<p>HIYA!</p>
<p>I have a 710 math now and I REALLY need to break the 750 mark. What did you guys do to prepare? I ordered the 2400 in just 7 steps by shaan patel and am gonna really use that. </p>
<p>Do you have any strategies or test taking tips (even about staying calm lol). thanks!</p>
<p>My D used the Gruber book and got a 780 (two attempts, I think her first one was 710 or 720).</p>
<p>dr. chung covers all the hard Qs! try this book 
if ur challenge is the hard Qs. If ur having hard time with the easy Qs, try to be more careful.</p>
<p>I got an 800 in Math, and I just think about the questions objectively (Use common sense). My #1 concern on test day was not to make any careless errors but honestly it depends. Some people just don’t know how to do the problems, some are slower and run out of time, while others (Such as myself) make way too many careless errors. How would you describe your difficulties when approaching the SAT Math section.</p>
<p>I really like the Math section because there is no ambiguity when answering questions; You are either right or wrong… There is no arguing over why multiple answers could be correct, etc. For critical reading I often find myself debating with myself over which of two answer choices is better… I have never found a similar conundrum on the SAT Math section which is what I like best. Not even the slightest hint of subjectivity…</p>
<p>Also I hate that people think that there are certain secret formulas needed for getting an 800 on math. Honestly it’s almost entirely common sense and breaking down the questions based on what you know and what you don’t. I mean any formula that you would ever need on the SAT is given at the beginning of every Math section so yeah.</p>
<p>That said, there are some “common sense” formulas that can be derived on test day through “common sense.” One such example is the rate = distance / time. Which to derive I would just think to myself, what makes someone have a fast rate of doing something? The answer: Being able to do a large job in a short amount of time.</p>
<p>So my final answer is (with the assumption that your problem is not being able to actually answer the questions, and that you are one of those people that believes in memorizing secret techniques or formulas), think about the questions in a way that you can actually visualize the information that the question gives you, and what it is asking for.</p>
<p>I personally got a 790 on the math section, missing one algebra question labeled “hard”. My first try was an abysmal 660, my second was a 680, and after a month of intense study I got it to where it is now. I consider myself a hard working student with slightly above average intelligence. I’ve always loved “high level” math like calculus but the SAT math was horrific to me. My best advice is perhaps the oldest, but it’s what worked for me. PRACTICE. I loved Shawn’s book, so that’s a good place to start. At this point, you know most content. Find the last one or two subjects that are still giving you trouble (it was parabolas and series for me) and do a hundred questions on those subjects. Go through every single math section in the blue book. Go over what you got wrong, and figure out why. This is critical, otherwise you’ll keep making the same mistakes. When you run out of the official questions, I recommend the Barron’s math workbook. The questions are harder then the actual test, so when you hit those test questions on the real thing they seem easy. I powered through the whole book in a long weekend. The SAT has about 100 or question types they use over and over. If you become really familiar with the types, you hit a point where you read the first few words and instantly know the right procedure for solving the question. I knew the content for the Math section, I just couldn’t find the “way” the SAT wanted me to solve it quickly enough. I would miss that key aspect of the problem. I fixed this by learning to recognize the common question types. Don’t get so caught up in the mechanics of the problem that you fail to see the overarching big picture. If you want to talk to me, I’m always open to a PM chat. Good luck!</p>
<p>I’ve taken two Blue Book tests in the last week and have gotten 770 and 780 respectively. My tip is for after you get a good grasp of the material. I would recommend you try to finish the problems a little faster so that you can check the answers meticulously when you’re done. I usually have 8 or 9 minutes left after each math section, and when I go back, I usually catch one error. I’m not really sure how to get to a place where you know all the material since I was a generally better math student. I guess I would say to practice a lot and develop a love for problem solving.</p>
<p>isn’t the difference from 710 - 750 like one question? maybe two? I think(if you can already break 700), getting an 800 is up to two main things(atleast for me it was): carefulness(not misreading/interpreting a question or filling in the wrong circle) and luck (not getting that question that has you completely stymied. then as soon as you finish the section or look back at the question later, you see that it was incredibly easy and want to punch yourself for over-thinking it.)</p>
<p>I did the sections backwards! Hardest to easiest.</p>
<p>thank you everyone! i’m really planning on practicing a lot and working more on common sense techniques like you all said. thanks!</p>
<p>I got 770 math because of a silly medium question because i misread a question. Anyway there isnot any secret formula. I solved tons of questions like ( a-b) (a+b) = a^2-b^2. This question i solved 100 times, so just practice and practice</p>