my school classes the week before (time constraints, hehe). Get used to finishing a whole math section in about 30-45 min while taking notes for the class and listening. And do it WITHOUTa calculator. Then when you practice under good conditions of total quiet etc, and with a calculator, it will be reeeaaally easy, and you will have the whole concentration thing down.
Good Luck
Kiwi</p>
<p>PS I got an 800. 1 wrong.</p>
<p>Be careful and check your work, but don't second guess yourself. Also, try speeding through the questions, answering them in automatic, machine-like fashion, as opposed to analyzing each question. Most SAT math questions can be solved in under a minute, and even the "hard" questions at the end of the section require little thought. Second guessing yourself and working TOO hard on one particular problem is a recipe for disaster.</p>
<p>780 math, 2 wrong.</p>
<p>I got 780M.
Be sure to pay extremely close attention on #10-25 on MC and #13-15 on QC. Those are the ones that can get extremely tricky. I missed 2, and it was because I reduced 2/10 to 2/5 lmao. you see? terrible terrible quickness and failure to check my answers separated me from the 800.</p>
<p>I agree that being careful is the single most important thing on SAT I math. Before this October my best math score was a 660. Yet, I didn't feel this was very indicative of my real mathematical abilities. I would consistently finish every math section with 15 mins to spare and I always was very confident afterwards. Yet the scores I received weren't in line with this confidence. And invariably the questions I got wrong were simple problems in which I'd made a basic mistake as a result of answering too quickly. One of the most common mistakes I'd make was to use the diameter as the radius, in area of a circle problem, or I'd give the area of something when they wanted the perimeter. But in October I determined that I would be absolutely careful while taking the test. I studied a good bit, but I didn't learn anything that substantially improved my mathematical ability. But I went into the test and received an 800 on math. What had I done differently? Well, first of all I had taken more time then usual, underlining every relevant word to see exactly what they were giving me, and exactly what the question asked. Second of all, I just figured out the test I think. It's tricks began to appear see-through. Anyone can underline relevant words, but figuring out the test can be a bit tricky. The only thing I can suggest to aid in this is study. Familiarity with the test can only aid you.</p>
<p>For an 800 math you must make sure you read EVERYTHING IN THE QUESTION. Do not assume that you know what it is asking -- that will be your downfall! Especially in quantitative comparisons... make sure you examine the preconditions for each problem as it pertains to the variables. It helps me to label my work as I do so, instead of just writing numbers down to plug into my calculator because otherwise I'd start getting disorganized. You'll find that you'll save time this way too in the long run. Keep yourself organized.</p>
<p>Like everyone else said, read CAREFULLY! If a question asks for the smaller of two numbers, make sure you dont give the bigger one. If you get stuck on a problem, skip it and come back later. Don't waste time on the same problem. When you come back to it, you might see something you missed the first time.
Also, make sure to come back and check your answers. Plug in the answers back into the problem and see if they make sense. If you don't check your work, you're quite likely to make stupid mistakes (like adding or subtracting incorrectly) and not catch them.</p>
<p>SAT Math 800, 1 wrong (lucky curve!)</p>
<p>Or you can use supernatural powers and tap into ETS and get all the answers and have them transmitted to your brain!</p>
<p>I got an 800 Math
the SAT I Math is ridiculously easy... if you know basic algebra and geometry.... but knowing these solidly is kinda important....
i'd say burn through the first 15-16 questions as fast as you can.... then do the last questions fairly quickly... then go back over and re read every question...
for the last questions it won't be THAT hard... probably something that requires algebraic knowledge... i'd say the part that many mess up on is the #16-22 range which is kinda like trick questions.... triple check those....
YOU MUST BE METICULOUS..... i effed up on nov.6 and i think i missed one question on math that may cost me the 800 (but it was a Grid in so maybe if its 2X800 curve i can still get it ) (i already have 800 on oct.9 test so i don't matter that much)</p>
<p>i got an 800 Math. </p>
<p>Honestly, as long as you're smart enough to get a 700...all you need is luck. Take it more than once and check your answers.</p>
<p>I hear you all on the "read carefully" bit! I got a 700 originally(I've only taken it once), so...yeah. I know I'm capable of getting my score up there. Thanks for the advice so far. Anyone have any other study tips?</p>
<p>Remember that it's a test of THINKING, not of deep specialized mathematical knowledge. As everyone else said, READ the question and understand what you are being asked to do. Then THINK to eliminate wrong answer choices and find the right answer. I advised an eleven-year-old on my math team to approach the March test this way, and he got an 800 math (no mistakes at all).</p>
<p>if u dont know how to do a sum, dont waste time on it. move on. DONT guess unless you can eliminate 3 answer choices. Take each and every calculation carefully. And yeah, reading the whole question is an excellent idea, because they often include answer choices which are the results of intermediate calculations so its easy to jump to the wrong conclusion. dont rush unnecessarily, even if you think you're doing a simple sum. I made careless mistakes like 180/10=8 and got an 800 only because it was a lenient scoring curve back in Jan 2004. Other friends who gave the SATlater werent so lucky</p>
<p>This is what worked for me to get 800: get the 10 Real SATS book and do the tests in timed conditions. Do the whole tests like you would in real situation. I found out that just doing sections does not help. Read the whole question, especially for the last hard questions. And start from the end if you are good at math. Do the hard questions first, then proceed to the easier ones. However if you feel that you don't know the answer to the question, skip it or guess.</p>
<p>I'm just going to bump this thread. Yeah.</p>