<p>Ok, I have about a 650 in both math and CR and am having trouble breaking into the 700 region for both. I need some clear-cut advice or a study guide that I can follow to make that leap. I'm taking the SAT in May and really want to break into the 700s, but don't know how to get their. A study plan would help me map out exactly what I need to do or need to hit in order to get my desired score. </p>
<p>Take practice tests, and when you are done, review the questions you got wrong. If your book provides explanations for questions, don’t look at them at first. Instead, try to find out why the correct answer is right, and why your answer is wrong. This will help you realize the patterns in the Math and CR sections. Then, once you have done that, look at the answer explanations if your book provides them.</p>
<p>For CR, try looking at all of the questions for a long passage very quickly and underline any line references it contains. Then, absorb the small prompt and quickly familiarize yourself with what you are reading so you can read it in the correct mindset and read it with enjoyment (This step should take no longer than 10 seconds). When you go through the passage, answer a line question once you go a bit past an underlined portion of the passage. When you are done reading the passage, go back to all of the passages that reference the passage as a whole. Remember that all answers are simply restatements of what is in the text.</p>
<p>For Math, if you don’t know an answer, just try plugging in answers. There isn’t much complex strategy to the Math section as it is just basic Algebra 2 and Geometry asked in abstract and weird ways. Try to solve without using a calculator if you can, and then use a calculator at the official test if you want. You should never have to use trigonometry to answer a question, but if you are stuck, it is a useful tool. Also, if there is a diagram for a Geometry problem, and it doesn’t say that it is not to scale, it can be used to get an idea of what an answer might be.</p>
<p>I really hope this helps, and good luck on the SAT in May!</p>
<p>thanks a lot. How much of a focus should I put on studying vocab?</p>
<p>It depends on your current level of vocab/how quickly you learn vocab/what questions you are missing. Unless a lack of vocab is causing a lot of comprehension problems in the passages/you are missing most sentence completions, then you should prioritize vocab less.</p>