<p>It's currently thursday. I know most with common sense would simply say, "Just get a good night's sleep and eat your breakfast." But, if I study efficiently, can I possibly raise my 630 math to a 700 by Saturday morning?! I'm not going to school tomorrow.. I do very well in math in school by the way, SAT math just kills me and I NEED to raise it. Any similar situations? Success stories. Any advice would be greatly appreciated <oops I used the passive. :) :/</p>
<p>I used Barron's SAT 2400 for 3 days before the test (didnt kill myself...just did all of the text and questions) This way 5 months after I hadnt touched an SAT prep book (took in december 06 then at last minute decided to take again oct 07). I went from 680 math to 750 and my 2 mistakes were careless and on the easy questions, so I couldve gotten 800.</p>
<p>I went from a 530 PSAT math score to a 640 SAT math score in the same year.</p>
<p>The day before the test, i skipped school (i'd already told my teachers that i wouldn't be there) and took the test under the most realistic test conditions i could. I waited until the house was empty, i sat in a mostly empty room, had my timer, and i took the test.
I then studied what i did wrong and basically learned quick ways to find the answer for those types of questions. you CAN do it.</p>
<p><em>it should also be noted that i took the PSAT in october and the SAT in may, after a full year of algebra II.
*</em>also, i think it's better to use the collegeboard's practice test. Barron's math sections is WAY harder than the actual test.</p>
<p>i used barrons 2400. i read through the math sections of the book the week before the sat (during my lunch period) and increased from a 720 to a 800 :)</p>
<p>Tomorrow, I plan to just analyze the practice test I did last Saturday. No real studying, but just figure out what I did wrong on certain questions.</p>