How to get a perfect score on the SAT math section: tips from a 1600 scorer
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- Опубліковано 27 лис 2020
- I got a perfect 1600 on my latest SAT and thought I should go over some advice for both math sections! I used to make a bunch of careless mistakes, but following the tips in the video really helped me improve. [NOTE: as of 2024 the paper SAT will no longer be proctored, and this video is based on the old SAT, but much of its advice still applies.]
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Part 1: Study strategies 1:00
Part 2: The most common careless mistakes (that I made at least) 3:27
Part 3: Calculator tricks 6:42
Part 4: The ULTIMATE way to prevent careless mistakes!! 8:19
Part 5: Bubbling advice 11:18
I hope you guys all found this useful--be sure to like and subscribe if you did! Comment down below if you have any tips for everyone or if you have a fun success story or something. Thanks so much for watching :))
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final SAT's in 10 hours and this is literally the best--and most,,, sincere¿--SAT prep video on the internet. congrats on your score and thank you sm!
aah thanks! Good luck--I'm sure you'll do amazing :D
how'd you do
haha just saw this. it went well ig. i got a 1500 and 21 on the SAT and ended up getting a full ride to one of my dream schools in the US.
huge shoutout to Anna and these wonderful videos for being an amazing resource!
@@saadliaq1590 did you study the day before the test too?
@@saadliaq1590 how did you improve your math scores?
my sat is LITERALLY TOMORROW and I am now mentally falling apart significantly less because of this video- MASSIVE CONGRATS ON YOUR 1600!!!!!!! GOALS
I hope it's going well for you :)
Your comment was a day ago HOPE YOU DID WELL 👌👀
what did you get??
@@orin4654 bad. will take again
@@luunivaa awww gl u got this!
"somehow got 1600" *opens a whole book for mistakes* hmphhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
pLS 😭😭
You are the only person I've seen who break down so many aspects in your series. Just watched the reading and writing videos.
A lot of times, Plugging in the answer choices is much faster than trying to solve the question in a traditional way. TAKE ADVANTAGE of a multiple choice test!
They are called multiple-guess for a reason.
Thank you so much, this was very helpful!
Here is a summary if anyone needs:
- [ ] Classify mistakes: dumb,problem,concept
- [ ] Write down essential formulas
- [ ] Read the whole problem before solving
- [ ] Read all the answer choices
- [ ] Pay attention to specific needs of the question
- [ ] Slope-the bigger the steeper
- [ ] Consider real life applications
- [ ] Plug in #s if stuck
- [ ] Use ur calculator-intersection, y intercept, quadratic formula
- [ ] DOUBLE CHECK especially easy ones
- [ ] Less frequent bubbling/bubble at the end
Thumbs Up!
thank you! i really needed that :D
I’m studying for the sat in 1 hr. The test starts in an hour. I’m literally on my way to school now and haven’t ever studied for the sat...ever. No worries I have nothing to lose since my universities have the SAT as optional
Mine starts in half an hour and same💀👌😂
I take mine in April. But how did you do? Or how well did you think you did? How was the ela and how as the math?
how did it go
omg how did it go
WE NEED ANSWERS 😭
I feel like I’ve gained a year of math knowledge by just watching this video, I feel like I’m finally at my prime. This pandemic really made me forget my godly math knowledge.
write down your mistakes...
Me: so... the whole packet.
I'm terrible at math seriously :'] idk how to improve anymore but thanks a bunch.
its ok army fam wins at everything in life ;) we got this i promise u
It’s okay, I am the same way but it’s okay because you can take it again. Don’t worry and good luck. If you want extra help use khan academy or find a low paying teacher to help you. If you want to do good, u literally have to start pushing urself and studying. I am terrible at math .I have a hard time solving and remember math terms, hacks, solutions formats... literally everything so literally if you can take 2hrs Nd go study. It will help💜
bestie same-
Wow. This is actually very thoughtful of you. Sharing your tips, tricks, and experiences. I’m taking my first PSAT soon, and your videos have inspired me to start seriously studying. Thanks and a hearty congrats on your 1600!
how'd you do
I currently have a 1370 (M: 670, RWL: 700) from my last two SATs and I'm taking it again this coming Saturday (aiming for a 1420 or higher) and since watching your two tips videos I got a 1430 on my last practice test and am feeling so much more confident going in this time. thank you so so much for these videos!
