<p>So, throughout the summer, i've been practicing for the sats. I've learned the rules for writing, and when i take a test untimed, i get about 7 wrong total, but eventually itll go up..and for math, i usually 1 to 2 wrong untimed. Reading I havent practiced, but im studying vocab and am reading books for pace and comprehension. My question is, when i actually do it timed, I get so many wrong i end up getting around 1500-1600 which is what i got before i even started studying. What am i doing wrong, how can i fix this? I'm so scared that i won't be able to raise my score now no matter what I do. Any advice will help.</p>
<p>Bump. Please…anyone</p>
<p>The best thing you can do is to just keep practicing sections timed. Take a single section out of a practice test and time yourself for the section. Eventually you’re going to get better at answering questions with a time limit. It just gets easier the more you practice. In fact, a concept that I haven’t used myself, but nonetheless sounds like a decent thing to do for practice, is to limit yourself further. For example, instead of giving yourself 25 minutes to do a section, try to do it in 24. Then 23. Then 22. Just see how low you can get. Then when you reach your limit, go back to the normal time limit, and you’ll be done with a good amount of time to check over your answers.</p>
<p>Additionally, try to not over think the time limit. You might be too meticulous when it comes to the easier questions. This is mainly for the math sections. The first 4-8 are supposed to be easy, so they shouldn’t take you more than 20-30 seconds. Don’t spend more time on a question than you have to.</p>
<p>hey, how long do you typically spend on a CR section untimed (roughly). It is good to start off untimed, but you have to get in the habit of meeting the time restriction. The proctor won’t be so nice to grant you the additional 5-10 minutes you need. Not trying to sound harsh. I also had this problem when untimed I could spend all the time analyzing CR and make fewer mistakes. However, I started to time myself and constantly practiced under time conditions. All you truly need is practice of real timed test via simulations. Your problem either lies in the fact that you get extremely nervous under time constraints, or you tend to take an inordinate amount of time when you don’t time yourself. Unfortunately, if it is nerves, then I would suggest to just calm down and tell yourself the SAT is an insignificant test not worth such anxiety. Telling that to yourself may help relax you. If you just take a lot of time whenever you didn’t time yourself, well now you have to get out of that habit. The only way would probably do practice tests under timed conditions from now on and not to give yourself any more time than what is allotted. You seem to have mastered the skills necessary for doing well, but to perform well the skills aren’t enough. You need to master the time and all other factors. Practicing under time conditions ought to get you to where you want to be. It definitely will take some time, but I think that may be the only solution. With enough practice, you definitely will be able to raise that score. Good Luck!</p>