<p>how come most people seem to have 800's on this subject test? is it easy or is just that the people that take it are good at math?</p>
<p>You can have a raw score of 43/50 and still earn an 800.</p>
<p>Like the Math SAT I and... math in general... this exam can be prepared for and aced with a lot of practice.
And, you're right, most people who take Math II are decent to exceptional at Math.
Difficult for the former, easy for the latter.</p>
<p>I took it today for the alternate testing day, anyone else do that?</p>
<p>As kwu said, the curve is quite generous.</p>
<p>Can someone please tell me the difference between Math I and Math II?
And also whether one can submit both Math I and Math II scores as two of the three required sat subject tests for admission.</p>
<p>why is curve generous for math IIC anyways?</p>
<p>the math II is a joke because only the brilliant math students take it, and the curve is pretty generous as it has been noted. and on top of it the test itself isnt that difficult (if you know what you're doing) at all. i think the curve's generous because its supposed to be the "harder" test even though it is much harder to score better on the math I because if you miss 1, you already cant get an 800 most likely. i know someone who took both tests and got a 680 on math I and a 770 on math II</p>
<p>dont take the math I... colleges dont like to see it. if you're going to take a math subject test, take math II only (if you're prepared). dont do what my friend did. colleges want two-three subject tests in DIFFERENT subject areas (math, science, history, language...) not in the same area. you CAN submit math I and math II but DONT unless you have subject tests in other areas as well</p>
<p>so ez ~</p>
<p>yeah my friend took math I and math II in may. and that's it. i didn't understand his reasoning for taking math I since he's in calc ab.</p>
<p>I just finished taking Pre-Calculus in school this year, and I'm taking Math IIC in June, and I took a diagnostic test and it seems pretty easy. I mean, go over a few equations, and the rest could be left up to the graphing calculator. And with the generous curve, as many have said above, that's probably why it's easy to get a perfect score on this test.
And to ivy69, I believe Math IC doesn't have anything requiring Pre-Calc, and have much more geometry questions than Math IIC. Math IC is similar to the math section in the SATs.</p>
<p>wat if i plan to take both, or i already registered?
does it mess my application up by having both?</p>
<p>this is the easiest subject test by far.</p>
<p>I thought it was really easy. Plus it has a nice curve...</p>
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<p>I don't understand YOUR reasoning. I took Calc AB this year, along with the Math I and II subject tests. I currently have the equivalent of an A in Calculus, a 770 in Math I, but a 650 in Math II.</p>
<p>Math II tests Pre Calculus.</p>
<p>MY reasoning is that he's applying to TOP schools that require more than one subject test. He is in Calclulus. why should he take Math I? what's the point, seriously? it won't look impressive if he gets an 800 in Math I, unless he hasn't taken pre-calc. but he has and thus should have taken Math II only and taken Chem, Physics, Lit, or a history to show that he is proficient in another subject other than Math. I'm in calc and i'm taking Math II, physics, and US history. personally, IMO i feel that makes more sense than taking two math subject tests on top of AP Calc AB, BC exams, and SAT I math. i hope that clarifies my REASONING. ha</p>
<p>the reason the math curve is generous is because one from the average population--not the overachieving math II takers--would need a generous curve to reach 500. The CB realizes that it is not fair to score it harder because its curve would not be consistent with the CB target of 500, 500 being the score expected of an average student.</p>