<p>I went almost 10 minutes overtime, for the total of 70 minutes. I felt that some questions were more challenging than I thought they would... So, should I work on my pace or should I just not worry about it since Barron's is notorious for making harder practice tests?</p>
<p>Do not worry.</p>
<p>Try to work within the time. Your score, despite your taking longer than the standard time, still indicates a strong potential for scoring 800 on the real thing, though.</p>
<p>Well, from what I’ve heard, Barron’s over prepares you for the SAT II Math subject test. </p>
<p>It’s certainly not the fact that the topics are hard- it’s just that Barron’s almost forces you to use your calculator and complicates questions. I’m taking it this Saturday- I got a 680/710/700 on three practice exams from Barron’s, but received an 800 from the official college board SAT II handbook. I’m also taking AP Calculus BC and qualified for AIME for the past three years. </p>
<p>From my experience, your score from Barron’s doesn’t indicate your actual score at all. Try using other books and be sure that you know your Pre-Calculus/Trig well. </p>
<p>P.S Does anyone know if you can use a TI-89 for the SAT II Math?</p>
<p>Yes you can use a TI-89. Which IMO isn’t fair…I used it and it made the test so much easier. </p>
<p>And if you qualified for AIME, unless you were a lucky guesser (which is unlikely three years in a row haha) or something, you’re probably going to get an 800. I say this because I tried and did not qualify for two years for AIME and easily breezed through Math II.</p>
<p>let me tell you man
the barrons test is beast when compared to the real test
typically, people who regularily break even 700 score 800 on the real test
no worries</p>
<p>So how did the exam go for everyone? </p>
<p>I thought it was really easy, though I did get 4-5 E’s as the answer for the last few questions.</p>
<p>I don’t think it was THAT easy, but it was reasonably easy, definitely easier than Barron’s practice tests.</p>