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Hey /sci/ I need some help. I'm taking the SAT for the second time tomorrow and I need to bring my math score up from a 610 to a 650+.

Any tips on things I should know in order to get those extra 40-50 points?

>> No.3999776

use more tongue

>> No.3999777

take the "test" over and over.

>> No.3999779

Take brain steroids.

>> No.3999780

yeah, get plenty of sleep. sleep deprivation will fuck your shit up

>> No.3999790

Cheat

Honestly don't worry about it OP. My highest SAT math score was a 610 but my other scores were over 700+ and I got into the Ivy League. You'll be fine.

>> No.3999798

don't take it more than once unless you get a study guide or something. took it twice and got the same score

>> No.3999799

Apply for the test in a private test centre.

Pay a math major in college to take the exam for you. (I was paid $500)

Wait for him outside the test centre before and after the test.

Make sure he has your entry proof and identification only during the test if you feel insecure.

Make sure your ID is using an old photo (that dosnt really look like you anymore). Otherwise apply for a new ID and submit an old photo.

Make sure that you are at least the same race and about the same age as him.

Getting into ivy league schools is the hard part.

Its easy once youre in.

>> No.3999802

>>3999798
This is really bad advice. It's best to take the SAT at least 3 times. Even if your math score doesn't improve (my best score was the first one), your reading and writing scores will most likely increase upon future tests.

>> No.3999803

>>3999790
Yeah I did the same thing, but the schools and programs I am trying to get into look at the math score as the most important one.

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3999804

Be smarter.

Also, I don't about where you are in math, but you can brute force some of the geometry problems if you know trigonometry. But honestly at this point just make sure you get a good night's sleep and don't stress too much. Good luck!

>> No.3999807

>>3999767

>Take a practice test from the Blue book every Friday for roughly a year
>The reading/writing is just instinct and learning grammar rules
>The math is PURE memorization, it's basic math. They can't think of like 60 new questions every year, they'll reuse questions with different numerals.

Did you study for it? If not, just take a practice today then get a good night's sleep

>> No.3999809

>>3999799
I heard of some people getting busted for that recently (except for 2 grand per test) and doing a lot of time in the pen. Even if it were 500, I don't have that kind of money laying around.

>> No.3999818

Yeah, the "sleep" part is going to be a problem. I need to print my ticket and I can't get it printed for another 2 hours because my printer's broken and my brother in law won't be off work for me to use his until then.

>> No.3999821

>>3999809

Busted? How? Have links?

You can make your money back once youre in by helping others get in. (after you have presumably spent some time learning college level mathematics and are sufficiently proficient)

>> No.3999825

>>3999821
http://abcnews.go.com/US/sat-cheating-ring-busted-york-students-arrested/story?id=14617306

>> No.3999828

say you're black in your college applicant

enjoy your extra 190 points

>> No.3999852

>>3999825

Wad.

"investigations include visits to the schools involved, examinations of documentation and sometimes even handwriting analysis."

Someone must have ratted him out.

>> No.3999861

>failing in sat
lol

>> No.3999873

are you a fucking retard?

you know you can use a graphing calculator, right?

you don't even need mathematical knowledge - you can just press buttons!

>> No.3999890

>>3999873
Graphing calculators only go so far, or else they would be banned... Retard.

>> No.3999902

Hey guys,i am a 11th grade student from Turkey. I am planning to take SAT in 12th grade.I can do math 700+ easily(because we're learning fucking calc 2 in 11th grade ,lol usa) and same for physics/chem,but my english is so fucking bad that i cant write a good essay.
How many points will i lose if i dont write the essay? My grammar fucking sucks,i dont even wanna try.

>> No.3999909

>>3999890
are you a retard?

what do you need help with? you have a CAS with trig equation solver, arithmetic (obviously), graphing, statistics, and all of high-school level algebra. all you need to worry about is high-school geometry axioms. it's so much babby math that if you can't handle it you will be murdered in uni. (assuming you're aiming for a science/engineering-related major)

it makes absolutely no sense how could could ever possibly even fathom a score below 770 on math 2. i got a 790, and almost considered retaking it. you have to have an IQ below 80 score low on math 1.

>> No.3999913

Just get somebody to take the test for you.

>> No.3999916

>>3999902
so,i need TOEFL(ez pz) and SAT (are you serious?too easy) to attend an university in USA.

>> No.3999929

>>3999916
holy crap you guys pay a lot to universities,i am out fuck this shit.I'd rather go to a shit university in turkey,and do my grad shit in usa

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>610
>on SAT
>mfw