<p>I posted this on private message for somebody, but I thought it might help others too (I hope)...</p>
<p>Math comes naturally for me on the SAT, so I don't think I can help you too much. I could probably help you more on the reading b/c I had to work for that one (even though my math scores are higher). But anyway, I think the best thing to do is practice, practice, practice. Eliminate all the dumb mistakes. </p>
<p>If you could estimate for me (you don't really need to respond...but these are the 3 categories that your wrong answers will fall into. This will help you identify what you need to work on).
-How many problems on each test do you not know how to do?
-How many of your wrong answers are dumb mistakes?
-How many were you unable to finish?</p>
<p>For the ones you don't know how to do, just to do your best. Don't waste a huge amount of time on the super tough questions...make sure you finish everything up first. Try to see if you can find patterns within these hard questions during your practice tests.</p>
<p>Figure out those dumb mistakes. There are many common cue words that are often confused. These include odd/even, integer/positive integer (& integer itself), and some others...you'll see them show up over and over. Check over your basic math. </p>
<p>Make sure to nail the timing. Don't spend too long on the hard questions. Maybe do a few sections where you cut 3-5 minutes off the time limit and force yourself to do the questions quickly and accurately.</p>
<p>Last tip: plug in answers on the variable problems. This might help make some of the very tough problems very easy.</p>