I'll be giving away 10 points for whom can give the best answer or tips. No kidding! Make sure it'll really really help.\nHere it goes:\nI "love" math so much but it seems that math has no interest in me. just like last week, i have my review for the preparation for my entrance exam, we reviewed math first (cover2cover from the 1st yr-4th). i've tried so hard to study and review so that i can get a no disappointing marks, howver, when the test was given, i cant answer it. it seems to be very easy for me but i could not answer! it makes my feeling miserable. so, any advice there? or tips? coz i really cant take the pain it gives me. \noh, and i always forget the formulas. help please! it make me feel that i'm the dumbest creature ever made!!!
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hi there...\n\nhere are the advises I can give to help u:\n1.  Don't push yourself too much in studying the formulas.  PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT.  do exercises in which you cannot remember and do different givens with the same type of question (using the same formula)...practice...practice...practice...practice\n2.  Upon reading the qustions, take a deep breath and read it again...then  start analyzing and solving problems by:  listing the Given data, and what you are looking for.  The use the formulas you have in mind to calculate the solution.\n3.  escape the numbers which are very difficult 'coz you don't want to waste your time analyzing while there are other things you need to answer.  Answer these questions after you finished the easiest ones.\n4.  CALM DOWN...i think what makes you blackout is the thinking that MATH is a very difficult subject.\n5.  Night before the test, i would prefer now to have any review (maybe only scanning my books and remembering some things) but you should relax.\n\nI'm before very weak in Math when i was in High schoolbut now my my IQ test shows I'm very precise in Math..i even got 133 on Tickle.\n\n\nI still have more in my mind but i need to go back to work...hope these tips can help you!
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I'm not sure how old you are - I'll assume early teens.\n\nFirst - well done for such good 10th board exams. Seems you are very talented. \n\nSecond - can you talk to your maths teacher, or your parent, or another adult about what happened? It's really important you try because ultimately it's affecting your maths and more importantly, it's affecting your self esteem. You need to sort it out if you can. If you can't, then you either need to accept you won't do well at maths this year, or you need to rise above the teacher and do well in the subject in spite of their bad behaviour. \n\nThird - you need to harden up. You are going through a particularly sensitive time of your life, and I'm so annoyed that a teacher has let you down, but you need to rise above it and know you are better than they are making out. You really are.\n\nFourth - please don't worry about your weight. If you feel you are gaining, perhaps it's just you've been sitting down a lot and need to get more active for a while, or eat more fruit. If you ever feel like a blob, then just go for a walk or a run. But balance it out. PLEASE don't lose control with it. You are intelligent, so you know how not to over eat. You know how to eat a balanced diet. You just need to stretch your legs. \n\nFifth - if you feel depressed for at least another week then tell your parent or get to the doctor and talk to someone face to face. \n\nSixth - You're great - keep going.
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the practice test on the site is really nothing, I mean NOTHING, like the actual admissions test. However, I can see how the tests are related. This isn't "book stuff" or things you'd learn in school. It's mostly logic and analysis. You might want to brush up on comprehension skills because they will read you a detailed story before the 2-hour test; then, the last thing you do for the test is to take a comprehension test based on that story. Also, there is a math and a vocabulary section. Honestly, if you don't know this stuff now, you'll probably never know it. Just go take the test. I don't think any studying will really help. BUT, do brush up on math formulas. The hardest part about it is how fast you have to do the problems. The first part is 50 questions, but you have 12 minutes. If you did well on the online practice test, then you should just go take it.
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Hello Desh, I think you are brilliant already. The fact that you are aware that you can't remember some of the answers you read, is the first step in solving the challenge. To tell you the truth IT IS VERY EASY TO STUDY AND REMEMBER!\n\nFirstly, change the environment you study in. Some people study and absorb a lot in quite environments. You can chose a very quite library or study room. If you live in the country side move to the parks, but remember to stay in sight so people will easily come to your aid in case a lunatic threatens you.\n\nSome people also do very good studies in music filled environment. Tune in to your ipod or mp3 player and hit them books.\n\nSometimes you might also want to make it fun. If it is a history subject, put yourself into the drama and be the hero remembering all the characters in the lesson.\n\nOr better make your own music or discuss your topic or subject with one of your favorite friends and tell them to ask you questions about the subject in question. Hey! You are smart and am sure you gonna come out with the grades you are looking for. Good luck sweet heart.
