<p>Hi I signed up for the Math IC May 6 (2 weeks from today) and I just started prepping today (yes I know a little late but I've been busy). I would consider myslef a pretty bright math student according to CC standards. I bought the princeton review book and it has both tests so to start off I decided to take a Math IC and Math IIC without any prep to see which I would score higher on. My experiment proved nothing as I scored 680 on both tests. I understand that a 680 on the IIC is a much lower precentile then on the IC. I believe that I can raise my score to at least a 760 on both. My question is, would a highly competive college rather see a 760 on IC (high 90th percentile) or a 760 on IIC (probably ~60th percentile). Thanks.</p>
<p>I think that the Math IIC test will look better because it tests more advanced material than IC-like trig and precalc.</p>
<p>"I would consider myslef a pretty bright math student according to CC standards."</p>
<p>Then you should definitely take IIC, and of course IIC would look better to a competitive college.</p>
<p>I am very good at math, but seeing as I haven't taken Pre-Cal..I am sticking w/ Math IC...but that's just me. Do whatever you feel confident with.</p>
<p>If the words sine, cosine, and tangent confuse you, stick with the Math IC.</p>
<p>760= 76th percentile and not 60th and i am sure about that because a friend of mine got 760 and his percentile was 76%. About your question, i would advice you strongly to go for mathh IIC, if you are sure you will get more or less the same score as in math Ic. i will give you an analogous situation for you to have a clearer idea of the situation: who do you think is a stronger team, the one which is in the first 10% of the second cathegory, or the team that is in the top 24% of the first cathegory, wich is undoubtfully a much harder cathegory than the former one? its more or less the same situation... now it's up to you and decide what to take and i hope you will take the right decision...</p>
<p>Wait, Math IIC has pre-cal or more harder material? What kind of material is on Math IIC?</p>
<p>It's mostly trig.</p>
<p>What kind of trig. ? Like Calculas Trig? Or just Trig. in general?</p>
<p>Check this out:</p>
<p>Thanks that was helpful!</p>
<p>:) . . . .</p>
<p>Take Math 2 if you're completing Pre-Calc/Trig. It's curve is much more generous -- you can miss 6-8 and still obtain an 800, whereas each missed problem on Math 1 is minus 20-30 points.</p>
<p>Colleges don't care about percentiles, just the score, so a 750 is a 750. Of course, a student applying to an engineering program, or a school like MIT or CalTech will need Math 2. </p>
<p>Note, for California residents: the UCs no longer accept Math 1.</p>
<p>dont feel too bad, i havent started studying yet...</p>
<p>So, if I want to take Computer Science , I should take Math IIC?</p>
<p>Yeah, definitely.</p>