Number Wrong to Score 800 on SAT Math...?

Question

I've heard that you can get one or two quesitons wrong and still get an 800 on the SAT from some people, but from others, I heard that to get an 800, you can get 0 wrong.

It's frustrating as **** because i have gotten one question wrong on the past four practice sat math sections using the collegeboard book...

I know it's good and all but since I am so close, I'd like to feel more confidant that i'm in a position to get an 800.

Do you have any tips to help me get from a 770/90 to 800?

(Only two of the questions that I got wrong I did not actually know whereas the others I figured out right away)

Answer 1

Um...if you mean the math section of the SAT reasoning test...then yes you do have to get all the questions right to score a 800. If you're talking about the subject area tests, then that's something else completely. You need to get all answer correct to score a 800 on the subject area math level I test. You can miss around four or five points and still get a 800 on the subject are math level II test.

Advice: tips and shortcuts (which you can find in prep books, especially the princeton review) only help if you pratice them.

Answer 2

i know its really frustrating how one wrong answer can drop your score that much.

i would read the questions more carefully because SAT tries to trick you with the wording a lot

and also to practice more and get more familiar with what "shortcuts" you can use. i found that SAT math has a pattern to many of the problems.

if you are missing only one

it shows that you are CAPABLE of scoring an 800; so it is not a matter of learning math concepts but rather not falling into one of SAT's trapholes.

i am sure when you take the REAL test, you will feel more cautious. at least that was how it was for me.

because i was confident that i knew ALL the math concepts but it was matter of being cautious or not.

best of luck (:

Answer 3

For most SAT reasoning tests, you have to not miss ANY math questions to get a perfect score. I've heard maybe one test in the past two years that you can miss one and still get a perfect. The fact is, the math section is generally 'the easier' section for most high school students that, yes, a lot of people do make perfect scores.

Hope this helps.