The math section killed me, i’ve bought the SAT Prep Book , and I was just wondering what more I could do to study for the test. I’m going to be a senior next month, and I really want to push my scores up (at least 1600) for college. So do you guys have any tips, or how to study? please please help!
i took them in May
i took my subject tests in June

the past 5 practice tests i took im scoring around 620 on the math section plus or minus 10 what is the best way to increase my score

I took the ACT today for the second time. The first time I took it, I got a 19. It was basically a practice to see what it was like..After taking it today, I feel like I did a lot better, except in the Math section..Math has never really been my strong point, mainly cause I never study it. Last time I took it I got a 17 in math, which is horrible, I know. This time I took it, I would like to think I did better than last time, but I did a lot of guessing and the last two columns I bubbled in " B " cause I ran out of time. Is "B" the right answer choice on the test?…I want to at least hope that I got a 20, that wouldn’t lower my composite score as much. What do ya’ll think?

I’m going to be a junior next year, and I’ve been trying to get my score up to at least the 2000 range. I’ve made a litle bit of progress, going from a 1440 to a 1770 this summer, but I’ve had some big problems I don’t know how to fix.

For the math section, I always struggle with the last five problems, which are the most advanced. I just don’t understand how you make up your own equations and see it from a different point of view. It really frustrates me when I don’t know what to do or how to even start it. I look in the back of the book on how they solved the problems, but I always end up feeling stupid after seeing the strange techniques they used… although somehow they make it work. Most of the time I end up leaving these advanced problems blank. How can I get better at this?

By the way, I’m taking the SAT early senior year I think.. and my parents are considering sending me to an SAT prep class for this upcoming year. Has anyone heard of ELITE, or has anyone taken a Princeton Review Class? Any suggestions would be highly appreciated.

I have been told by a few friends online that since I am struggling with Princeton Review and Kaplan, I should just use the Blue Book.

Everyone keeps telling me to use the blue book. I scored a 400 on the math mainly because I didn’t know how to do half of it. If I use the blue book could I score a 700 next month? Does it tell you how to do the problems?

Someone else told me the best book (besides the BB) for the Math section is Gruber’s Complete SAT Guide. The math study guide part of course.

Then I was told by someone else to JUST use the blue book, print out a list of SAT vocab, and pick up some small Kaplan books.

I need to score a 2100-2200. Is the BB, my one and only best bet?

Help….
Ok, can you tell me any of the "other" books I should buy?
Ok, can you tell me any of the "other" books I should buy?

there are 60 questions and in all or most of my practice tests i miss 14-18 problems…so how many can u miss and still do well on the math section?? thanks!

On the SAT practice tests I’ve been taking, my scores for the math section have been slowly increasing. What I mean is that I got a 540 on one test I took, then a 550, and now a 560 on the most recent one. Math is my weakest section, but I’m aiming for at least a 600, because right now my math scores are terrible. My question is, do you think my scores will keep improving at this rate? Like will the next one be 570, and then so on till I get to 600? How can I improve faster? Thank you.

I just recently took a diagnostic test (first practice SAT), and I want to know how I can convert my raw score into a real score.

These were my scores:

Writing Section – 27.5
Critical Reading Section – 43.25
Math Section – 35.5
Essay Score – 4

BTW, I am hoping to improve this score, to receive a 2400, and I would like to know of some good books that provide strategies, and grammar drills. I don’t need more practice SATs.

~Thankyou.

Hi! All of the colleges that I’m interested in accept both the SAT and ACT. Until recently, I never even gave the ACT a second thought, as the SATs are the only ones I’ve really ever heard a lot about. What appeals to me about the ACT is:

- There is no penalty for a wrong answer.
- It is all in one test, so no SAT subject tests are required (I have a really bad injury that prevents me from sitting for long periods, so if I can get it all over in one shot, it’s better than taking the regular SAT, plus 2-3 subject tests).
- I know that the math section of the ACT covers more topics (more advanced), and where math is my strongest suit, I feel that it would show colleges that I have more than simply a 10th grade, basic understanding of math (like the SAT would show).
- You can choose which scores get submitted to each college.

So, do you think that this would be a good fit? Do colleges look down on the ACT? Thank you very much!
To the first person, um yes, Ivies do accept the ACTs. I just looked at Yale and Harvard’s websites and they BOTH say that you can either take the SAT I and 2-3 subject tests (2 for Yale, 3 for Harvard), OR the ACT w/ the writing section. I’m sure the others allow it too — I just can’t be bothered to look up any others.

I took the SAT in MAy 2008 and got a 600 on the critical reading, 560 on the math, and 640 on the writing. I want to improve my math score. i am scheduled to take the SAT again tomorrow. im studying fro the math section the most. When i send my scores to colleges:

a. do both of my SAT test scores automatically go?
b. will they consider each test or will they mix/match my scores (taking the higest from each test)

im really trying to break a 1250 so any information will be helpful!

thanks so much! =)