<p>Hi, this is my first post and i was wondering if i should take the SAT again. I scored a 1760 out of 2400 total. 620 in critical reading, 620 in writing and 520 in math. I am a terrible math student, so the 520 is a miricale itself. I don’t think that my english scores will change significantly but i am worred that my math score might get worse. I want to get into UNCC as a theatre major, not anything math related, so will they care that my math score isn’t great. Any advice would be helpful thanks. (sorry this is so long).</p>
<p>I would def study and retake. Focus alot on the math. Math is something that sometimes requires an aha experence, and I think that if you study for it and make sure you really know the basics, you should be able to improve. You can get higher scores than that without having a “mathhead”, chances are your low score is because of insecurity, to little studying, or weak eduaction. I’m pretty sure you can improve it significly if you set your mind to it.</p>
<p>ahh ur just like me almost lol i got a 1790 and i do horrible in reading. well actually i never bothered to study it. i always study the math and writing part cuz those are my favorites. so i got 580 reading, 610 on math n writing…but i went from a 1520 to a 1790 after takin it 3 times…soo i would just study morrre.</p>
<p>Math is very easy to improve if you want to be diligent about it. Here are some preparation materials that I wholeheartedly reccomend for someone scoring at your level. I must warn you, though, when I say “use” a book, I mean implement the following algorithm:</p>
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<li><p>Read every word on every page and understand everything that is said, even if it takes you a long time at first</p></li>
<li><p>Do every problem in the book; the purpose of preparation is to build core proficiency in the subject, so skipping problems because they’re “too easy” or “too hard” is utterly inadvisable. </p></li>
<li><p>The solutions are a last resort. You must learn to grapple for a long time with hard problems before you become “good” at them. Eventually, you will work on speed, but you’ve got to be patient and active in searching for the solution. </p></li>
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<p>Now, here are some books, to be used in the order given: </p>
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<li>[Amazon.com:</a> Barron’s SAT Subject Test Math Level 1 (Barron’s How to Prepare for the Sat II Mathematics Ic) (9780764137013): Ira K. Wolf Ph.D.: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Barrons-Subject-Level-Prepare-Mathematics/dp/0764137018/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1250237250&sr=8-11]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Barrons-Subject-Level-Prepare-Mathematics/dp/0764137018/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1250237250&sr=8-11)</li>
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<p>I know it’s for SAT math level 1, but it has all the topics for regular SAT math and GREAT exercise problems. The practice tests at the end are also very good for thinking skills. I suggest you do the first two untimed and leave blank only what you couldn’t solve after a lot of thought. The third test, do timed to get an idea of how you work under pressure. </p>
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<li>[Amazon.com:</a> Kaplan SAT Math Workbook (9781419552137): Kaplan: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Kaplan-SAT-Math-Workbook/dp/1419552139/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1250237375&sr=8-1]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Kaplan-SAT-Math-Workbook/dp/1419552139/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1250237375&sr=8-1)</li>
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<p>A great collection of problems. Now that you know your material and have been exposed to pretty much every topic that could ever show up, it’s time to spend time practicing your skills in each area. Problems are separated by topic and from there into difficulty categories. Work diligently on every problem and make sure you read the solutions to any you really couldn’t get, guessed on, or were even unsure of. </p>
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<li>[Amazon.com:</a> The Official SAT Study Guide, 2nd edition (9780874478525): The College Board: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Official-SAT-Study-Guide-2nd/dp/0874478529/ref=pd_sim_b_21]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Official-SAT-Study-Guide-2nd/dp/0874478529/ref=pd_sim_b_21)</li>
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<p>The real deal. Do full SAT practice tests, go over every question after you take the practice tests. Any that you really can’t figure out, just ask on this forum (lots of SAT math experts on this board).</p>
<p>I guarantee you won’t be in the 500’s after you follow this regime. </p>
<p>~Arachnotron</p>
<p>Yeah I think you should…you can go to an SAT prep class or take one online. They are supposed to really help.
Good Luck!</p>
<p>It depends if you’re willing to put in hours to study, really. I could see you going to a 2000+, maybe higher, with a lot of hard work and dedication. It really depends on you. If you’re willing to study, retake. If not, and you don’t think your score will improve, why waste your money?</p>
<p>If you want to go to UNCC I think you would necessarily have to retake thats just me though</p>
<p>oops wouldnt* 10char</p>
<p>My daughter had not great math score and is taking Princeton Review. She has attended 4 of the 8 classes (3 hours long). ALready, she said she is getting every math problem right!!! She said it is helping her tons. You might want to check into it. We are very happy with it so far:)</p>
<p>Wow. That’s good advice. Do you have any suggestions regarding skipping questions on the SAT if I don’t know them? I just took my first one today and the math section screwed me over, I think I did pretty well on reading/writing. There were only 2 questions I skipped in the reading section (2 vocab words), would that negatively effect my SAT score, assuming that I had everything else right? How bad is skipping a couple of questions say about 7-10 total on the SAT?</p>