<p>I just took the Barrons Diagnostic Test for Math IIC and I got 16 omit and 14 wrong. Am I officially screwed? I thought I would have a lot of the answers I answered correct but many of them were wrong! Are there any mistakes in the Barrons book that someone could tell me? =[</p>
<p>??? Maybe try Math level 1.</p>
<p>I know I struggled on the diagnostic test a few weeks before the test, but I thought the actual test was a breeze. Don't worry, look over some of the sections you are a little shaky on. By the way, what math have you taken?</p>
<p>The BArron's book is known to be A LOT hrder than the actual test, you can do well if you keep practicing over the summer.</p>
<p>dont use the barron's book it's really bad
don't listen to what people tel you (i.e. it's hard)</p>
<p>it's not hard, it's just not even close to the real test</p>
<p>but chronic, if you master Barron's ten you master the test, no matter what.</p>
<p>CanadianGirl, you are doing okay; Take a deep breath and relax:)</p>
<p>Barrons Diagnostics is deliberately hard (I think) so that you can
give yourself a decent baseline. If you look at the Barrons raw
to scaled score you were not in the doldrums. You stand a good
shot at 800 if you have only 19 raw points off in the diagnostics. </p>
<p>What you are probably doing is after taking the BArrons diagnostics
looking up the raw to scaled score using CB's official conversion or
Spark or PR. That would be a mistake.</p>
<p>You need to <strong>Diagnose</strong> why you got the wrong answers- conceptual OR
time induced error; IF it is conceptual you have to review the appropriate
section and take one more test. IF it is time induced practice with a timer
repetitively until you get better.</p>
<p>Just be methodical and persevere :D</p>
<p>Many of the mistakes were small silly mistakes that were REALLY tricky. I've taken Pre calculus this year and done fairly well in it (mid A's). I just tend to forget somethings quickly. So, should I just use the Barrons only if I want an 800? Are there any other good books for reviewing (not tests)?</p>
<p>Nah...don't panic. Like other people have said, Barrons is hard. You could use Princeton Review, but I think Barrons will best prepare.</p>
<p>High quality tests are one of the best ways to review (with
strict test conditions); Though somewhat tougher than
Barrons you can try Rusen Meylani's books (any of them
on IIC or Level 2 math w/calculator). :)</p>
<p>You're not screwed!</p>
<p>I had major issues with Barron's as well. However, I took an old Math IIC test the day before the actual test, and found it MUCH easier.</p>
<p>i used kaplan :( hope i did well on the real one. scores in 2 days</p>
<p>hey what are all the diffrerent math tests they offer?</p>
<p>math level 1 and math level 2</p>
<p>Barron's is horrible.. it focuses on topics that aren't even tested on the actual exam. When I looked through it, I pretty much knew I was going to fail.
But.... when it came time for the actual Math IIC test in May, it was a piece of cake.
I ended up getting 800.</p>
<p>would a 780 on IC be considered a respectable score?</p>
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would a 780 on IC be considered a respectable score?
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Yes.</p>
<p>The actual Math IIC was so much easier than the Barron's tests. I did pretty horrible on the practice tests (getting at least 20 wrong/omitted each time) but I think I did really well on the real thing in May...</p>