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Friend - Talk to your guidance counselor.  Colleges offer independent studies on basic math or tutors that can help you to understand math.  There is no reason to be embarrassed, many people have been passed over in the school system without learning the tools they need for life.  The blame is on them, not you.  But, if you let this continue, it will cripple your ability to function in the world...get to that counselors office.  Best of luck. GBU
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don't pressurise u'r brain on the day before the exam.take as much rest as possible.just revise u'r formulae well.don't get tensed.stay cool.
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I'm also an inncer-city teacher and I can relate to your concerns.  Part of the problem is that the tests are supposedly designed to measure students' grasp of underlying concepts.  But that's not what they actually measure.  They are mostly word problems, so in the end they are primarily testing the students' verbal skills.  A very bright math student who can manipulate numbers expertly, or a very slow student who can demonstrate understanding using manipulatives, will both fail a standardized test if they can't read and comprehend the test questions.\n\nI've found that my urban students have a lot of trouble with word problems.  One teaching strategy that I had some success with was teaching them how to "decode" test questions.  In other words, I literally gave them lists of key terms in word problems and what they mean.  So at the very least, they knew that if the question asked "how many more," they had to subtract.  But I'm talking about 3rd graders here.  I don't know how well that would apply to higher level math.\n\nThe bottom line is that if you want test results, you have to make some time to teach test prep.  I would guess that your kids who can't sit still during the test are feeling really intimidated.  Often, kids who are perfectly capable of doing the work just freeze up when they see a test.  The only real way to combat this is to familiarize the kids with the test format.  Help them to understand how the test is structured, and give them tools for attacking the questions that they CAN answer.  It's important for the kids to understand that even if questions 1 and 2 look impossible, question 3 might be something you know.  So don't get bogged down.  It's stuff that seems intuitive to adults, but children who are not accustomed to feeling successful don't automatically have these "habits of mind," if you will.\n\nI say, take some portion of the day or week to do test prep.  Help the kids make the connection between the engaging, hands-on stuff and the test questions.  It's really the only way to raise scores.
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I can sympathize with you because I am terrible at math.  But, of they gave it to anyone who is "just not a math person" the whole testing system would be skewed and GEDs would become useless.  You did great passing all those other parts.  Your anxiety is probably inhibiting you.  Learn some relaxation breathing exercises and review a little math every evening.  You can also sign up for Adult Basic Education math classes at your local school board (or nearest big city).  You can do it...I do really bad when I get worked up, and that might be your problem.  Also, slow down and take your time.
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Your mom will have seen you studying right?  She is not likely to be angry about your inability to grasp a concept that you have tried to get.  \n\nI would think your best approach is allow your nervousness of talking to her to show in your manner (or flat out tell her "I am really nervous to talk to you about this") and ask her for help.  Tell her how you studied so hard and you don't know what happened - why aren't i able to grasp this (you say)?\n\nThere are some really great web sites out there that can help you with your math skills.  I home school my kids and that is what I use for math.  Maybe you can look for some together.  I would suggest some, but without knowing your age and grade, I don't know if that would be helpful.  If you want suggestions, email me with your grade and I will help you look too.\n\nParents, in general, don't get angry because their kids are not able to succeed when they try.  Parents get angry when kids don't try their best or when they don't tell us there's a problem.  Math is important - she wants to help you succeed more than anything else.\n\nPeace!
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I know exactly how you feel! Last week I had an English Test, and I got two wrong answers in multiple choice, I was devastated, just thinking, "if I would just marked the other one". I couldnt stop thinking about that. But after thinking about it I just concluded that I cant make my life miserable for a C grade, when all my other grades are As and Bs, life go on, get over it, besides the school year just began. That test is over, past, now you have to look forward, and study harder for your future tests.\n\nCheer up, and enjoy life\n\nHappy Thanksgiving!!!!!
