<p>Today, I took my first practice sat in my math sat class. I got a 440, which I know is very bad. The thing is, when I was taking it, I really didn't recognize anything that I had previously learned. I am an incoming junior. Is it possible for me to learn all the concepts by myself and improve my score a lot? I haven't taken algebra 2 yet, so that's probably why. I take that this year. </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>edit: maybe I should also say that I haven't 'studied' yet. I took this to see what I would get without any practice. But is it possible for my score to shoot way up after I study or is that unlikely?</p>
<p>You should be able to outdo a 440 with just Algebra 1 and some geometry. Look at the questions you missed and decide whether the correct answers make sense to you. Determine what type of problems give you the most trouble and concentrate some effort on reviewing that information.</p>
<p>It could also be that your practice math sat class gave you a loaded practice test so that you would feel really good about paying them when they give you an easier practice test at the end of your term with them.</p>
<p>Why not get the Collegeboard practice book or take the online practice test on the collegeboard site and see what you get from that? You may get a more realistic impression of your abilities from those.</p>
<p>My advice: relax. Your better off than the rest already because you know that you are lacking and you need to just work on it. For math, I believe its likely that you could raise yourself to 600+ and if your diligent 700+. While I do not know much about Grubers, I remember buying the large princeton book (the one that was large enough to kill squirrels) and going through the math concepts until i understood them. For some reason when I did princeton, the math concepts just started to click as I went through each one and saw where i messed up. Just practice and more practice until it become second nature. If you run into math problems please post them at my spot. I can help you understand them.</p>
<p>With a bit of studying, i’m sure your score will improve a lot. First times are always the hardest because the SAT prizes itself on testing knowledge that you probably don’t waste your time learning unless you go out and buy the book (more money for the SAT ppl ;o).</p>