Do I Have Enough Time?

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Hi everyone. I’m a junior, and as of now, I’m planning on taking the SAT on March 5th, the first proctoring of the new test.
I took the PSAT in October and got a 680 in Critical Reading and Writing and a 480 in Math. Clearly Math is not my strong suit. In the past week I’ve buckled down and started seriously preparing for the SAT. I took a practice test and my Math score already went up to a 520.

My preferred SAT date is less than 2 months away, and I was wondering if anyone thought that it’d be possible for me to score a 650 in Math and at least a 750 in Reading within that time frame. I’m planning on studying on my own using free online resources and SAT prep books I’ve gotten from the bookstore. My parents want me to get a Math SAT tutor, but I’m not sure how helpful that would be and if it’d be a waste of money.

I know I can get my Reading score up easily, as it comes very natural to me. I’m just worried that my Math skills won’t be up to snuff by March.

Any advice?

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@isy5672 Assuming you’ve taken HS algebra and geometry (or equivalent), you will likely want to spend a good amount of time reviewing any concepts you’re less familiar. For example, solving equations for one or more unknowns? Functions? Finding the area or perimeter of a shape? Analyzing data? Counting/probability?

Also, I’m not really familiar with the new SAT, as I currently have no reason to be, but the math sections will be changing quite a bit. So make sure you use new materials. But this is less important - focus on really understanding the topics and you can score 750-800 either way.