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It didn't bother me, honestly, but computerized tests are a LOT different than paper tests, and practice helps.\n\nFor one thing, the computer bases the difficulty of each question on how you've answered previous ones - so if you miss three or four medium-easy questions right at the beginning, it never actually gives you really hard ones later on (and therefore you can't get a really great score).  It allows you a few "oops!" mistakes, but in general you should be getting most of the questions right - that shows the computer it has estimated your correct score pretty well.\n\nSome of the biggest things I noticed about computerized testing versus paper testing were:\n\n1)  When you are working on paper, you can doodle on the math problems, write numbers into the diagrams, etc.  On the computer, you have to look up and down between your paper and the screen, which makes it harder to keep complex ideas in your head - if there's a diagram to the problem, you're better off to copy it onto your paper, figure out the answer there, and then enter the answer on the screen.\n\n2)  Composing essays is really different on the computer too.  You won't have a spell check, and you can't see your whole paper at a glance, so it's easiest to think about your topic, write down a brief outline, and maybe jot down a point or two you want to make on paper before you start writing.  I just plow through from start to finish, following my outline, then go back to re-read and edit, fix places where I went off on a tangent, make the conclusion match the introduction, etc.  If you don't write your essays on the computer often, you should probably do a practice run or two.\n\n3) Unlike the SAT, where you're jammed in a classroom with someone kicking the back of your chair, you may well be the only one there.  (When I took it, there was a room with three computers but I was the only one at the center apart from the proctor.)  You can stare off into space or stand and stretch if you want to.\n\nGood luck!
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you need to do a bunch of problems to get comfortable with formulas and with the math.  just do all the problems in the back of the book and you'll be fine.  if you're still having problems go see your professor or TA
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Well study and review right before the test. It sounds to me that you need some improvement in your study skills! Try writing the info down or typing it out, it might help!
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why? can't do math? talk to your tutor, and help is there to overcome if there is any issue that puts you of it. if there is none (and you ought to know it pays well later!) switch to something else like biology or physics or law. tutors have all your marks and know where you go wrong and why you are disappointed. if they ask you to switch and you sure dont like engineering please switch.
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Ok its too late to help you with your finals but take a look at purplemath.com. Perhaps it may help you a bit. Alternately, I teach math online and if you are really interested in improving over the summer,we can work out something.\nAll the Best
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Studying is hard for even those of us that like to study.  If its a class you are bored with, then try this.  Make yourself study, with the promise of a "personal reward"  Make sure the tv and stereo is off so you can concentrate.  Set your self a time limit, cramming just doesnt work.  Set a two hour deadline, and if you are still not comfortable with the results, set it aside for a bit, and go back to it.  Once you have taken the test, and passed, as we all know you will, reward yourself with something you dont do often but enjoy.
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I can see how desparate you are.\n\nHey I saw your message posted on too many message boards to ignore it any further.\n\nLet me tell you this......\n\nI am currently doing my bachelors in Engineering and I do know the position you are in.\n\nThere are several tips I could give you:\n\n1. First record your answers into a tape. "Listen to it when you are about to fall asleep". This helps a lot as the answer is subconciously loaded into the memory in the state of semi-sleep. You have to understand that this is effective(highly) but only in the state of semi-sleep. There is a great theory that a person obeys almost anything in the state of semi-sleep. That is the basis of hypnotics.\n\n2. Prepare your own notes for studying. It always helps a lot when you jog down the data to suit your needs. Say you could prepare separate notes for definitions, theorems etc.\n\n3. Have a "carry in the pocket note". This is not only useful for you now but for the rest of your life. You could have all math formulae or something very important like theorem statements(v.Important ones) You could just give them a glance while you are travelling or when you are bored etc. This is very helpful\n\nfor math practice is must\n\n4. After a month of this, write model tests. I suggest that you first get the Q's from the teachers but later you start preparing your own Q-papers. This helps improve your prediction skills and you will be able to understand the mentality of Q-paper setters. It is a very useful skill considering that you would like to be an engineer.\n\nFinally man have faith in yourself. That is the most important thing of 'em all.\n\nThere is this EQ-----> Emotional Quotient. Be less tensed as possible as it helps to increase your EQ. It is very important because it is very important to reproduce everything that you have studied.\n\nBest of luck