I'm so happy the videos helped you! Congrats and hope it went well :D
@@annas-universe thank you! I ended up with a 1400 and am very content with that! Your tips from the RWL video helped me boost my english score up 30 points! Thank you so much again!
@@nataliaferruggia7740 You went from a 1430 to a 1400?
@@GossipGyal1 1430 on the practice test meaning it didn’t count. 1400 on the actual SAT which was their goal.
Congrats on your perfect score, Anna! You are doing an incredible job helping others to get a high score!
thank you SO much! you are amazing!! congrats on the 1600 😊
I’ve been studying for 3 months now , thank you this helps and I hope my math portion goes high it will help me so much
Most helpful and relatable SAT math video I've seen. Thanks!
Anna, you are THE BEST!!! Thank you so much for all your SAT prep videos.
For anyone wondering about the math question she was working on at 10:46, she was using the compound interest formula (non-continuous). The formula is A = P(1+r/n)^nt, where P is the initial quantity, 1 represents the initial amount factored into growth, r represents the percent growth rate in decimal form, n is how many times in a given time frame the interest compounds (relative to years semiannually is 2, annually is 1, quarterly is 4), and t is the number of time frames (in this case the time frame is a year). I hope that this helps someone out since it helped me!
Thank you so so much! I was stuck trying to dissect what was happening there lol
@@danielroque3837 You're welcome!
help i still don’t understand how she got jessica’s interest as 2% (A=100(1+.02)^10)
@@1004hyun 1+.02 represents the growth factor. If you have something grow by 2%, it's represented as 1.02. If you only take 2% of something, which is shrinking it by 50 times, you represent it as 0.02. Again, the 1 represents the original amount, and 1.02 represents the growth rate. If you need more explanation please let me know!
@@btheoriginal1 i understand what the values are and the positioning of them (?) but i’m more confused on why the rate is 2% because i can’t seem to find anything other than the 2.5% of the friend in the problem
Thank you so muchhh Anna!!!! We really appreciate your help!! You're amazing!!!
i love how she says somehow, so humble. thank you for the tipss♥
Im taking it on sat and literally havent studied until yesterday. Thank u so much for ur vids!!
Having my SAT in the next 12 hrs. This is really helpful especially for eliminating common mistakes. Thanks a lot.
Im just onto my studying journey for the sat and i am watch videos on how to begin this video was the only one that actually made sense to me rather than confusing me even more so thank you ☺️
I'm taking y SAT in august and I was really struggling with making careless mistakes your vids have given me a new perspective and better tips on how to study thanks so much 🤧🤧
Well I have SAT coming up and I'm completely blank trust me and this video helped me to some extent let's hope all goes well and best of luck with your chann
Thankyou so much for the spreadsheet. I cant believe you actually shared it. I got SAT in 2 weeks!!
Even 2 years after you posted this video it still proves helpful. I practiced using your techniques and they have proven effective. Thank you so much for sharing your tips. 🙏🏽
I love you! I’m Dominican and I want to apply for a University in South Carolina, and I need to take this exam on March, I was preparing myself few months ago, but still, I feel so insecure..
Your tips, will help me a lot! Thanks girl 😭✨
Taking mine in less than an hour! Thank you for this :)
I legit took my SAT like two weeks ago which im 100% sure i did terrible on and im just now seeing all these helpful videos
The best thing is that u can keep retaking the sat to get a better score
SAT in a day and I'm absolutely feeling positive by just watching your videos
Bro, I just know u just helped me so much! Thank you
Just watched all your sat videos, hope I do good tmr 🖤
Great job on the 1600!! I'm taking my first SAT tomorrow, and this really helped.
