Hey all,
So after scoring a 1570 on the main SAT (790 on Math), I’ve turned my attention towards preparing for the Math Level 2 tests, which I’ll take in June. I was originally going to give Bio along with it, but I’ve delayed that test till October to give myself sufficient time to prep for this exam.
Now the problem is, even though I consider myself good at Math and was able to study up to a 790 on the main SAT’s math section, I am not taking any beneficial math classes at school, and I’ll have to cover material like logs, 3 coordinate geometry, and trigonometric identities by myself (I’ve only taken one semester of Pre-Calculus so far).
Now what I need is good material from which I can learn this knowledge. Although I’m sure I can motivate myself to self-study, I won’t be able to do so without certainty that I’m using the best available resources.
Currently I’ve started working through the Princeton Review’s ‘Cracking the SAT Math 1&2 Subject Tests’ (borrowed from the library), but I think a lot of the material in the book is targeted towards Math Level 1.
Can someone who’s experienced with prepping for this subject test give me any tips that come to mind on what books/other resources to use?
Can someone who's taken the Math Level 2 Test (or is prepping for it) give me advice on how to prep?
I haven’t used it, but from what I’ve heard, Princeton Review lacks some topics. Still, it’s good if you’re learning some topics for the first time.
After you’re done with Princeton Review, I would highly recommend using Barron’s. Barron’s is much more harder than the actual test, but this is good because it’s prepares you well and makes the exam seem much simpler. (I would get in the 600s in Barron’s tests, but got an 800 is the actual one easily - that’s how hard it is)
With that, you could try taking official practice tests sometime before the exam just so you know where you stand.
@InfiniteLibrary Where can we find the official practice tests with the exception of the two tests from the college board book?
@annamom I don’t really think we could get it anywhere else other than from the collegeboard book
@pizzatom999 , what advice could you give me to get that kind of math score on sat I? I find the sat math very tricky and my average on practice tests is like 680-700. I want to have an 800.