Can Low Math Scores be Fixed?
Laura writes in with a question about math.
I have a student who excels in everything except Math. How do I help make up for her low SAT or ACT math scores?
Tough question, Laura. What is your daughter’s cumulative score on the tests? if it’s over a 25 ACT or 1140 SAT, it probably won’t present a problem for college admission, depending of course upon the schools she’s applying to, and the program of study she intends to go into. If her scores are lower than this, some intensive math instruction might be in order to bring up the scores.
As a rule, if a student excels in every other subject but math, she’s obviously intelligent, but may need some remedial work in that particular subject to bring her scores up to par with the rest of her academics.
I’d certainly recommend an increase in test preparation. I wrote a post some time ago about some of the different resources available for test prep. You can check it out here.
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