<p>I have been studying for SAT a lot, and I finished the book called barron's workbook for math section. I always get in the "very good" range but not the "excellent" range. Same thing with princeton. I get in the following ranges most of the time for math: 640-680 and more recently 660-700. My main SAT goal is to get at least a 730 in the math. What should I do to get the score to go up from the high 600s to the moderately low to mid 700s? I don't think just doing the questions is working for me. I just want to get the math high first for the oct 6 test, then I have the same problem for reading, which i will try to resolve for the december test. But right now it's just math. </p>
<p>Go over all your problems and identify your weaknesses, fix what's necessary (which includes looking over some concepts), and then you should improve, either that or you are not understanding some concepts.</p>
<p>I go over mistakes and I still get the same scores. And when I read the explanations, i understand what they do, so I don't think I have a problem understanding concepts. In fact, the when I read the answers to the hard problems i say the following line in my head: "Ah! that's so smart! why didn't I think of that?" What can I do to solve math problems in unconventional ways (the ways the hard problems are solved)?</p>
<p>The fact that you are reading the explanations and noticing the ways in which the problems are solved is already good. A lot of my mistakes (might be yours too) arise from misreading the question or what it is asking for. For instance, many times the question asks for the value of 2x and instead I give the value of x. Other careless errors are forgetting negatives, misusing formulas (I always forget to divide by 2 in the formula of the area of a triangle). Really try to verify every step in your calculation in order to avoid these types of mistakes. Another very helpful tip-before reaching a final dicision and bubbling the letter in, READ THE QUESTION AGAIN!! At least read only what it is asking for.... believe me it helps a lot. I scored 650 on October 2006 and now I'm constitently scoring 750-800. Best luck on Saturday!!</p>
<p>I have good news today. I scored in the 720-800 range for math. The only different thing was that I did the questions from the blue book, not princeton 11 SATs. I don't know what I did differently. I consciously tried to read each question more carefully though. Also, One more question. Is it bad to do only the math sections from a test? This is what I do, and I am wondering whether all the english in between the math will tire my brain and bring the math score down.</p>
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Also, One more question. Is it bad to do only the math sections from a test? This is what I do, and I am wondering whether all the english in between the math will tire my brain and bring the math score down.
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<p>that is what i do. i do all the math sections out of a practice test, then the reading, then the writing. my scores on the real sats stay the same. i dont think it really matters that much.</p>