<p>My son is currently taking Precalculus in school and will take the Math 2 subject test in June. He is a sophomore in hs and this will be his first "test that counts". He is a good math student but not "cutting edge". He is going to practice with a tutor (no, he is not the self motivated type) once a week before the June test. How many sessions should be enough to review all the Algebra 1, 2, Geometry and Precal (in addition to learning some test taking strategies) in time for the test?</p>
<p>I took it as a senior so I had to review everything. I simply learned the formulas and took the test less than a week after I began studying by myself. I didn’t get an 800 (got a 750), but it was more of a time management issue…make sure he moves through the problems fast enough. i had 6 blank when time ran out, so I think review shouldn’t take long. learning to time the test is more beneficial.</p>
<p>Bringing up this post again for some more feedback. I was thinking that 8 to 10 1 hour sessions on the Saturday’s before the test would be about right. He is currently a sophomore who, with no prep, got a 65 on the sophomore PSAT. He is capable of scoring in the high 700’s (since he is a good math student, likes math, is on the math competition team etc). He is not one of the those kids who will score high without review of the basics and some test taking strategies. How many tutoring sessions should I book for him? I have no experience with SAT 2’s. How long is the actual test?</p>
<p>50 questions in 1 hours</p>
<p>The Math II is 50 questions in 60 minutes. I’m in a similar situation with your son in that I am also a sophomore taking ap calculus.
I wouldn’t recommend getting a tutor at all because if your son is a good math student, the test should be easy enough. I would recommend buying several test books, especially Barron’s, and simply learning the content in the beginning and taking all of the practice tests. I feel like that’s a surefire way to get an 800, and all he has to do is become very familiar with the learning material in the beginning of each book.
The fact that you can skip or get wrong several questions on the Math II and still get an 800 makes the test much easer and a tutor unnecessary, in my opinion.</p>