<p>Okay so I'm taking the Math II subject test next week, and I've been using the Barron's book for a couple of days now. It's not going too well.</p>
<p>I always thought I was pretty good at math, but my scores on these practice tests are freaking me out. I've heard that a 650 or so on Barron's is potentially a 800 on the real thing, but my scores aren't even that high.</p>
<p>I got a 505 on the diagnostic test, and I just took the first practice test and got a 550. </p>
<p>Do I have any chance of getting a 750+?? Any tips on how to improve? :/</p>
<p>YES, sit your ass down.</p>
<p>you have approx 1 week left till the test so what you do is take 2 tests a day from now until the test. After each test go look at all the mistakes you made and undeerstand why you made those mistakes so it wont happen again.</p>
<p>Once you finish the barrons questions strart doing questions from kaplans etc… many books can be found on amazon kindle downloadable. good luck</p>
<p>The good news is that SAT II tests lend themselves to studying much better than the reasoning ones. The other good news, is that the fact that you are taking the test at this time indicates that you’re a junior, so if you don’t like your score this time around you can take it again in the fall.</p>
<p>As for what you should do for this time around, I have to respectfully disagree with the previous poster. The test is really too broad to cram for, and if you take two practice tests a day for the next week you’re probably going to feel burned out and like you’re drowning in numbers by the time you take the real thing. My suggestion would be to study reasonably, but give yourself plenty of time to take breaks and recharge. Make sure you get plenty of sleep in the nights leading up to the test, and get a good breakfast that morning. Other than that just do your best not to freak out about it.</p>
<p>If you’re not satisfied with your score, put in time studying over the summer and retake it in the fall. If your score doesn’t go up significantly i would be pretty surprised, but even if it doesn’t, remember that in the grand scheme of your applications, and in the even grander scheme of life, your SAT II Math score really isn’t that big of a deal</p>