<p>How do you guys get 800 or near-800 on math? Does it all come with a lot of practice or is there something special to it? </p>
<p>Is it actually possible to see patterns in the test, even on hard problems?</p>
<p>i'm in calculus ab as a junior, and took my first sats without prep courses, ie - self study, last month. the 800 on math wasn't expected, but neither was the 650 in cr. i knew i did better on math but not THAT much of a gap... retaking in october to raise the 2120.</p>
<p>about the 800, i reviewed with barron's new sat math book for a couple months beforehand, did all the exercises in there. the math isn't hard, and at most, it's tricky. know your basic formulas [sin, cos, tan, slope, midpt, permutations, combinations, etc] and you'll be ok.</p>
<p>funny how more than 60 ppl clicked this but only one answered. there is no definite answer to this question: people thought feorn was trying to tell US how to get a 800. ;)</p>
<p>I'm also in Calc AB as a junior, and flew threw the recent AP exam, but I can tell you one thing . . . </p>
<p>My calculus skills don't do jack for me on the SAT. But here's what I've heard done . . . . </p>
<p>1) Learn the basics, score 700+, then start going really fast and double checking with the time left over</p>
<p>2) Learn the basics, score 700+, start developing a method to quickly check every problem, and read it extremely carefully</p>
<p>3) Learn the basics, score 700+, start trying to detect every trick they throw at you (SAT 2400 books are good for this).</p>
<p>4) Learn the basics, score 700+, then start working from the back to the front of the test.</p>
<p>*make sure you practice practice practice practice . . . . . . practice.
I only got 720 in math so I might not be the best person to ask :P</p>
<p>Ugh, closest I've gotten is 760. I don't really make careless mistakes but questions about angles always **** me up.</p>
<p>What I did was review concepts and do non-sat questions</p>
<p>then when I felt pretty confident I went on to doing the 8 practice tests on the blue book.</p>
<p>I well I didn't really pick up patterns and say "hey the usually ask for x instead of y". The key is reading the question CAREFULLY. Know what you are looking for. While doing practice tests in the first 4 or so I would always lose easy points because I didn't read carefully. I would calculate one thing instead of the other.</p>
<p>I usually work with the strategy: do everything fast (while being careful though) so that you can have extra time for the hard problems. For me there's always 1 or 2 in each section that require an extra couple minutes. </p>
<p>Doing the 8 practice tests on the blue book is ESSENTIAL though. It can seriously bump up your score. Also do the free online practice test at collegeboard.com for even more practice. For that practice test collegeboard marks your sections online automatically and also gives you explanations as to why the right answer is right and why the wrong answer is wrong. By doing these many practice tests you will know what to expect.</p>
<p>I got 800 for math on the April SAT.</p>
<p>I think my previous prep experience with Math Ic and Math IIc really helped a lot.</p>
<p>After all, SAt I math would seem much easier and conquerable to you</p>
<p>Arg, the math section is such bullcrap. After a year of pre-calc and calc one would think the math would be easier.</p>
<p>I supposed I'm just reiterating what everyone above said, but I've found I've raised my scores (well, CB practice book scores) quite a bit by simply doing the practice exams and checking over all the problems I get wrong. It really mainly is catching tricky wording, analyzing what they want and what information they've given you, and watching your time.</p>
<p>Bleh, now let's see how I do on the test tomorrow - -;</p>
<p>I'm a Junior and doing Calculus AB too.. but my SAT math was crap that I just got 680.
Hahahaha... all the calculus rules fill up my head and forgot what an odd function is..</p>
<p>yea, I could've taken the SAT after 9th grade and would've gotten an 800..... no trig or stats crap to screw with my brain.</p>
<p>Thanks guys. Did anyone use the PR:Cracking the NEw SAT. Was this helpful for math? Does this prep book differentiate from other books to a large extent? What book would you recommend for math?</p>
<p>I got a 790 as a junior. When I was a sophmore I got an 800. I walked in on the testing day and took the test and went home. If I prepped I probably could've gotten an 800 but who cares. I spent a few months prepping for the verbal section and it didn't do jack. The math section requires high left brain aptitude.</p>
<p>I got a 750 the first time I took it at the beginning of my junior year. I’m in Pre-Calc Honors since we can only take AP Senior year. Just got back the June one and found out I got an 800. Make sure you know how to find all angles/side lengths in a triangle and the rest is pretty easy.</p>
<p>I always wonder how people find these old threads. And then revive it.</p>
<p>But I appreciate the reviving. I like these tips</p>