<p>So I do fairly well on the math questions, I will typically not miss any questions from like 1-16, or until the tougher ones at the end come. This is restricting my score to the 650 or so region. How do get these last couple correct? Are there some formulas I need to memorize, or any tricks too attacking them? Thanks</p>
<p>-Junoon</p>
<p>Don’t waste a ton of time on the easier problems (i.e. checking and rechecking). Do it once, reread the question, and move on.</p>
<p>Remember that most SAT problems can be done in 30 seconds or less. If a problem seems complicated, look at it another way. Write relevant equations down. Factor expressions or multiply them out. And so on.</p>
<p>just try to do them. you will get them wrong at first, but just find out how to do them!!! the questions repeat themselves in a slightly different form.</p>
<p>Look at all the hard problems you just don’t know how to do, and then sit down and struggle through it. When you find the answer, find easier ways to do it. After you do this with EVERY problem you have trouble with, you’ll start seeing patterns (or you’ll just get good at struggling through them).</p>
<p>Thanks people… I usually struggle thru them, but I have some confidence now that I might actually start getting these.</p>
<p>ya, the only way to get these is through lots of practice. You’ll know when you start improving when you’ll be zooming by the easy ones and be stuck at the hard ones. Just take your time and be sure to read the question. Its rare to see a level 5 question at like #11 but it is possible so keep that in mind.</p>
<p>practice is the best way. Each SAT problem has an EASY WAY to solve it. If you see the trick then they become very simple.</p>
<p>just get better at math</p>
<p>Like I am pretty good at math, I’m in calc BC as a junior, and math has usually come easy too me. I don’t why I can’t always see the tricks :/</p>
<p>work backwards. Start from question 20 and work to question 1. It helped me out a lot!</p>
<p>the kind of math teachers throw out at you in school don’t usually have tricks. IF they do have tricks they might be the HARDEST problem or like the BONUS problem. SAT’s goal IS TO TRICK YOU. By tricking you and seeing your scores, they see how accurately and precisely you can solve these problems. It tells them that you can solve problems efficiently under a time constraint. That’s why SAT problems are completely different from real world problems. </p>
<p>The ACT, however, is not so tricky.</p>