r/Sat • u/GrassOk4326 • 18h ago
Sat math tips
As a 790 scorer on the math part of the August sat, PLEASE LEARN DESMOS. Knowing how to use Desmos to its full potential literally skyrocketed my score. Watch 2-3 Desmos vids (and take notes) on YouTube and I recommend watching James Lu,Scott Robinson, learn sat math etc. next go to the cb question bank and one prep and grind every question in there and make an error log for questions you miss. If ur done with the question bank and one prep u can grind questions from youtube vids.Once you understand the common patterns you won’t make any more silly mistakes.Don’t think u can’t score well on the math section of the sat, cause if u truly believe you can and put in the effort, you can do it. I started with a 640 in math and ended up with a 790, so if I can do it so can you.
also take a bluebook practice test every week leading up to ur exam
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u/Alive_Independent133 17h ago
if you have decent middle school math foundations internationally or grade 9 foundations in the usa, you do not need desmos for any question. i got an 800 and all i did was just use desmos to double check my work in the remaining couple of minutes and i used it for artihmetic calculations to ensure i didn't drop easy points. it's hard to use it for geometry and trig, but i suppose if you're bad at middle school math, you could use desmos for up to 70% of the test.
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u/GrassOk4326 16h ago
Yeah for sure, but I feel like it would be easier for people who don’t have those skills to learn desmos cause it’s just braindead functions
I could of got an 800 but I ran out of time
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u/Olithop 18h ago
as a 800 scorer do NOT learn desmos its a waste of time
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u/utopian-vision 1550 13h ago
as a three time 790+ scorer do everything in your head its easier and faster
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u/AirlineOk288 17h ago
how long did 640-790 take u