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Old 06-01-2009, 01:35 AM   #1
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SAT Hard Algebra Prep

Okay.

So I have taken the SAT once:

1860

CR 570
M 670
W 620

Not a great score, I know.

I'm aiming for 2200. I want to go to UC Berkeley, or schools at that level. ( I'm in state)

Anyway, I know my Critical Reading score has already improved because I have worked on my critical reading techniques (ie I underline lol) I can comprehend the passages better now, so that score should improve. I'll be taking a speed/ critical reading course this summer so that will help when I take the SAT one last time in October.

As for math, the breakdown showed that really the only place I missed questions were the difficult level Algebra/ Function problems. I am currently using Naviance and Barrons to work on that. But it doesn't seem to target the kind of questions I recall missing/ omitting on the SAT. They were basically graph trends.. like for this function, what can a and b be so the graph looks like this? So those kind of problems and other difficult category math questions.



My question is, what would you recommend that would help with the difficult Algebra/ Function questions on the SAT?
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Old 06-01-2009, 01:39 AM   #2
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Well, as for a prep book, I believe the best Math Review is Gruber's. It provides an amazing review and is very comprehensive.
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Old 06-01-2009, 01:48 AM   #3
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which book by gruber's? (They have like SAT math workbook, SAT Guide, SAT Complete Preperation)
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