How did you do?
yeah lol how'd you do i have my sat day after tomorrow
Best prep video creator
I am taking my SAT this Saturday and watching your videos has really helped and made me feel more confident!! You're the absolute best Anna :))
ME TOO, good luck !!!
omg same praying for good scorer rn 😭💀🙏
This was so helpful! I’m actually a lot more motivated to study. Could you make a copy of your mistakes spreadsheet and put it in the description?
I'm so glad!! Yep--I linked it in the description :)
I have the PSAT to do in four days 😭 and it’s my math score on my practice tests that ruined a score that would’ve otherwise been near flawless so this is going to be of great help!!
same and mine is in less than 12 hours ;-;
@@carotlover69 mine is in like 2 hrs now 😫
Thank you. Your reading method works
I have my sat on Saturday and I just started studying and these videos are giving me so much confidence. Your tips make the questions seem a whole lot easier.
Me too! I'm taking it saturday.
my SAT is this wednesday, and i’m so sooo nervous for the math section. I’ve been studying last week and this week, but when watching this video, it has truly helped me feel more relaxed, be more calm with myself and be more prepared! thank you ❤️
Mines this Wednesday too! Good luck on your test
@@soundwave7502 just took mine as well!
how did it go? I hope it went well!!
@@Floral_skies2727 have you gotten ur scores back? I made a 1330, which is 10 points off what I need for Bright Futures
Thanks so much, you've been a great inspiration! You have helped me improve my math score, I just got my test back and got a 790!! thanks so much!
CONGRATS!! That’s amazing!
My SAT is tomorrow, thank you for helping to save me
Thanks, it means a lot.
anna my sat is tomorrow you are an angel thank you
taking the PSAT in three hours, tysm for your help!
Hi Anna
Firstly, I want you to know that you're doing a great job with your channel, I absolutely love it. I have one request for you. If possible, please make a video on how you do your corrections and write them down on your notebook or on Excel and maybe give us a few examples. I'm sure it'll be very helpful to all of us subscribers.
That's a great idea! Thanks so much :D
Thank you so much for the videos 🙏
If course I get this whole series recommended to me 2 days after I took my first ever practice SAT. I had no clue what to expect based on time or the amount of questions, but let me just say, it was much harder than I thought it would be
I have the SAT tomorrow and I've done absolutely no studying whatsoever and here I am, binging your videos. I hope I'll do well! Congrats on 1600!
How did you do?
@@ayoo8498 it seems you're waiting for the sat this saturday like me lmao
@@wardan9257 bruh mine was hardd😭
@@ayoo8498 1200 OOPS
@@liv9609 damn I'm scared for mine now😭
thanks anna! im so anxious for the august sat😢❤️
You got this!!
I looveee this series 😭 if you could do some math problems and reading/writing problems that would mean a lot. Or even review some of your missed questions on your SAT. Looking forward to your response ☺️ God bless you and have a blessed day!
Thank you so much! I plan on going through each section of the first practice test in a series of videos in the near future--so hopefully that's helpful :):) Have a great day!
@@annas-universe great!
had an 1120 on the psat I took next year, my current goal is to get to 1350 for scholarships. this is really helpful and less expensive than tutoring, so thank you so much!
Bro I hate that number 1120, I got that SAME SCORE 3 TIMES IN A ROW , first on my national merit PSAT , second on my SAT, then AGAIN on a SAT PRACTICE EXAM 😭😭😭
@@lucidhydra2446 getting the same score sucks i feel you 🥲
taking the sat in 2 days and im stressed lets goo
ty anna this is very helpful
Literally not a single soul told me the SAT was this Monday. No emails or anything. Found out last week and I’ve been stressed out so much especially because I have college finals(running start program). You’ve definitely helped my stress levels go down, thanks. I’ll update this on how it goes.
