Is It True That Barron's SAT IIC Math Is Bad?

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<p>When I say bad, I mean, will it over prepare you so much that you won't learn or that you won't know how to do the problems on the actual test that are supposed to be easier than barrons? I don't have a problem with understanding barron's and doing super well on their practice tests. My concern is whether or not I would be able to do well on the actual SAT test because I prepared for the unlikely questions from barrons.</p>

<p>I hope this made sense. If not barron's, what would be the best sat IIC math book in your opinion? Thanks</p>

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<p>I bought a barron's book, I seriously regret it. I can't even break 650, and when I grade myself it's really depressig. I bought it thinking that it's better to over prepare, but most of the questions are things that we didn't even do in class when we were learning that chapter. So it's not like it tests you on more things, or is more expansive or anything, it's that they are harder things, where not only do you need to know the basic info, you also need to know how to solve that problem. So you either have to get used to and learn all the kinds of problems they ask, or be advanced in math where you can take basic knowledge and apply it to ANY type of question.</p>

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<p>I have the Barron's Book, and I'd say it is much harder than the actual test. But in my opinion, it is good practice and an ego-deflater :P.</p>

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<p>Try Meylani. For me, it seemed much more relevant. It's "hard," but it teaches you the correct way to think. I used Barrons and it taught me next to nothing... It's probably a matter of how your mind operates. Barrons just wasn't the book for me.</p>

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<p>I want to know the same...I bought it after hearing everyone said it's the best since you automatically get an 800 if you go through it...but I'm not learning anything and I need to brush up on so much...in only one week. I dont think ill even break 700</p>

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<p>i thought it was a really good resource.</p>

<p>it's hard, but the over-preparation really helped me.
I got a 790, and my 2 friends who used it both got 800.</p>

<p>but i will warn you...there is a lot of information that they teach you that is not on the test, and it DOES GET CONFUSING...
BUT if you work through most of the book and take the time to do the practice tests, it really helps!</p>

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<p>Barron's allowed me to get an 800.</p>

<p>Don't be depressed if you can't get above a 700 on the Barron's practice tests though. The questions in the Barron's are similar to some the hardest questions you'll encounter on the actual test, so it does prepare you really well if you are familiar with the easy questions and need the edge that allows you to answer the hard ones. If you can break 700 on Barron's then you have a good chance at getting an 800 on the real exam.</p>

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<p>It's not always true. My D broke 720-730 on Barrons but she did not break 800.</p>

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<p>I got at 800 just this October and I think that the Barron's book didn't help at all. Every question I could have answered due to the lessons in PR. Barron's just made me nervous and study more...which I guess in a way is an indirect way to help you score. I believe it really just depends on the person though.</p>

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<p>Barron's is a good book to go through if you have alot of time. If you only have a week or two, buy the college board book SAT II Math and take practice tests. I didn't study for math at all, until the night before. I had the Barron's book with me, but it would have taken too long. So I looked at all my notes from Pre-Calculus and Algebra 2 from school and went through each of the college board questions. </p>

<p>On Practice Tests I couldn't break the 690 mark.</p>

<p>On the actual SAT II I got a 750.</p>

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<p>barron's was such a waste of time for me. the practice tests were fun in a way just because i sort of like math, but i honestly don't feel like they helped at all. if you understand math and payed attention in your precalc class you should be able to do fine without the book (especially since it throws all these random formulas at you that you honestly don't need to know).</p>

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<p>bottom line
__________________________ = Barron's sucks....</p>

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<p>"It's not always true. My D broke 720-730 on Barrons but she did not break 800."</p>

<p>I don't think many people break 800:)</p>

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<p>On Barron's I could hardly break 600. I got 770 on October.</p>

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<p>"I don't think many people break 800"</p>

<p>10% of all those who take the test get 800!</p>

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<p>I mean on CC, Math Subject test is considered to be the easiest one to get 800. Not in D case, she did very well on Bio and Literature. The whole reason why I suggested D to take SAT Math 2c because I've heard on CC that it has a generous curve, easy to get 800 if you break 720 on Barrons. Either the people on CC are lying or D was not lucky with the test.</p>

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<p>Math IIC, many and I do mean MANY people get 800. Is it worth looking at Barron's tests? Yes, as it will seriously push you to your limits. Is it worth studying the materials they teach you? No, as everything you need to know for IIC, you probably already know.</p>

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<p>The humor in the "breaking 800" comment is that "breaking" a number means scoring over that number, which is impossible with an 800, since that's the maximum score. </p>

<p>Which (nice segue!) I got after using both the Barron's and the Blue Book (official College Board book) to study for the Level 2. The difficulty was higher than that of the test, but it was definitely worth it - if you do well on a Barron's test, you'll do fine on the real thing.</p>

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<p>I agree with aquamarine, meylani is way better than barrons</p>

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<p>USE BARRON’S</p>

<p>it prepares you well. I used Barron’s for all my SAT II’s</p>