SAT Math help?!

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<p>So... I'm probably the only one on CC who doesn't have an 800 in SAT Math. </p>

<p>My October SAT, I missed two questions and got a 690. However, on all my practice tests I have consistently gotten at least 750. </p>

<p>I have been doing all the SAT Math practice tests that I could find, and I get at least 780 on those. </p>

<p>I have been studying, I have been doing practice books, and everything I can think of to get a 800 on my March re-take. Is this enough?</p>

<p>Please suggest anything else I can do?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>The first sentence made it sound like you had a 300 or something…</p>

<p>I don’t think there’s any real difference between a 750 and an 800. If you wouldn’t get into some college with a 750, you won’t get in with an 800.</p>

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<p>Wait, how is that even possible? I missed two math questions on that same exact SAT as well and got a 740.</p>

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<p>I’m confused. You said you missed 2 questions and get a 690? I’m not too educated on the SAT, but is that seriously how it works? Or is it because you omitted a lot of questions too?</p>

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<p>I missed two questions on the PSAT math and got a 73 (730 SAT), if that’s any comparison.</p>

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<p>Also, in my opinion, if you’re scoring in the high 700’s consistently then the rest is just a combination of luck, getting questions you’re comfortable with, not freaking out or getting nervous, etc.</p>

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<p>No, I didn’t omit any questions. I think it’s just the area I live in or something. Because almost everyone around me gets 800s on math SAT. I didn’t really feel nervous like I do when I take a test at school. </p>

<p>I wish I could just take the ACT, since I’m better overall at that, but my mom made me go to 2 SAT classes (so around $4000 worth of prep materials) so she thinks it’s a waste if I don’t improve my score up to a 2300 (I apparently get money back from my test prep if I get at least 2300). But yeah. My CR and Writing scores improved drastically but math is really lagging. :(</p>

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<p>Uhh my Algebra 2 Honors teacher makes us do nightly problems from Amsco’s Preparing For The SAT Mathematics (the green book). Supposedly it’s harder than the real SAT. But man, doing a set of those problems makes the real SAT seem wayyy easier.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the suggestion! I’ll look into that. :D</p>

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<p>Your SAT score is in no way determined by the area you live in. Unless this SAT was the hardest and had the harshest curve EVER, you had to have either missed more than 2 or omitted some. It’s just not possible to miss 2, omit none, and get a 690. </p>

<p>And to your original dilemma, have you used the blue book yet? That is the single best resource out there. I went from 1800 to 2110 just by doing the practice tests in it.</p>

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<p>“Your SAT score is in no way determined by the area you live in.”</p>

<p>Well, it could if your school had really crappy teaching or no one emphasized the importance of tests in college admissions, your score would probably be lower.
But I see what you mean.</p>

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<p>True, I wasn’t thinking about it like that. I meant that your score does not go down because other people in your area get high scores.</p>