Your videos help me a lot🥺
you are doing gods work
Anna you are amazing and your videos are so helpful (I take my test tomorrow and I have done nothing except this to prepare but you know what that’s ok I’ll take it some other time if I fail)
My SAT is at May and I’ve been freaking out since November but this gives me hope lol.❤
thank you sooo much for the google spread sheet.
I ended up getting 1370 on the SAT and a 750 in math. Thanks a lot for this video!
Congrats!! That’s awesome :D
Thank you so much for this! I just realized I have a lot more studying I need to do, SAT Math seems more advanced than what is taught in my country 😅
I'm an international taker and I'm taking the SATs to pad my chances of being accepted into a good university in my country since entrance exams are cancelled and I don't think the high school I went to is prestigious enough to get me the scholarships I want (universities here are partly basing admissions and scholarship grants on how much of your high school's alumnis have studied at that university).
Again, thank you so much for this! I wish you all the best!
Me too on a same condition like you.
I have my SAT in a week and have just started studying, wish me luck!
Good luck!! You got this XD
on march 13?? me 2 bro=)))
same here😬
sameee
same
I am not near any age to start the SAT’s but I think being ahead and using these study strategies will help me along the way and hopefully help me with my dream career
I wish I wasn't depressed and lazy. I've practiced, but ik if I tried hard enough I could probably get a crazy score. My SAT in a week and I want at least a 1400 😭. Let's see what happens.
@@zoomyracecar7849 you can do It! Use some kind of motivation. Let’s say- if you don’t study for your SAT you won’t allow yourself to do something that you really want. Work hard and I hope the best for you!
@@camilap.8096 Yeah I ended up studying. I'll update you on how everything goes 😁😁
@@zoomyracecar7849 that’s great, good luck 🍀
Awwwww glad to hear you’re so motivated 🤧 watching this 2 weeks before my second try (got 1420 the first time)
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Of cource UA-cam recommends this to me after I already took the SATs , i hope i did alright. Though i did keep passing out throughout the whole thing 😅
Oh noo! I'm sure you did great,, remember to take care of urself too tho XD
How did it go
Dude I have SAT's in 2 days. But my school literally gave me a shit tone of hw and multiple tests that week so I haven't studied and I am very slow at math.
i love life.
Yo how did you do
omg i had no clue those calculators were even allowed!
Hey, thanks for this video; it was super helpful💯🤝. Congratulations on your score🎉. One question did you write your corrections on paper and then rewrote them into a doc, or did you go from writing corrections down on paper to, eventually, using a doc for corrections? I hope that makes sense.
I think I ended up just eventually using a google sheet (without transferring them) but I honestly can't remember. You definitely don't need to do both--just do whatever works for you best :D
sat tm 😮💨 been studying for a good month wish me luck
Thank you for this beautiful tip I am pretty sure I will get a good mark 😊
SAT tomorrow helped very much
@Jahind Davis INTJ
SAT math section was never really hard for me i normally score between 770-800 with mainly only careless mistakes but i’m aiming for a 800 for the upcoming sat and this vid talked about some really interesting tips that im looking forward to trying out. hope they work!
Students all bow down to the goddess!
Hey! Your video just popped up in my recommendations section. This is so helpful. Just wanted to check- shouldn't the answer to the salad and drinks (9.28) question be 93? Option B? No criticism at all :) Congratulation on your score.
