<p>Somehow, I always manage to miss the very last few questions in math -- you know, the ones at the end that you run out of time on, and are the trickiest to solve? I'm not a bad math student at all, running A's in honor math classes, but how do I ALWAYS manage to miss at least three questions in math? </p>
<p>Any advice on how to improve? Or when the points come that close to perfect, it's just... luck?</p>
<p>Never tried it, but maybe start at the back and you'll know how much time you have on the easy ones...try it on a practice one first.</p>
<p>arg I know, I think the best thing you can do is READ the question VERY carefuly, and AVOID careless mistakes!
I got 800 on math2c, solid A's in highest math classes
yet I can't get that 800 on SAT math (760) -______-</p>
<p>don't start from the end. do the easy one's first then go on to the hard ones. your problem might be that you spend too much time on the earlier questions. for a q that takes 30 sec you might spend 60 sec on it. that costs you the other questions that need more time.
I'm speculating of course... if you do that then try to spend less time on them; look for shortcuts</p>
<p>Don't rush. Ever. Read the question twice. Do the problems twice if you have time.</p>
<p>i cant manage to get a 750+, im stufck in the 720-730 range... i get everything right except for 2 or 3 and my score drops 70-80 points... umm, i suppose that its really luck if those one or two hard problems are the hard problems you know how to do or not</p>
<p>PRACTICE</p>
<p>remember to master time management, but also important: the last few problems are usually very similar. learn to master problems involving those pesky circles. learn probability rules. look for similarities. that's how i did it--i mastered my weaknesses by learning to recognize types of problems that gave me trouble (average problems, time/rate). save these problems for the end and remember to alot as much time as possible for them. practice practice practice. for these pesky problems, it doesn't matter what prep book you use--if the problems are too hard, that's good preparation. if the problems are too easy, you'll be sure to do well on medium-difficulty ones.</p>
<p>that's right^^^^^^</p>
<p>yeah, i got a 560 on the math SAT in middle school, i was a bit worried as well when i ended up with a 64 PSAT score, but i studied a lot and i paid attention in math class so i ended up with a 790 :) but i still suck at math...</p>
<p>The math curve is evil. You don't need a 750, when a 740 is the 97th percentile. The scorew is arbitrary. Ish.</p>
<p>Practice until the skills come easy. Also, practice will make you quicker with the easier questions and leave you time for the hard ones. Practice took me from a starting point of 68 PSAT math to a 720 on the SAT, to a 780.</p>
<p>I wouldn't call it luck, though. There's a chance you might know some questions better than others, but a really good SAT math person will consistently get a high score, even consistently 800 if they're good enough at it.</p>
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<p>Actually, the SAT Math section is far too easy. An 800, when viewed in the context of the state of Illinois, is only in the 97th percentile. Nation-wide it's 99, but not the "99+" that's reported for the Critical Reading percentile.</p>
<p>Absolutely no prep, three 800s (one on the old SAT I, two on the new SAT)... which was absolutely expected from everybody at my school in the top math classes. Not getting an 800 is something to be embarrassed about.</p>
<p>where do u go? Troy?</p>
<p>I'm willing to bet IMSA.</p>
<p>Solving problems daily helps. Use blue book, red book, orange book, barron's book, AMC 8's, AMC 10's, etc. </p>
<p>Try to find multiple (preferably 2) solutions to a certain problem when checking over. If you're in the 700+ range, the entire SAT is most likely a reading test for you, so read CAREFULLY, underline what you're supposed to find, and solve. Never hesitate to make the extra calculation, even if it means extra scratchwork.</p>
<p>If you get a feeling of inconfidence after finishing a question, by all means go back and check it.</p>
<p>Anonymous, there is no need to be a pretentious jerk.</p>
<p>I am actually a very good math student who should be scoring 750+ in the Math section, but unfortunately I am also one of those people who does not perform well under time constraints. I usually test very well on math tests at school, but then again, I have an hour and half to do twenty problems, as opposed to twenty five minutes to do twenty problems on the SAT. Even worse, I tend to be one of those people who frequently makes stupid mistakes... (The question asks you to solve for x, and I instead solve for y...) Since I rarely have time to check many of my answers, I usually make a dumb mistake/s that I don't have time to notice when I check..... Right now, I'm sitting, disappointedly, at 710.</p>
<p>Perhaps what you, Precocious, and I should do is do the easy problems more quickly (but not to the point of being reckless) to make time for the last ones, and then check the last ones after you do them. (It's so easy to make an idiotic mistake on the last questions, which usually tend to involve multiple steps.)</p>
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Actually, the SAT Math section is far too easy. An 800, when viewed in the context of the state of Illinois, is only in the 97th percentile. Nation-wide it's 99, but not the "99+" that's reported for the Critical Reading percentile.</p>
<p>Absolutely no prep, three 800s (one on the old SAT I, two on the new SAT)... which was absolutely expected from everybody at my school in the top math classes. Not getting an 800 is something to be embarrassed about.
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<p>You do sound pretentious. Only 97 percentile? That's really high, what are you smoking?</p>
<p>Yo anonyous. Shut. Up. It's so nice that my school, which is undoubtedly far superior to yours, isn't filled with pretentious - yet hopeless - losers such as yourself who have nothing better to do than blither about their scores on a site on which it is imposssible to even verify one's age, never mind their scores. In conclusion, no one likes you, so stop trying ot make other peopel feel inferior. Only a truly insecure individual would do that.</p>
<p>Gahhh practice isn't making me any better at SAT math! I got a 64 on my sophomore PSATs and was like, "oh I didn't study at all, if I study, I'll pwn this section." </p>
<p>Now that I'm doing lots of practice, I keep scoring around the same mark..hovering around 650. I think like once I got a 700.</p>
<p>which questions are you getting wrong?</p>
<p>The SAT math section is much like a lottery. Depending on the quesions that you get an 800 is possible. However, it is very hard for people to consistently score 800s due to the trickiness of the SAT. the SAT math does not require true mathematical ability it just measures reading ability. Personally, I just take the test without employing many tricks and try to find enought time to solve each problem twice. I don't look at the scratchwork that I might have done to ensure that I do not make the same mistake twice. Sometimes I hit the wrong button on my calculator and find the mistake the second time through. It really is just luck of the draw getting the coveted 800.</p>