<p>I'm not happy with my SATs from May, so I was thinking of trying math 2, but math isn't my strongest subject. I just took a practice test on sparknotes, without studying or anything, and I got a 670. How hard would I need to work to pull this up. I would suspect I'd do somewhat better with a little review, (I haven't taken math in a while), and I was working all day so I'm a little burned out, but I normally don't do much worse when I'm tired... I guess my questions are:</p>
<p>Do you think I can get it up?
How much?
Is it worth studying for math 2?
What do you suggest I do if I should go for it?</p>
<p>If there is one bit of advice that you should take it is that you need to EMBRACE plugging in. All math 2 problems are plugging in except a few black sheep. If you see variables plug in instantly it will help loads.</p>
<p>Your graphing calculator is the primary tool for this test. All equations that ask for a solution can be solved graphically (find the zeroes or intersections, etc). If you get the concepts and know the corresponding keystrokes for your calc, it SHOULD be a breeze. I say SHOULD because those “black sheep” can be really annoying and suck up your time. Skip those and get to those later.</p>
<p>I ve only taken the Math IIC once (800 first time). It definetly is worth it to study for the math ii. It only covers material up to pre-calc, but you would be surprised at how picky some of the questions are.</p>
<p>It’s so worth it to study. Get the Barron’s book. It covers all the topics you need to know. Focus on what you need to work on, and then review everything else if you have time. Knowing how to do the questions you have trouble on will save you a lot of time on the test. It also includes some calculator programs for your graphing calculator. I thought these would be useless, and ignored them until my friend looked at it and tried them out. They will save loads of time on the test if you get to know them. It has a diagnostic test and six practice tests (total of seven practices if you’re that willing), all of which are harder than the real test. </p>
<p>The Barron’s book is very challenging and makes the real test a total breeze. Seriously. I went from a 640 on the first Barron’s test to a 750-780 over two weeks (maybe 45 mins a day on average). I got an 800 on the real thing, easily.</p>
<p>Kaplan is much worse for Math Level 2. I took it back to my library and purchased the Barron’s. No regrets. Princeton Review is supposed to be good, but I really recommend Barron’s.</p>
<p>I strongly disagree with the people above me on graphing calculator.
do NOT spam your graphing calculator. I took the test with both graphing and scientific calculators and I did not use my graphing even once through the test. if you understand the concepts, then the “identify the graph” problems will be a breeze. And as for how to raise your score overall, there is no substitution for practicing. Do a bunch of practice tests (timed) and do correction each time.</p>
<p>So Barrons seems to be the best book? Even though people are pointing out that it contains a lot of errors? Should I get another book too? Maybe Kaplan or PR?</p>