<p>I got this back in october test, and have taken a practice test scoring 730 in blue book yesterday. I don't know how I can increase my score where I can be confident of scoring 760+. The bb doesnt have explanations which make it hard to learn from my mistakes. I have grubers but I don't fully trust the problems it has.</p>
<p>I have struggled with cr, but have taken numerous practice tests and have gotten 690, the latest in the bb. I want to score 1400, should I study both? 5 days left...</p>
<p>Ahh I have the same problem.
And I know all the concepts needed to do all the problems..I just make stupid mistakes. Like solving for x instead of 2x or something. </p>
<p>...I really want those 70 points. That'll boost my score alooot.</p>
<p>I bumped my math score from 680 to 780 in the space of five months.</p>
<p>Basically I took a LOT of practice tests. And right after I was done I'd score them. Then I'd go back and look through each problem I got wrong and make a tally of the subjects I was bad at (I remember 3-D objects and functions I often got wrong) and then study those in the SAT study book I had. It worked.</p>
<p>But since you only have five days, I'd recommend taking a practice test (or two, or three) and do the same thing —*identify your weak areas and then read what your book has to say on those subjects. Hope this helps, and good luck.</p>
<p>i think when i took it, i got the book with the questions back and also it said how hard the questions were. Do they still do that? When i took it, they had just changed it to 2400 so thye might have changed more stuff now.</p>
<p>Look at how hard the questions are that you missed. if their mostly easy questions, then probably youre going too fast and making silly mistakes that doublechecking will fix. so make sure when you take the test that you go back and try things again even if you were sure you were right. if they are hard questions then maybe you dont understand the material so look and see if theres a subject your not as good at and work on that.</p>
<p>I got a 740, then a 670, then an 800.
Sporadic, huh?</p>
<p>I think you just need to know EVERYTHING in case they ask it. I personally had self-esteem issues and couldn't finish on time. When my friend got an 800, and I knew I was smarter than him, I told myself I could get an 800, and I did.</p>
<p>Of course I'm not suggesting meditation or potassium. But just be confident, keep your head clear, and if you think you can get an 800 you will.</p>
<p>Well, the SAT I math section is easy enough that you've probably already learned everything they test you on by high school, but making careless mistakes can bring you down. For example, on the PSAT I was asked to find the radius of a circle but I gave the circumference instead (or something like that). When you go back to check your answers, don't assume you already know the answer. In effect, you should re-do the problem from scratch, using a different method whenever possible.</p>
<p>Math is my weakpoint....got a 660. However, the only reason I even got that high was because I got EVERY easy question and almost every medium question right....they're really not that tricky, you just need to read the question thoroughly. If you can get just one or two of those easy ones you're missing (if those are the ones you're missing), you're golden.</p>
<p>remember that the curve varies from exam date to exam date! you can study hard, work carefully through the questions, and minimize your errors, but you don't have any control over how your fellow-test-takers do. and their performance affects your score. you might be able to bring it up, but 730 is a solid score, so try not to obsess too much!</p>
<p>tam2008--how does the performance of others affect your score? The scores represent absolutes--I forget the formula but it's basically how many you got right minus a percentage of how many you got wrong (depending on which section it is.)</p>
<p>Do you mean if too many people get the questions right they will change the test for the future? That doesn't affect your score, however.</p>
<p>tam--from the prepme.com website, here's the explanation I didn't have:</p>
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For example, on one test date the test may be relatively easy so receiving 50 correct answers, 16 incorrect answers, and 1 blank on the Critical Reading section for a raw score of 46 (50 - (16*0.25)) on the Critical Reading section may be enough for an SAT score of 600, but on another test date the test may have been much more difficult and therefore the average student would have missed more questions. This means your raw score could be lower (say 44) but your scaled score would be the same, a 600.
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<p>So yes, there is a "curve" to correct for what may be variants in the tests (cause they can't give the exact same test every month) but your score result should be the same.</p>
<p>I also really need to raise my math sat score (710)</p>
<p>I can answer every question but I do stupid mistakes because I rush through.
My advice would be to concentrate really well, which is not what I did.</p>