<p>Does anyone have any advice, links, or tips on how to improve my math speed.
I took the SAT once and got 650 Math, 780 Writing, and 800 Critical Reading.</p>
<p>The same thing pretty much happens every time in my Blue Book Practice tests. I generally get every multiple choice question I complete correct. When the time runs out the last 3-4 questions I usually haven't even looked at.</p>
<p>After I run out of time I work on the questions I didn't have time to answer. I almost always understand them.</p>
<p>I'm very disappointed with myself. I've always gotten As in math, and I'm currently in BC. I just can't solve the problems in the allotted time. And I was going to apply to an ivy league college or two haha, but at least there are a lot of places to go, it's just weird after all I've done the past 3 years and I'm blocked by a stupid math SAT -.-</p>
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<li>Well, for the Math section, when you have already found an answer, don’t stick on that question anymore but move on. Do not hesitate! </li>
<li>If you are good at Math, you will see that the answers you choose always seem right to that question. When you feel something is wrong, then check it. Remember not to be so meticulous, it will take all your time.</li>
<li>By the way, how can you get such 780 Writing and 800 Reading? Please give me some tips or advices. For writing, I cannot cross 600, and for reading, I am struggling to get out of the mid 500s. </li>
<li>I score 780 on the Math though. 
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<li>Thanks anyway. :D</li>
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<p>I was in the same situation as you were. I ALWAYS ran out of time on the Math section and could never get to the last few problems. On my March SAT I got a 650 as well. What I found was, usually there is around a minute (or at least there was for me) between when the proctor says “open your booklet” and when the proctor actually starts the time. What I did was, I quickly began the Math section and did the first few “easy” questions as quickly as possible. Doing these few problems quickly in that minute I managed to get a little bit of a head start and finally get to those last few questions. If you don’t get that time, try working for an extra minute at the end, basically until the proctor tells you to stop. Squeezing an extra minute or two head start out of the math section helped me get to those last few problems and finally get a 700 on the May SAT (not great still, but not in the 600s). And if you have to, make sure you omit problems in the Math section if you run out of time - do not guess.</p>
<p>Doing the easy questions (level 1-2) as quickly as possible definitely helps (make sure you get them accurately and bubble correctly!). Additionally, several math questions may have really brute-force solution (such as listing out all possibilities), and one that is somewhat clever but solves the problem in <15 seconds. Being able to find the more clever solution will save you a lot of time. </p>
<p>Here are a few tips:</p>
<p>(1) Try to solve every SAT math problem in a few different ways. I recommend the following:</p>
<p>• Using an SAT specific math strategy.
• The quickest way you can think of.
• The way you would do it in school.
• The easiest way for you.</p>
<p>The more experience you have with multiple methods, the easier it will be for you to choose the most efficient method on test day.</p>
<p>(2) Pace yourself properly. Be aware of how long it is taking you to answer a question. Once you have spent 30 seconds on any question decide if you want to continue working on it (you know how to do it - you just need a bit more time), or if you want to mark it off and move on (don’t worry - you can come back to it later).</p>
<p>(3) Do NOT rush through easier problems to get to harder ones. It’s better to leave off 1 or 2 hard ones at the end than to make careless errors on easy questions. You can still break a 700 this way.</p>