<p>I don't get it...I don't think I'm perfect, but my math skills are definitely a lot better than a 68 on PSATs and around there on SATs done on my own. On my only ACT practice test, I got a 33 math! Using a table, that gives me about a 770. I got a B+ avg in Geometry, an A/A- in Alg2 (with a very tough teacher) and I have an A in Pre-Calc now.</p>
<p>I feel like as I begin to grade my tests, I've done an excellent job, maybe even an 800, then I grade and find out I've gotten 5 wrong for anywhere around a 680 or so.</p>
<p>And I don't get it: I do each problem and I feel like I'm totally capable of answering all of them with very little trouble (every now and then, 1 problem will stump me), but I still come out with these garbage (by what I want) scores. Is there any key to not making stupid mistakes? I know some of y'all got 800s. How did you do it?</p>
<p>Why are you getting questions wrong? The reason isn’t “stupid mistakes” if you consistently get questions wrong. You simply aren’t good enough to get that 800 consistently. If you are looking over a question you got wrong, and realize why you got it wrong right away, you may dismiss it as a mistake. Pinpoint where you had gone wrong in answering the question not in the context of the specific question or math topic, but in the context of how you attacked the problem. Also, answer questions as if you weren’t good, and study like you really needed to improve. A lot of people who think they have a section down end up studying for it less.</p>
<p>yes. i agree with you, but, sometimes, i still get the same mistake, (not same questions but same type like inference), im trying my best on how to deal with it but i always get wrong… on evry section of cr, i get -8 … any ideas? my friend?</p>
<p>When I practiced for the math, I was always missing around 2 questions per section. Then, I took the actual SAT and got a 770. I guess I was just paying a lot more attention on the actual exam…</p>