<p>March SAT is coming up and im getting this anxiety feeling that i will choke on the SAT math part and miss my chance at getting a 800 :( </p>
<p>For those who got 800, what went through your head? how did you maintain to stay alert for the entire test? what if theres one problem that i dont know how to do, should i guess or skip?</p>
<p>I have not taken the SATs yet, but I did get an 800 math on the PSAT this october.</p>
<p>For me, I have a very math based mind, so I just stayed calm and had fun with the problems.</p>
<p>As for leaving something blank, I STRONGLY am against the idea of leaving something blank epically if you feel you can get an 800. If you leave it blank, you automatically ruin your chances of getting an 800.</p>
<p>First of all, don’t be anxious. You can take the SAT more than once 
as for getting an 800, it helped me having a watch to pace myself. Also, don’t get frustrated, it only makes it easier to make mistakes. Bring an extra calculator, I actually had one test where my main calculator died. </p>
<p>My best advice, though, is to be quick but don’t hurry. If you can get through the problems quickly, it helps a lot to be able to check for errors. However, you do not want to rush through and make errors along the way. </p>
<p>As for skipping or guessing, if you want to make an 800 you cannot skip problems. When in doubt, try to narrow it down and guess. </p>
<p>Good luck, practice, and I’m sure you will do fine :)</p>
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<p>If you leave anything blank, you can say good-bye to an 800.</p>
<p>Guess. It sounds like you won’t be getting many wrong and you need to ace it (most likely) to get an 800 so either way if you get it wrong it will be -1 and won’t round up to an extra point.</p>
<p>Defintely stay alert, eat a good breakfast, check your answers if you finish early, all that good stuff. But honestly, in my opinion, getting an 800 comes down to a bit of luck. I’ve taken the SAT twice, PSAT twice, and several practice tests. The closest I’ve come is 720, and that was getting three questions wrong. Obviously, you need to know how to do the work to get a good score, but it’s really easy to forget to carry a 1, bubble B when you meant to bubble C, etc… So I’d say the best advice is to check your work over and over again when you’re finished. That defintely helps your chances, but it doesn’t make your chances 100%, so don’t stress if you don’t get that perfect 800. Besides, your dream school isn’t going to say, “Well we would have accepted you, but it looks like you only got a 770 in Math instead of an 800…”</p>
<p>@just20706; could you kindly name the books that you referred for the Math section??
And is it really necessary to check the entire working and all ?? I mean theres not much time left at the end you know:(</p>
<p>idk if this applies to anyone else but i have a consistency when i check my work to think its right when im pretty sure i was right so my mistake doesnt pop out to me. So even when i have a couple minutes to check over my answers i end up missing the mistakes 
idont know how to deal with that</p>
<p>^yea that happens to me all the time. Like you get it in your head that ur perfectly right so you kinda block out all the other answers.
I read somewhere though that you should try to re-do the entire question instead of just trying to prove you’re right. Waaaay easier said than done</p>
<p>DHS- I understand that. Happens to me too. I would circle or mark the questions you are slightly unsure of or want to go back and check with extra time. Then, try to resolve the problem and see if it leads you back to the same answer. Sometimes you catch mistakes the 2nd time around </p>
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<p>You need 3 incorrect guesses to get docked a point. To gain a point, you need 1 correct guess.</p>
<p>Chances are, if you’re shooting for an 800, you’ll be able to make a semi-educated guess. The expected value is in your favor as long as you can eliminate at least one choice. If you’re going for 800, it doesn’t matter. You must answer every question to even have a chance.</p>