<p>On the november SAT i got a 570(without any tutoring) in math and on the Dec SAT i got a 510. And that was after a tutor. I was really upset but my tutor says i needed time and my score range is between 500-600 right now, so he wasn’t surprised that i got a 510. I really want to get a 650 and i’m going to retake the SAT in March. I really want to break the 500 mark. I know the math section is mainly critical thinking. I dont know what I am lacking. If anyone has received a higher score in maybe the 700 can you please share?</p>
<p>Mix up your strategy. For me, I realized that the only way I could raise my math SAT score was taking actual, real, timed practice tests rather than simply isolated problems. Even if I could do all the individual problems, it was the timing I had to get down.</p>
<p>Is it possible to go from 570 to a 650-700 without a tutor?</p>
<p>I think math really depends on what courses you’ve taken so far in high school and how well you’ve handled them. I got a 740 first try with no studying but I know a kid who studied countless hours and got a 630. Although he got an 800 on CR haha.</p>
<p>Wow, I could only dream of getting a 740! Im taking AP Calculus AB in school and i also did really well in Algebra and Geometry but SAT math is so difficult for me.</p>
<p>This is making me revisit a theory a KAPLAN tutor proposed about the SAT. He stated that the CURVE is generalized as well as individualized. In other-words you compete not only against others but yourself (previous scores, if you have taken the test before) as well. How they use your previous scores as a factor in your recent scores is something I found hard to believe, but stories like this is making me believe that the theory has some truth to it. Not sure why SAT does this, but maybe its time for you to give ACT a shot.
By the way, he suggested that the best route is preparing hard and taking the SAT onetime, and if that does not give you the result you wanted, do the same for the ACT and use both result to choose your college and MOVE ON. He also added that we should buy the TEST PREP of choice for whatever GRAD EXAM (GRE/MCAT/PCAT/LSAT) we intend to take in our 3rd year, and start prepping for that from DAY 1, as we resume classes in college.
I will definitely take his advice on that one. 3 years of prep for GRAD EXAMS… will definitely be rewarding. A consolation to finally attend your dream school if it is still something that you are interested in.</p>
<p>That sounds like very helpful advice, i did take the ACT but i have been preparing for the SAT for so long that i feel that ACT is not working out for me. I got a 21 on the ACT. But i improved my SAT scores from the low 1400s up to the 1700s but now I’m not moving. Im going to take the SAT one last time and for that i want to prepare the best I can.</p>
<p>I went from a 460 in math to a 710 and then a 750 in math 1 through 65 practice tests. So yes it is possible, it is all about hard work.</p>
<p>I agree with ccco2018. I would suggest that you keep your prior scores as a reference to excel better. Take as many practice tests you could take. Try to learn from your mistakes. Your practice test results will certainly help you identify your weaknesses. Focus in your weak areas and again try to take the next practice test. Yes, it needs a lot of practice and an optimistic approach. Do not give up your hope. Work hard until you get what you have dreamed for. ucfdespret, I am sure you will certainly achieve what you want with sheer hard work and always believe in you. Good Luck to you my friend.</p>
<p>Hmmm…sorry ccco2018, but that sounds like a nutty theory on a number of fronts. If there is a curve based on your own history, it is as well-kept a secret as those fake moon landings. And the idea that you should take it once and then move on…well, I know too many students who improved their second or third try to buy that one. And with colleges so eagerly super-scoring, you have to consider that retake. </p>
<p>Also, the jump OP is hoping for, from 570 to 650, is not delusional – people do that all the time. Keep working at the blue book. And consider adopting a plan that lets you go a little slower, letting go of the hardest questions. You don’t need them to reach that goal. Here are more specifics…</p>
<p>[Keller’s</a> Math SAT Game Plan](<a href=“http://www.satgameplan.com/satcharts/satchartframe.htm]Keller’s”>Keller's Math SAT Game Plan)</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>LOL…PCKELLER, that’s what I said when he told me that. And if you notice that is not the advice I took from him, rather the 2nd part about arriving in college with my GRAD EXAMS prep book. But when I keep hearing how people under-perform after working so hard or just minimal change on SAT compared to ACT, it started ringing a tune. But No, I still do not believe that theory… just something that I wonder and hope IT IS NOT TRUE.</p>