I need to raise my score to give myself a shot at UT Austin’s engineering program…
See previous thread → http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1789109-chances-of-admission-to-ut-austins-cockrell-school-of-engineering.html#latest
I would like to raise my SAT math score from a 630 to at least 700. I have taken the SAT 3 times, the first two with little to no prep at all, and the last one with a decent amount of prep from the blue book.
Nov 8, 2014 – 560
Mar 14, 2015 – 610
Jun 6, 2015 – 630
Oct 3, 2015 – TBD
I will do what it takes to improve this score, if that means hiring a private tutor for the math section, or simply hours and hours of studying and practice tests then so be it. I have taken practice tests and scored as high as 720, so I believe that I have a good chance of consistently scoring 700+ if I keep practicing.
Questions:
What is the best way to improve this score at home through the use of online materials and workbooks?
Would hiring an SAT math tutor prove to be more beneficial?
What program or system of studying would you suggest?
800 on the SAT Math section here (if that matters). Something that I did to improve a lot in the SAT was going back to each question I got wrong after finishing a section and going through each question i got wrong. For math, this is particularly useful because you can learn a new concept and remember that concept the next time. There are only so many algebra/geometry/critical thinking topics to put on the test, so once you get them down you’re set.
Do A LOT of prep!!! I’m 800 in Maths too and one tip i learn is that whatever section you’re weak in, be that algebra, probability or statistics try to do a lot of prep on that section. Buy yourselves a SAT Math book - I recommend SAT Math by Barron. U can also search up past SAT Math questions and do them. Try to do at least 5+ practice test per day. @smiteme
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What resources do you have that enable you to do 5 practice test every day? Do you repeat the practice test after a while?
^I’m sorry that last post was meant as question for @Brinette .
I’m not too familiar with how to post on here. I meant to quote the post but it didn’t do that.
@NotRobertDeNiro hello, sorry, I should have clarify. Do 5+ practice test per day, but you don’t have to do it every single day. You should devout a few days to study the theory and study the portion you are weak in, and then do the practice tests. Afterwards look over your mistakes for a few days before continuing do the practice tests. If you do 5+ practice test every single day there won’t be enough time to hone your skills and improve. Only when two weeks before the real exam, try to do SAT math every single day. Personally speaking, I have around 160 math tests, and my teacher have a lot more (I don’t know where he get them) and he gave us to do in our math class. You don’t necessarily have to repeat the entire practice test you already done, but only the QUESTIONS you are weak in. Try to have a file which you save all your SAT material, and highlight those questions so you can always return to study them.