<p>Hi everybody,</p>
<p>I am a freshman right now. I am taking Pre-Calculus Honors. Now, people tell me that the SAT MATH IIC exam is just precalc and trig. Should I take the IC or IIC exam. I am a 9th grader, so I imagine if I do poorly on the SAT IIC exam, the coolleges wont care. This is important to know because I need to register and start preparing for the exam which I choose.</p>
<p>-xcalibur123</p>
<p>Colleges care ... about everything. They might let you have it "easy", but even so, you should show them that you're capable of doing well.</p>
<p>Why don't you take a diagnostic test for the IIC - or flip through a prep book - and see if you feel familiar with all the material? If you think you know all of it, I say, go for it.</p>
<p>In terms of precalc, I felt more comfortable taking the IIC after my course was finished (meaning June of the school year), so I had adequate review of trig and the basics of limits, sequences, and whatnot.</p>
<p>Based on my own experiences, I'd advise you to take IIC. I took Advanced Pre-Calc sophomore year and did Math IIC in June of that school year, just two weeks before the completion of the course. It didn't "cost" me anything score-wise.</p>
<p>umm, don't take it</p>
<p>if you're currently in AB calc and you're a freshmen, you have a few years dude. i'm gonna guess and say that even though you're currently in AB calc, you might have gone a bit fast in math up to this point and your grounding in pre-calc subjects, particularly trig, might not be the same as someone who's gone at a more normal pace and took pre-calc in junior year. chill out and focus on getting amazing grades. doing that consistently will make a much bigger impact on colleges in three years than having taken the IIC in your first year in high school.</p>
<p>lIf you love solving math problems, be sure to take the AMC 10 or 12 on January 31.<br>
<a href="http://www.unl.edu/amc/%5B/url%5D">http://www.unl.edu/amc/</a></p>
<p>It's a national contest; you'll be able to see how your score ranks against students your own age as well as older high schoolers. Only 10% go to the next level, the AIME. </p>
<p>If your school doesn't offer it, you can take it as a guest at another school.</p>
<p>Take a practice test (from the Real SAT IIs book) of both and see which test you do better on. If you're getting 700+ on either, go ahead and take it to get it out of the way! =)</p>
<p>i took it at the beginning of my year of precalculus (this november, soph year). i just flipped through a barrons book and did like the ten practice questions they have on collegeboard lol and i got 800. only one question i didnt know- about a matrix.</p>
<p>but thats just me. i am kid of fast so when i had to decide how to approach a certain problem if i didnt learn it yet (which was the case for a few probs), i still managed to finish. just flip thru a book and make sure you can handle it. oh and study the basic stuff like what an integer/whole number/rational number is etc. yes i kno that advice is beyond pathetic but you'd be surprised at how many people i know have worked hard to get the answer to a question but did not record it as the correct.. term? ok i am not making sense anymore lol good luck</p>
<p>"I am a freshman right now. I am taking Pre-Calculus Honors. Now, people tell me that the SAT MATH IIC exam is just precalc and trig. Should I take the IC or IIC exam."</p>
<p>As others have advised you, get the Real SAT IIs book and see how well you do on an actual previous exam. If you think you have a shot at scoring above 700, wait till near the end of your current course, meanwhile reviewing and overlearning with ALEKS </p>
<p><a href="http://www.aleks.com%5B/url%5D">http://www.aleks.com</a> </p>
<p>and practicing challenging problems on The Art of Problem Solving (Web site down today for upgrades to the excellent discussion forums) and you should do fine. </p>
<p>As midwesterner suggested, be sure to take the AMC 10 and AMC 12 tests </p>
<p><a href="http://www.unl.edu/amc/e-exams/e5-amc10/amc10.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.unl.edu/amc/e-exams/e5-amc10/amc10.html</a> </p>
<p><a href="http://www.unl.edu/amc/e-exams/e6-amc12/amc12.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.unl.edu/amc/e-exams/e6-amc12/amc12.html</a> </p>
<p>this year too. They won't hurt you at all, but might help you a lot to build up a good EC record in math. The registration deadline is SOON--sign yourself up and get independent proctoring if your friendly local public school won't administer the tests. </p>
<p>Good luck.</p>