r/Sat • u/rippedtie • 12h ago

which study method do i use for sat math?

I’m taking the november sat so i have about 2 months to study math and im not sure where to start + i wanna prioritise studying desmos too 😭😭 do i start with basics from khan academy then practice it on desmos? or are there better ways to study out there… urgently need help 💔

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u/Traditional_Sale_119 10h ago edited 10h ago

don't start on khan. do a bluebook first so you know what's actually costing you points, then question bank those. desmos on real questions, not as its own subject

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u/CylixrDoesStuff 1470 8h ago

never used khan, i doubt its very useful unless ur bad at math in class too. If ur good in class but doing bad on the test then your most likely making simple mistakes and not utilizing desmos to its fullest capacity.

So take a bluebook test (one of them before 7 as 7 and above are the main useful ones u want to take closer to the real test date), and find which areas are you lacking in and drill them in. Also just drill learning desmos. If you are good at math in class then learning desmos will bring u like 96% of the way

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u/Soft_Let5320 7h ago

for sat math the fastest gains come from doing questions untimed first until you actually get each type, then timing yourself. most people lose way more points to silly mistakes and misreading than to not knowing the actual math. keep an error log of everything you miss and why, then redo those specific ones. and use the built in graphing calculator for anything with systems or graphs, saves loads of time.