<p>So I intend to take them in June. Now that you guys have taken them and see waht they’re like is a month enough to study for Math 1 & 2?</p>
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<p>Have you taken pre-calculus? If so, a single night is probably sufficient for an 800 if you’re good at math.</p>
<p>i think more than the knowing the questions or not knowing the questions you gotta be on your horse for one whole hour cause it sure doest not feel like an hour while your testing.</p>
<p>I’m in the last semester of PRecalc now being a junior. It’s really that easy? Some of these problems seem like they require a lot of outside of the box thinking.</p>
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<p>I haven’t really encountered any questions that I would consider to be requiring of creative problem solving; so yeah, I would consider it pretty easy if you’re competent at math.</p>
<p>well its NOT as easy as we make it hear because we’ve been thinking about it for hours and had moments of revelation -__-. the actual test is somewhat difficult and think so even though i have like a 100% in honors pre-cal . i guess you just CANNOT spend more than 30 seconds on a problem because each problem is worth the same and some of them are really tricky and cb throws some weird stuff at you sometimes.</p>
<p>Sweet. Thanks Turtle. I’ll start studying for Math 1 and 2 after the AP. Then I can spend Summer brushing up on PHysics for the October SAT.</p>
<p>I don’t think I would say it requires “outside of the box” thinking. How long you need to prepare really depends on how strong you are at math or how well you remember Trig/all that other stuff. I took it yesterday and plan on taking it again in October/November since I was really lost when it came to remembering trig >_< It’s not a very hard test though, and if you know how and when to use it, a calculator can solve most of the problems easily.</p>
<p>Is it important to have a TI 89 or is that just an unnecesarry luxury?</p>
<p>An 83 or 84 is fine</p>
<p>i confirm with neek. on the test, graphing calculators are your best friend. barrons gives you somewhat of a tutorial on how to mess with graphs and stuff but if you have to go on youtube and look at gc tutorials. because it shaves off alot of time on your problem solvings.</p>
<p>For an idea of the relative ease of getting 800 on this Subject Test, consider that even though the vast majority of college-bound students do not take any Subject Tests, over 17,000 students in the senior class of 2009 achieved a perfect score on Math Level 2.</p>
<p>Sweet! Math 2 and Physics are the only tests I was worrying about. Plus I’m also taking Math 1 as a backup. Now all I have to worry about it Phys :p</p>
<p>800’s on Physics are significantly rarer, but the curve is, likewise, quite generous (even more so, in fact). Because of that, I intend to self-study the Physics material this summer for the October administration.</p>
<p>I have a Baron’s for physics and I’m gonig to get the College Board SAT II book. I figure if I go through Baron’s thoroughly this summer I should be ok come October. What else si there to do.</p>
<p>By the way, Baron’s phys review is like 150 pages… It’s so short. It makes me feel like I should do more.</p>
<p>Also, Turtle how many SAT II’s are you taking… It seems like you’ve taken/are taking every one but languages.</p>
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<p>I intend to use Princeton Review. I have heard good things about its coverage of the material.</p>
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<p>Well, I took Chemistry, Math II, and Literature yesterday. Assuming I got 800 on Math II, in June I may retake Chemistry (an 800 seems unlikely for yesterday’s test) and Literature and may try Biology. Next October, I intend to take Physics and U.S. History, and possibly World History.</p>
<p>But silverturtle, why would you want to take that many subject tests?</p>
<p>Btw a general question to all: if I do not attain an 800 on my SAT Math IIc( it appears that I’ll miss it by a question 
), should I even bother to retake? I am going to retake the SAT Chemistry anyways (I bombed it yesterday lol), and I just want that 800 just for the sentimental value. But will it really matter for admissions/placement/etc.?</p>
<p>The difference in admissions between say a 790 and an 800 in Math IIC is diminutive, but there still is a difference.</p>
<p>If for some reason I missed the 800 on either of my subject tests yesterday, I’ll retake them in June.</p>