Sorry, my bad, got my answer in the later part of the video
wish me luck got a sat tommorow morning
Thank goodness I’m watching all these type of videos or I would’ve made the same mistake I did the first time I took the SAT which was: showing up without a calculator 😂 I believed I got somewhere around 550-600 so with 3 month left of studying and a calculator hopefully this time I can get a 700 or higher! :)
Hello from turkey! I got 1440 (720 from each section). I will retake the SAT on March 2021 (yayy!!) and I want to get a 800 on math section so that I can superscore (I don't have time to work on the eng section :( )
Im taking it too :0
wow i didnt know we're allowed to re take them
@@ayataloaie4783 yeah you can take it as many times you want and even qualify for a super score! (combination of best math and reading scores) just be aware that some colleges don’t like when applicants take the SAT over three times.
Kinda late, but haven’t sure if somebody has got to it yet. As coincidental as it is, I just took my 9th grade PSAT today, I kind of have an understanding of what you are talking about, I also took a SAT prep course. But another thing about you saying no matter where we are in our test always fill out your answer sheet you were putting random answers, this is fine but I think it would be a higher chance of getting the question right(if your guessing) if you choose the same answers for the rest of the questions you guessed on. This makes it a 25% chance of you getting it right other than having a bunch of scattered out random answers that could possibly all be wrong.
I literally have my test tomorrow morning, I’ve been trying to study and doing some khan academy so I’m really just hoping to get a better score :)
Good luck! I'm also having my test tomorrow)
We're in the same boat guys. Looking for a 1400+
Ummm... m an Indian and have never used a calculator and idk why the calculator part is what seems the most complicated (even a little scary) to me.pls, tell me m not the only one :') I have 2 months for practice though. Will go buy one today to start practicing. thank you for your tips! I've watched your reading tips too and now will be going to the writing ones.. so helpful!
i love you anna, you're my hero
March 13 I'm getting like 750 in math section, but i suck at english section and score range around 580 to 600 ooof
You reply to my comment gave me a paramount pleasure and relief. But I want be sure if I can know I can achieve a 1500+ score in just these days. My mathematical part is fine and reading and writing too but need to see more. I hope you can help.
Thanks a lot.
Glad I could help! If you feel confident in all the sections already and feel well prepared, the best thing to do is just review, relax, and hope for the best. I think you’ve done everything you can at this point! Nothing is a guarantee, but you can at least go into the test feeling confident, which will hopefully translate to your score. Best of luck!
Thank you so much for your help. I still get problem in the writing sec and essay.
SAT is in an hour and I'm just pumping up. Wish me luck 🤞
How’s it go?
im taking my sat march 12!!! ill come back
thanks a bunch! i’m aiming to get at least a 1200, wish me luck please 😭😭
You got this! Good luck :D
My sat is on Oct 2nd and I only had 2 weeks to prepare. My current math score is 530 💀
yes, very bad. I really hope it goes well, thanks for the help Anna!!
Mine is tmr too !!!
Me too
Well today
my sat is tmrw and i’m in geometry bc i had to take algebra 1 twice since i failed and i’m honestly so nervous i feel nauseous 😀 math is the one subject i struggle with immensely so i’m hoping that it’ll be easy but i doubt it will be 🙁
Good luck! Hope it went well :)
@@annas-universe thank you! thanks to your tips, i felt super confident for the english and grammar portion of the sat!! the math part i did struggle with, but i recognized most of the material!
Thanks bro
Thank you so much, this was really helpful. btw do you have the pdf of SAT August 2020 US, I really need it for some practice.
I don't, but check r/sat on reddit! They have all of the released QAS practice tests from college board, so hopefully you can find it there
Got the SAT tomorrow, I hope I improve my math score from my current (720)
I got a 900 on my PSAT ( I’m eighth grade) and believe it or not the comprehension of English concepts will benefit your score.
Hi Anna, i just wanted to ask what book are you using for your practices in this video! Thanks :)
Am about to give December SAT and your videos are really helping me out ..
What did u get
i keep doing careless mistakes on the sat and my SAT is in
howd it go?
Nice distribution on 5:35
You have shown that the best prep is studying concepts without relying on circus tricks to get by.
For the practice booklet, did you use the seperate lessons, or did you take the tests and record your answers