<p>Had the same problem.</p>
<p>Given that you manage to finish the entire section at about 60% of the time, I suggest that you then run over all the questions and try to solve them again - every one of them.</p>
<p>It's even better if you try to solve them in another way than the original one (different calculations, some checking routines, plug in numbers etc).</p>
<p>this lowers the chance for any careless mistakes. good luck!</p>
<p>Ok, this seriously frustrates me. On all the SAT tests that I’ve taken (real, released SAT tests), I’ve always missed 1 or 2 questions, which deny me an 800 score in the Math section. It is very bothersome since I should have just about no problem with math. Even worse, these questions aren’t necessarily always the end-of-section questions; On the last SAT test I took, I got a 750 on the Math section, missing #7 (out of 8) and #16 (grid in problem), both in the same section. </p>
<p>I feel shocked considering that I am in Calc BC right now (with an A)…</p>
<p>How do I make sure that I don’t mess up on one or two questions?</p>
<p>Okay, I’m going to check that out. Thanks!
Any suggestions on what I should do when answering these questions? (ex. what kind of environment should I put myself in when doing these questions)</p>
<p>Anyone else have any ideas?</p>
<p>A few of my articles are relevant to your situation. They’re posted on this forum - just do a search. You might want to check out “The Correct Way to Take the SAT for an 800 in SAT Math,” “Stop Getting Those Last Few Hard SAT Math Questions Wrong,” and “Stop Making Careless Errors in SAT Math.”</p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>
<p>Something is very wrong with this thread…2 posts are gone, and someone else somehow took the first post.</p>
<p>What are you having trouble with? Can you not do the problem, or is it just dumb mistakes? I’ll go ahead and assume it’s the second one, since the first can be solved with practice. When I did math sections, I used to take a 30-second break after the last problem by stretching, then going back to #1 and forgetting everything, and redoing the problems 1 by 1. Even better, do the problems a completely different way and see if you get the same answer.</p>
<p>It is definitely the latter problem. I will think about this method on the next test. Thanks.</p>
<p>thanks for this advice!</p>
<p>DrSteve, I cannot find the articles you are referring to after doing a search. Have they been deleted by you? The only two threads I have found are: Dr. Steve’s Challenge Questions for an 800 in math and Dr. Steve’s Level 6 SAT Math Problem Thread.</p>
<p>If you could please help with this, that would be great
Cheers</p>
<p>Here is my article on avoiding “careless” errors copied from another thread:</p>
<p>I am pasting an edited version of this article below (I am editing the article to conform with the rules of this forum):</p>
<p>In this article we will go over the steps you should take to put an end to the careless errors you keep making when attempting SAT math problems.</p>
<p>Before we can put an end to careless errors we need to discuss what a careless error actually is. If you look up the definition of “careless” you will get something like “not giving enough attention and thought to what you are doing.” So most people would say that a careless error is one that could have easily been prevented if only they had paid a bit more attention to what they were doing. But on the SAT this is only one of the types of errors that students call “careless.”</p>
<p>In fact, it is very common for students to say "My score would have been </p>