<p>So I got a 560 Math on my Sophomore PSAT and I was wondering what is honestly the best way to raise my score. When I took this, I had JUST started Geometry and only had knowledge of extremely basic Algebra 1. What score should I expect/make my goal?? (I am about a 99 math student, idk if that changes anything). Do I even have a shot at high 600's-low 700's by senior year?? I went into the PSAT blind. I want to attend a selective school one day and an opinion other than my mom's "oh you can do it honey!!!!" would help (no offense to my mom, I love her to death lol). Thank you!</p>
<p>Practice all the things they’ll test you on and just become super familiar with it. Achieving a 600-700 on the math section will be easier than you think. You can do it. I do poorly on math typically, and it only took a couple weeks of studying the material to actually feel comfortable with it. Don’t stress it too much. Practice and you’ll do great. Don’t forget about the other sections either.</p>
<p>Oh wow thank you so much. I often stress out a lot. And I won’t forget the other sections! I just don’t need to study them as often </p>
<p>Haha, trust me, I was stressing out big time a couple of weeks before this past Saturday. Math would be my worst on the PSAT, and I would excel on the other sections. I got the Blue Book, and in it they have 10 practice tests and a math section that explains different things for each type of math. I struggled in geometry especially, so it helped a lot working through it. I then did a bunch of math sections in the practice tests, and I took the online SAT on College Board’s website. After only 2 weeks or so of studying, I raised my score 100 points or so in the math section. For the other sections, they can be pretty simple. With grammar it’s mainly consistency with singular/plural, tenses, and just focusing on the little things. The grammar section can really trick you. The essay can be simple, but it is definitely stressful since it counts for 30% of your writing grade. As long as you have a good structure, capture the attention of the graders, give good evidence (doesn’t have to be real), use somewhat decent vocabulary, and fill the 2 pages, you should be good. Vocabulary is mainly just reading a bunch of books and memorizing words. The reading passages are just paying attention to what the passages are saying and not inserting your own opinions when answering the questions.
Here is a good grammar site that helped me A LOT:
<a href=“http://thecriticalreader.com/general-grammar-tips/sat-grammar/item/264-complete-sat-grammar-rules.html”>http://thecriticalreader.com/general-grammar-tips/sat-grammar/item/264-complete-sat-grammar-rules.html</a></p>
<p>Here is a list of vocabulary words to practice:
<a href=“http://img.sparknotes.com/content/testprep/pdf/sat.vocab.pdf”>http://img.sparknotes.com/content/testprep/pdf/sat.vocab.pdf</a></p>
<p>This site made learning some common vocabulary words (that I actually ran into on the SAT) easy:
<a href=“SAT Prep Flashcards - Magoosh SAT Flashcards - Magoosh SAT”>http://sat.magoosh.com/flashcards/vocabulary/decks</a></p>
<p>Here is what the SAT math tests on:
<a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/sat-mathematics-review.pdf”>http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/sat-mathematics-review.pdf</a></p>
<p>Try watching some Khan Academy videos, because he explains everything really well.</p>
<p>You’ll do great, so don’t stress too much!</p>
<p>I wouldn’t worry about it too much since you are just a sophomore this year ,but you can start reviewing sat math concepts here
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The guy that runs the blog posted above has a huge math book that is amazing the ebook is 10 the hard copy is 30, but a lot of it is posted on his site. You should also get the blue book and go through those tests. He has a directory of math solutions (how to do the problem) from all the practice tests in the book here <a href=“http://blog.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/p/blue-book-math-solution-index.html”>http://blog.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/p/blue-book-math-solution-index.html</a></p>
<p>Oh wow guys…thank you…so much!!! It really means alot. I will definately look at these.</p>
<p>No problem! I know what it’s like being in your position and stressing over math, haha. You’ll do better than you think if you practice. :)</p>