<p>I'm taking the new SAT's this march, and I have not taken any SAT2's as of yet. </p>
<p>I'm a Junior in HS, taking Physics B AP and USH 2AP. I'm much more a math/science person, and prefer not to take the USH SAT2. I am, however planning on taking the Physics B SAT2.</p>
<p>Since the AP exam is adminstered in May, I figured I should take the SAT2 around then as well. Although, I want to take at least 3 SAT2's for College. I'm planning on taking Math IC, IIC, and Physics.</p>
<p>I'm not sure if I should take Math IC or IIC, along with the Physics SAT2, this May. I'm currently taking Precalc H, and took Algebra 2 H last year. </p>
<p>There are only 3 test dates left for SAT/SAT2's, March/May/ and June. March only SAT1 is given - and i'm taking the new one. And i'm planning on taking the SAT1's again in June to make sure my score is on par, and maybe study more from March-June. That leaves May for SAT2's, I figured three may be too much in one day, let alone 2Math SAt2's and 1 Physics. Although I want to Early Decision to Columbia. Anyone have any suggestions?</p>
<p>EDIT: Also, would Math IC and IIC be considered as One SAT2 for colleges. Would they prefer three complete different subjects?</p>
<p>if you really want to make sure you can take both and see which one you do better and stuff
but 2c is not that harder than 1c(specially you're a math/science person) and a curve is a lot more generous. also colleges (specially if you wanna go SEAS) prefer 2c</p>
<p>i wouldnt. just some practices test on iic would be good and if precalc was not-so-hard for you, you will hit (AT LEAST) 700 in a couple practice test (if not on the first one)</p>
<p>also colleges can consider ic and iic as seperate subjects(i know a dude who did that), but not a good idea..</p>
<p>What kind of student are you in math? I took IIC without any prep and got a 780, and I'm no CC-style mathematical genius. In fact, I was 9 months removed from my last math class. I believe that IIC has a ridiculously easy curve, because when I took it I omitted 3 and probably got a few others wrong. If you're moderately good at math (700+ satI, "A" student), you should be able to get a pretty high score without much trouble. I don't know much about the IC except for that the curve is fairly harsh in relation to that of the IIC.</p>
<p>Thanks. I was wondering about this too just today. I'm a soph in Calc BC tho I skipped most of Precalc so I was wondering whether to go for IIC, but I think I should be able to handle it after AP exams are over.</p>
<p>The best advice I can give you is to get the College Board's Real SAT II book and simply take a Math I and II test to see how you feel about them. Make sure you score them with the curve provided in the book.</p>
<p>A lot of my students who are in precalc or calc classes score BETTER on the Math II than the Math I simply because of the generous curve.</p>
<p>If you're taking precalc, you should definitely take IIc. The most advanced stuff on the IIc is limits - really simple ones, that involve canceling a common factor then substituting. There's also less direct plane geometry questions (a good thing for me - I despise geometry) but some questions (like trig ones) assume you know plane geometry.</p>
<p>I don't see any reason to take the Ic if you're taking the IIc. I think the best mix of SAT IIs is one math, one science, and one humanities (history, language). I would recommend the Writing one but that's included in the new SAT now.</p>
<p>If you're fairly mathematically oriented, you shouldn't need much prep. Just get the CB's Real SAT IIs book and do some practice tests. Personally, I got the Kaplan book, immediately took both IIc practice tests and scored 800 on both, so I didn't bother reading the book. I can also attest to the IIc's easy curve as opposed to the Ic.</p>
<p>I'm a pretty good Math student. I took the AMC 12A's this year and scored a 93. I mean, it's not getting me to the AIME's but it's a pretty decent score I think. Yeah Precalc is pretty easy for me.</p>
<p>Thanks for the help, I think i'm going to take the IIC this May along with Physics SATII. As for the humanities/language SAT I don't have any that I can think of to take. I've taken two years of Spanish in HS and reached Spanish 3. [That probablly won't mean much because it's based on the school district?] But that was Freshman/Sophmore year and I'm now a Junior. The writing on the new SAT PSAT's I scored a 700 on the Writing, Should I just go for SAT 2 Writing?</p>
<p>Well, it may have something to do with where you intend to apply for college. Colleges that require SAT II's (a minority) have varying rules for ones needed. Many of those are going to require two next year if you submit the new SAT although some will still require three. Some will no longer take the Math IC -- for example, all the UC's. Many state that they will only accept one test from the same subject; in other words, they will take either the Math IC or the Math IIC but will not count both because they are the same subject. If you take the Math IIC and Physics, it is likely you will meet the requirements of all schools that will require two SAT II's and will avoid any issue as to whether the IC will be accepted. For Columbia, if you have the new SAT I, then you need only two SAT's; those can be any two but they must be in DIFFERENT subjects, unless you are applying to engineering in which case one must be a math and the other Physics or Chemistry. Thus either math is OK for there but you should assume that you may need to apply to other colleges.</p>
<p>Thank you so much. Yes, i'm hoping to ED to Columbia Fu Foundation SEAS. As for other colleges I'm hoping Renessenlear, Carnegie Mellon, and some more - I still need to do plenty of research. Thanks for the help everyone.</p>
<p>LoJT -
no more SAT II Writing - it has been replaced by the New SAT (with the essay). I agree with only taking 2 SAT II's at a time. </p>
<p>The language SAT II's are difficult to score well on unless you are a native speaker or have taken a minimum of 3 years of the language - 4 is better. That leaves literature and the history courses - US and World. I would spend some time researching which tests are actually required by the schools currently on your list; you may be ok with Math II and Physics.</p>
<p>I don't think AMC and SAT II Math IIC directly compares. AMC is supposed to test how well you UNDERSTAND how math works, and IIC tests how well you KNOW math.</p>