<p>Do you think there is a big difference that can be quite significant between a 750 and an 800 on the Math section for the SAT?????????
Because I keep getting 750...due to all the stupid mistakes that I make.....and because I usually do pretty bad on the CR section....so I really need an 800 on math,but unfortunately I think I"m going to get a mid 700s instead....</p>
<p>a 750 is one (or if you’re lucky, two) mistake(s), during one of the 3(4 if experimental = math) sections of the SAT… So you just have to be consistent, and no, there’s no real big difference except for that gaping curve between 1-3 errors.</p>
<p>the difference is about 50 points give or take</p>
<p>Yep… 50 points.</p>
<p>ummm i guess i have to make it clearer…i mean on college admission process.like are the schools going to value an 800 much more than a 750.</p>
<p>I don’t think it much matters. That is certainly what I hear from college admissions folks. They all know quite well that the difference could be just a couple of mistakes. What I wouldn’t do (and will advise my child not to do) is to spend too much time/energy retaking the SATs to move from a 750 to an 800. I’m pretty certain that a 750 after one or two sittings will count as strongly as a 800 after five.</p>
<p>I assume that you will be taking the SAT again tomorrow. So, is there a difference between a 750 and a 800? In terms of college admission, I totally agree with nemom that there’s no way you’ll be admitted/rejected just because of a 50 point difference on your math SAT. In terms of life, no one, including yourself, will care whether it was a 750 or a 800 after next April. Actually, you wouldn’t care about SAT anymore, period.</p>
<p>But on the other hand, what’s really separating you from that 800 that you want so much? Misreading one word in a problem? Putting a decimal in the wrong place? You said before that you always lost points due to “stupid” mistakes, as though carelessness makes the mistake more acceptable. But the sad truth is that there is no such thing as a “stupid mistake”; your SAT score won’t show whether you were just careless or didn’t know how to solve the problem. The most frustrating part is that these stupid or careless mistakes were almost completely avoidable. You probably have the same math ability as many of those who get 800, but a casual mistake here and there and you lost all those points. You sound as though you’re expecting a 750 already, but then, why settle for a 750 when you’re probably completely capable of a perfect score, only if you can be more meticulous for one more time tomorrow?</p>
<p>Again, I assume you’re taking the test again tomorrow. If not, then there’s no need to worry about it. A 750 is just as good as a 800; it’s just that the person with the first score made about two “careless” mistakes, while the second person didn’t, on this one day in their life.</p>