<p>OK, smart people who have done well (or helped other people do well on the SATs). I have a question for you about SAT strategy, time and effort. Here goes -
My daughter (a high school junior) is a very strong student in her math courses at school. (She has a 96 average in her current math class.) Nevertheless, she did poorly on the math portion of the PSAT she took this past fall. (She had also taken the PSAT in the fall of her sophomore year and did OK, if not great. I should add that she did very, very well in both PSATs on CR and writing and has done even better on those in practice tests at home. I should add that she has not done well at all on the timed, practice math SAT tests she has taken at home.) She is signed up to take the March SAT and plans to take it again later in the spring and then, if necessary, in October of her senior year.
Here is what I am wondering - does it make sense at this point (a month before the SAT) to have her spend a lot of time and effort trying to improve the math or at this point, should she spend that time improving on the CR and essay writing to bring those scores higher, which will enhance her overall score? I ought to tell you that she has been working with a math tutor for the SAT on average of once a week since last year, but it seems not to be helping, even though he is a great teacher. He admitted he may have been helping her too much.
This is causing alot of stress in our household, as you can imagine. Help!</p>