<p>I am really struggling with the Math Section in the SAT I paper. I am currently in the top three in my year at math in my school (in England) however I cannot seem to get a high score on this section. I am sitting the test a year from now so would you say that ten questions a day should get me used to the strange format? What tips would you give to a pure-math lover with almost no sense of logic?</p>
<p>Thank you </p>
<p>Goldfly</p>
<p>I think the SAT math section is more a reading section than a math section. The math is really simple, for the most part—what’s hard is reading carefully and not screwing up. If you do screw up, you pay a hefty price for it (-1 = 770, -2 = 740, -3 = 710)</p>
<p>When I first took the SAT I made two stupid mistakes and got a 740. Second time I nailed em all and got the 800—it’s a matter of practicing reading and attention to detail.</p>
<p>I think 10 questions a day is plenty.</p>
<p>Thank you for your reply,</p>
<p>I am now scoring about 640 in this section and I need to get it up to 800 by this time next year. I can do all the math involved it’s just forming an equation or using logic that I am failing at. If I do 10 questions a day, would you say that I will have answered most variations of possible questions that may come up in the actual test? I have not bought any SAT books would you say that they can improve my score? Which ones would you recommend?</p>
<p>Any more advice anyone? Can someone please address my questions in my previous post?</p>
<p>10 questions a day will get you used to the formatting of the questions, but it would probably be more useful to do timed sections, especially during the last few months before you take it. You definitely need to get your hands on some copies of practice tests released by the Collegeboard, whether it’s from their blue book or past QAS…</p>