<p>This is going to sound silly but I've figured out that I always struggle on the final 4 or so questions of the avg math sections. So tomorrow I'm think of just really focusing my attention on the previous ones and leaving those until I'm done/certain of the rest. </p>
<p>Not to say I won't touch/read/try them but only go deep in if I have the time. I'm pretty stellar in reading and writing sections (usually 1 or so mistake in practices).</p>
<p>So assuming I do perform similarly in the real thing can I still get a 2100+ if I skip about 4 questions per math section? What would be the upper limit if I do so?</p>
<p>I don't recall the Math curves specifically, but IIRC, if you completely skip 4 questions and get everything else right, you should get somewhere in the mid-to-upper 700's depending on the curve.</p>
<p>It seems that you want a 700+ for your math. In that case, only skip the one or two that you can't even start to do. You can't afford to miss more than 7-8 points in your raw score.</p>
<p>yeah, you should also look for quicker ways to do problems. I'm a freak, and get 100% on the hard ones, and miss the easy/mediums...but there are always easier ways to do problems. just think outside of the box</p>
<p>The math curve on the SAT is ridiculous sometimes. Last year I missed 1 problem and skipped one and ended up with a 740. I've also heard of people missing 3 and getting 770+. Dunno, if you skipped four, and math wasn't that difficult for your test, I'd project between 720 and 760</p>
<p>agreed - math is so bizarre!!
skipped one, got two wrong, and ended up with a 730...
and on critical reading, got two wrong and ended up with an 800...
it makes no sense.
but then again, clearly, math is not my strongest suit lol</p>
<p>dont skip any...ur gettin good odds to guess anyways...4 to 1 and usually u can eliminate at least one or 2 answer choices so ur gettin even better odds...i dont see y u would skip any questions on any seciton in the test</p>
<p>phand8 is correct. There is no guessing penalty. The percentage of kids aiming for a 750 on the math section who don't understand that concept is filled with irony.</p>
<p>If I understand correctly, there IS a guessing penalty on the SAT, any incorrect answers automatically deduct points. Please tell me if I'm wrong on this one.</p>
<p>1/4 of a point is deducted for each incorrect answer. For SAT math problems, there are 5 possible answers. Assuming that you answer 5 questions randomly, you should get 1 right and 4 wrong. This equates to 1 point -1 point, or 0. Thus, no guessing penalty. If you have absolutely no clue on a question, it will make no difference if you choose to answer it or not. If you have any clue at all as to what answer might be incorrect, (and you certainly should have at least this if you're aiming for 700+) you should most definately answer the question.</p>
<p>even though marks are deducted, its only a quarter mark and in the end it gets rounded up so getting 3 wrong will end with the same as omitting 3</p>
<p>what koolcrud said was absolute bullocks. There is a .25 point penalty for guessing the wrong answer. If you do attempt all 25 questions , let’s say in one of the critical reading sections, and get only 20 right and 5 wrong. Your score will automatically drop to 18.75. That is a reduction of atleast 30 points or so. it makes a huge difference to your overall score. Don’t attempt to guess. Leave it out.</p>