<p>I'm pretty good at math. I always get high A's in math honors, but I haven't taken pre-cal yet, only algebra 2 so far. I really want a 800, so when would be the best time for me to take it. I rather take it earlier than later because I want to focus on other subject tests so I rather get it over with, but the most important thing is an 800. How difficult is it? How many can you miss and still get a perfect score? Would you recommend studying for it or just do a set of practice problems? Any advice is greatly appreciated! Thanks!</p>
<p>Math II is known to have a more generous curve than Math I.</p>
<p>Definitely don’t take it until you’ve had pre-calc. You can miss five or six and get an 800.</p>
<p>An 800 on math is so “common” that if you get it you are in the 90th percentile. Definitely take pre- calc, and I believe if you take Calc the test will be extremely easy.</p>
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<p>I would suggest taking it before you take Calc [but after pre-calc]. Unless you have a steel-trap memory, you’ll probably forget most of what you learned in pre-calc as you learn material in calc that has little use on the test.</p>
<p>I took it without precalc but the math curriculum in my school was really rigorous. You can score an 800 after going through a review book once or twice. Remember to do the practice tests though, that’s pretty much what you’re paying for when you buy these things.</p>
<p>*Also, there’s gonna be at least one question on how to use your calculator. When I took it, it was how to use the linear regression feature on your calculator.</p>
<p>Hmm I think you should def take the Pre-Calc class before taking the SAT II for Math II exam. I also reviewed using Princeton Review and did some of the practice problems, and still got an 800.</p>
<p>but really the precalc class helps a lottttt. 
good luck!</p>
<p>I didn’t study very much (I didn’t know anything on probability, statistics, or parts of pre calc because at that point, we didn’t cover it yet) and still ended up with a 760. Very happy. Not very hard to get a 800 don’t worry.</p>
<p>Pre-cal did help, but my advice is get a graphing calculator and use it, A LOT!!! It saved me quite a bit of time in answering and checking my answers. </p>
<p>Practice and get to know the types of questions. And whatever you do, rely primarily on Barron’s, because their math courses are unrivaled.</p>