<p>I won't be taking Algebra 2/Trig until the first semester of Junior Year. While I plan on taking the tests later on, I was wondering if it is possible to do well without having taken that class?</p>
<p>for SAT reasoning math, I don't think you need trig - or do u?</p>
<p>I took the ACT without taking Alg 2/Trig as a sophomore and it really killed my math score. Brought me from about a 30 to a 23.</p>
<p>I'm really only planning on taking the ACT at the end of my sophomore year to see where I stand. I can pick and choose which to send, correct?</p>
<p>Bump??????</p>
<p>I did same deal, it doesn't matter. You won't know all the stuff like functions and parabolas till like the MAY SAT, but if you do prep it will solve that.</p>
<p>Um, I'm sure you can... but I would go over the math sections in the prep book very well. They have a few advanced topics...</p>
<p>yes. the sat is designed to test people's reasoning and logic. </p>
<p>The test is not designed to test specific knowledge. well....sorta (not counting grammar)</p>
<p>for ACT u should probably take the class before taking it because it deals with that type of mathematics. SAT maybe not, but u should be able to answer "story problems" as they say in alg class.</p>
<p>I think taking the classes would help you--expose you to the material and show you how it works before the test.</p>
<p>I took it after taking a semester of AP Calc BC and got a 780 in math. Another girl in my class that semester took it and got a 650. It's really about test taking and logical ability than it is about how far you've gotten in the cirriculum. Practice always helps, though.</p>
<p>People I know in high math classes (AP) that did well almost always did well on the SAT. People in lower classes ALG II did not do quite as well. I bet there is a correlation</p>