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by brianlange77 » Mon Jan 07, 2013 9:01 pm
Hey -- more than happy to share some thoughts. Can you provide a bit more info about where you are; what you've done to date (practice exams, etc.) Can definitely provide some thoughts -- but, as you can imagine I am sure, your request is a bit broad :-)
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by bnpetteway » Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:45 pm
I hate to admit it but I've taken a course and haven't gotten any better on it. My highest scores on practice test were 440 and I need to reach a 700 + for where I want to go to. I am having the worst trouble on the quantitive part and my favorite subject is math. I've been out of school for over 7 years now and all of this information is getting rusty. I finished with my course in November and I need to take my test soon before the third deadline. I'm not sure what the problem is with the math because it seems easy when everyone explains it but when I look at it for the first time I'm sort of confused. I need a to make a 700, I am DESPERATE for a 700+ and need it bad. I plan on taking it on the 26th of this month and hopefully will get the 700+ score I need. Do you have any suggestions. Also at the moment I am a associate teacher and for 8 hours I'm distracted by children everyday.
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by Jim@StratusPrep » Tue Jan 08, 2013 5:48 am
Honestly, that is a hug jump in a short period of time. What you need is time to ingrain the fundamentals, especially if you have distractions at home.
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by bnpetteway » Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:22 am
When you say the fundamentals, are you meaning the formulas? I do need to go over those as well. Some problems aren't making a lot of sense and as far as time is concerned, I've spent a great deal of time on this and this third time taking the test will have to be my last. The 440 score was an improvement from what I made on the other test.
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by brianlange77 » Fri Jan 11, 2013 9:12 pm
Hey -- best reco for you here is to go and find a good book/online tool that will allow you to reground yourself in the core foundations of math principles. As obvious as this may sound, to get from a 440 to a 700+ is quite aggressive, but you need to figure out how to score a 550 before you can get to a 650, and then you can talk about a 700+. Lack of fundamentals/foundation will prevent any significant improvement.

Question -- Why are you taking it on the 26th? Let's talk/think big picture before you do that.

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