<p>I've heard a lot about that Barron's book is harder than the real test/some materials are unnecessary and about good things about Princeton. Just wondering which one would you use? (taking the test in June, currently enrolled in precalculus =)</p>
<p>I used Barron's and got an 800. Use Barron's if you're aiming for 800, PR if you're aiming for 750+.</p>
<p>barrons blows don't use it</p>
<p>I studied mainly with Barron's and wound up with an 800. It's not bad to overprepare so you'll be ready for anything the real test throws at you - which is important if you're aiming for an 800. Also, working with Barron's really helped me get up to speed and I didn't have any issues with running out of time on the real test.</p>
<p>That said, Princeton Review has a few helpful formulas that are worth memorizing, and Barron's topic review is a bit confusing on things such as probability (and PR does a better job)...</p>
<p>Look at your school or town library to see if one of them is available. Then you could check out one and try it out - see if it works for you. Otherwise (or in addition) you can buy the other one. Good luck!</p>
<p>I took math2c back my sophomore year in 04 but I used Barrons and got a 780. The Barrons DEFINITELY overprepares you and I thought I was going to fail and then I did fine. It depends on what you need to work on - the test as a whole or how to pace yourself for those 10 last hard questions (if that's still the format).</p>
<p>Buy teh collegeboard book(specifically on Math)... there's like 4 practice tests which are really really similar to the real thing. I raised my score from 590 to 770 just by doing practice (and finally really understanding logs haha). </p>
<p>No, I'm not kidding.</p>
<p>Since u have a couple of months until u take the test, I'd suggest using both - first princeton, then barrons. Princeton does a better job of explaining the materials in comprehensible terms, while barrons covers more difficult materials. Go through the princeton first to familiarize urself with the test, and then go through barrons to crack some difficult topics. I'm not familiar with the collegeboard book, but I've heard that its practice tests were very similar to the real ones. I'd use that book as the final step of preparation.</p>