<p>My last 5 practice tests from the blue book have all been in the high 2000's to mid 2100 range (usually around 700-750 CR, 680-720 W and , 690-740 M) but i can't seem to break 2200. I have barron's critical reading and writing workbook, and both volumes of direct hits so those won't boost my score much more. Do you guys have any tips to get over the 2200 mark or should i just keep doing practice tests? (i'll probably use McGraw hill's since i've ran out of blue book ones)</p>
<p>you can improve that terrible math score by either </p>
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<li>doing a lot more practice math tests so u can find ur weaknesses and patch them up</li>
<li>take ritalin during the test</li>
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<p>690-740 in M means that you are approximately getting 3 wrong.</p>
<p>I think this one by gensis is good.
- doing a lot more practice math tests so u can find ur weaknesses and patch them up</p>
<p>This?
2. take ritalin during the test
Nah.</p>
<p>For writing, what is your weakness? The Essay? The Multiple Choice questions?</p>
<p>More specifically, usually there are a couple topics that most people will get wrong on the SAT. When I tutor people, I usually go over 3 math things at the beginning:</p>
<p>Arithmetic/Geometric Sequences
Probability <- Big One
Rates (Proportions included)</p>
<p>It might be beneficial to find those areas you are bad at and fix them up.</p>
<p>ya, i usually miss the harder probability problems and will make dumb mistakes on 2 or 3 easy questions. Do you usually go fast and check your answer or go slow on each question in the math section? And for writing, i always seem to miss 3 to 4 identifying sentence error questions, but am pretty solid on the essay and sentence/paragraph revisions.</p>
<p>I do math sections as fast as I can, then recheck. On the easier parts, I can do the same section 4 times, and by then, I’d have caught all the errors by then. </p>
<p>Actually I impose rules onto myself when I do them.</p>
<p>1st - No rules, Can write and use calc
2nd - Can’t use calc, can write
3rd - can’t write, can use calc
4th - can’t write nor use calc</p>
<p>It makes it more fun.</p>
<p>I am a different kind of person from gensis. Trying not to make careless mistakes, I go slow on every question. I guess gensis is great at math so he goes quickly through the question, but my advice is that unless you are quick, don’t recheck by solving the questions again.</p>
<p>hmm although i myself got a 790 for Writing my forte was the essay and i got a tad low for writing MC, which was 75. i usually get 2 wrong for identifying sentence error. and i think i did the same for my december test. so i’m sorry 
i couldn’t help you on that one. you can ask gensis or silverturtle or pi * 100000000 rounded to the nearest integer to help you.</p>
<p>I also use gensis’s method. Except I only do it twice: once with calculator and once without.</p>
<p>besides the blue book, are there any good sources for realistic math questions?</p>
<p>I actually do the math sections slowly and use the calculator on everything. When the question is something like “If 2x+3=11, find the value of 3x,” I will pull out my TI-89 and type in this:</p>
<p>solve(2x+3=11,x)
3x|x=ans(1)</p>
<p>I find that it helps minimize any stupid errors of mine. Do note that this method only works when you can quasi-instantaneously know the process you need to take to arrive at the correct answer. If you have to think about how to solve a problem for a while, using the calculator as heavily as I do will likely make you run out of time.</p>
<p>To check my work, I just read through the questions again, think them through in my head, and maybe re-solve a couple random ones. And of course, I check to make sure my bubble sheet matches the answers I circled in the test book.</p>
<p>Good advice pi, I missed one just like that. I usually get decent scores for math barring any stupid mistakes (20.0 instead of 20%)
Math is simple to plug back in to check. You just need to do it.</p>
<p>For writing, practice the rules. when you miss one, find out what grammar rule you didnt see and remember them. Those two finds can drop your score 50 points so they are pretty big</p>
<p>For CR, your set?</p>
<p>I can’t really help you with math because I got a 690 on it on the November test and have yet to see improvement in my practice tests.</p>
<p>For writing, there is a free guide on Sparknotes with the rules. I remember reading it once…I think it was good. I usually get 750-800 in writing. So it wouldn’t hurt to check that out.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>For math, maybe you can first figure out what knowledge you hadn’t grasp or did’t wholly understand and easy to go wrong.
Then, for that specific section, you need to make it up and do exercises.
Finally,lots of tests.
Though I’m not sure this could help you. I got 800 on M, but I have a good foundation. But I think the essence of SAT M is fully understand the conception and some simple fomula, and mental quickness.
hope that can help you</p>
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<p>This should do.</p>
<p>my math score was like that. and i think doing lots of practice tests helped me a lot.
and I use my calculator for everything as well. it helps me not to make stupid mistakes like adding 10 instead of subtracting.</p>