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Old 10-09-2008, 02:25 AM   #1
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Strategy to 800 the math?

Which Books?
I'm currently at 630, and I KNOW I can get 800 seeing as math is my best subject.

Where should I start?
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Old 10-09-2008, 02:30 AM   #2
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clean silly errors
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Old 10-09-2008, 02:40 AM   #3
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Just go over the math basics. Find a book that covers all the math basics and then just take offical practice math section after official practice math section. I just skimmed Barrons 2400, studied Grammatix's math section and reviewed with a math review made up by some CC'er. Just keep practicing and you shouldn't have any problem getting an 800.
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Old 10-09-2008, 08:30 AM   #4
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I used PR, its a refresher for me.

the 800 takes luck + skills
I was always missing 2-3 per section, but I started using a strange strategy: working backwards.

I usually find that I would only miss questions in the last half of the test.
So I thought to myself, "Why waste my concentration on easy problems?"

After I did it, I started getting -1 on the whole thing. :] crazy eh?

I'm waiting for my Oct scores, but I'm certain I got an 800 :]
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Old 10-09-2008, 12:30 PM   #5
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Old 10-09-2008, 01:13 PM   #6
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Practice on real math sections and learn ways to cut down on the time quickly and accurately.
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Old 10-09-2008, 03:24 PM   #7
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yeah, I thought of working backwards as well...but what if you run out of time to finish the easy problems?
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Old 10-09-2008, 03:57 PM   #8
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no, i'd say work on easy first b/c each question equals one point on the math section. it's better off doing the easy ones and getting them correct than attempting to do the hard ones, b/c that's where its the trickiest..but its up to u..what may work for me, may not work for u..
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Old 10-09-2008, 04:05 PM   #9
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If you're shooting for 800 you need to get them all right anyway. Whether you get 1 wrong or 5 wrong, you didn't reach that goal.

If you do the easiest first, I think there's a better chance you get one (but only one) wrong. If you do the (relatively) tricky ones first, you might have a higher chance at 800, even if there's an increased chance you'll do much worse.
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Old 10-09-2008, 04:25 PM   #10
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I intend to do the work backward thing... but the problem is I'm so far ahead in math, I forgot the basics.

What books should I use to review these basics? I don't really like PR.
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Old 10-09-2008, 04:41 PM   #11
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It doesn't matter in which order you do them. If you do the tricky ones first your chance of getting an 800 is no higher than if you did the easy ones first, although the chances of getting lower are higher. Your gonna have to find time to do them all, so you will get to each problem anyways. Doing the hard first shouldn't have any difference.
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Old 10-09-2008, 04:49 PM   #12
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stay calm.
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Old 10-09-2008, 06:42 PM   #13
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I'm talking about actually learning how to do all the problems though. Not just tips so much. The problem atm is that some of these questions I look at and have no idea where to start.
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Old 10-09-2008, 06:53 PM   #14
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That's why you should find a review book that covers all the math that you will possibly need to know. Get off CC and start studying.
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Old 10-09-2008, 07:06 PM   #15
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Quote of the day courtesy of Khoitrin: "If you do the tricky ones first your chance of getting an 800 is no higher than if you did the easy ones first, although the chances of getting lower are higher."

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