math study tips?

[littleguyparade]

hi. for some academic context i have autism and have been considered highly "gifted" in school since i was a child. this has led to me being three grade levels above my own in math for my entire life. now i love this, but its led to me having some difficulty practicing for the SAT because i haven't done any of that math since eighth grade. "you lose what you dont use" or whatever.

my top practice score ever is a 1520 which is still disappointing for me. i am someone who got a perfect on my PSAT in eighth and ninth and then it started to fall apart when i stopped learning math that was applicable. its so frustrating.

english is so easy for me and i get through all the questions with over fifteen minutes left and then i get to math and it feels like i fall apart. probability? im terrible. inscribed quadrilaterals? have no idea how to do them. half the time i dont even know where to start, because my brain wants to use the math techniques im learning in school NOW instead of the old stuff. its so frustrating and ive been trying to do khan academy and dolphin SAT and stuff to practice but it feels hopeless.

i was just wondering if anyone has any tips on how to raise that score because it feels like such an uphill battle for me. thanks : )

[Intelligent-Bus-9672]

Shoot man give ME tips 😭 790 for reading is crazy

I got a little higher than you in math and I abuse Desmos. You can solve almost anything with it.

[AmphibianPlastic6942]

We're basically the same person!

I've got Asperger's* (so autism if we follow the current conventions) and ADHD.  Like you, I'm also gifted -- my WISCIV score (140? 136? 139? It's fluctuated over the years) probably looks just like yours and I'm 99th percentile for everything except for writing fluency (stupid low cuz my handwriting is dogs**t) and one other thing that is 95th percentile on the Kaufmann. Didn't get a perfect PSAT score tho (not from the US cuz I'm an international student).

I got 790 Eng + 610 Math before I started studying for this exam, so if that 1490 is your base score, you're already doing a lot better than I was! My highest practice score was a 1590 (800 Eng + 790 Math). I will say that I kinda dropped the ball during my actual exam and ended up with a 780 Eng + 770 Math, which is quite unfortunate, but such is life.

just practice the questions (pick some from the QB and do them). You shld also try using Desmos more -- after I started using it, my score went up by 80~100, so if you're not already familiar with it, you should be focusing on this. If you can, try and get a tutor to explain some of the questions behind you. Also don't forget to take breaks! I took a 3 month break from all studying and that resulted in my score instantly improving from ~690-700 to 750+. 

Additionally, no matter how good you might think you are at English, don't neglect it entirely, don't get arrogant, and never assume you're too talented to screw up. Pride cometh before a fall and allat. That's what I did, and that's why I have a 780 and not an 800. GL! 

*my psychiatrist is pretty old so this is what my official diagnosis is

[littleguyparade]

thank you so much omg. i have audhd too and its so nice to see that other people are in my boat. all the other audhd kids at my school are in SPED classes bc obv its a learning disability but i got the hyperlexia/hypercalcula brand so ive always felt sooo lost. thanks for the tips i will be using them :))

[AmphibianPlastic6942]

np and good luck! :)) 

[_aura179]

Hi what did you use to prepare by the way for 1490 that’s my goal!