<p>I'm having troubling with the SAT math section. My current math score is 500. I do not know a lot of mathematical concepts/formulas.</p>
<p>I currently have:
Barron's SAT 2400
The Blue Book
Dr. Chung's SAT</p>
<p>I'm wondering if I can improve my math score to 650+ with the books that I own. I'm also wondering if I can improve my math to 650 before the May 7th exam. I really need a 650 in Math to break a 2000.</p>
<p>My currently SAT scores are:
Math: 500
Reading: 650
Writing: 700
Total: 1850</p>
<p>I’m not amazing at math or anything, but I can tell you that doing many many practice tests helps a lot. Barron’s math is really hard, but if you can get a 600 in that, 650 should be easy. Do a bunch of math section in a row and then switch to blue book. (make sure you go over the ones you got wrong afterwards).
I got around a 580 on my first Barron’s practice test in math, brought it up to a 620-640 range after a few tests and was able to get over a 700 on a college board practice test.
If you are able to finish and understand all your mistakes in blue book, you should be fine on the real thing. A lot of the types of questions repeat themselves.</p>
<p>Again, I’m not amazing at math, but this was my method to improve.</p>
<p>I think the improvement is possible and even likely with serious study, but it will be very difficult to pull off in just a week. </p>
<p>Very few math formulas are needed for the SAT. And if they are needed, they are likely given to you in the formula box. You need a basic knowledge of math and the ability to reason to do well on the SAT math section. </p>
<p>I agree with the PP that you should take math sections from the blue book and then review all of the questions that you miss or guess on. I also think you should make note of the types of questions you are missing (functions, circles, etc), and then find a resource that can help you see all of the different ways these questions are tested. For example, when I wrote my math book, I learned that there are two main types of questions about cylinders: one involves volume and one involves hidden triangles. Nearly all cylinder questions are variations of these two concepts. Or that questions about ratios ask for the fraction of a component involved or for the total number of items based on the ratio. Knowing this helps you study specific question types and prevents you from having to learn unnecessary information or formulas.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>