<p>use pr book. it pwns. it got me a 800</p>
<p>Thanks you guys!</p>
<p>I have another question. For those of you who got 800s, what math were you in when you took the SAT II? Did you do well in that class? </p>
<p>Because, I mean, if you already have a really strong basis in math, then it's probably not the prep book that's helping. It's your brain.</p>
<p>So, are you just really good at math?</p>
<p>AP Calc BC. So maybe.</p>
<p>Why is there so much negative feedback on the Barron book. It can't be that much harder than the real thing and isn't over preparation good since you would know everything needed</p>
<p>lol gluck with that kid.</p>
<p>Icer, your reasoning doesn't work. Think of it this way. You go into a test such as a Calculus test or maybe even an AMC. You know all you need to know to get a perfect score, but the way they ask a question is not to your liking. This is what the Barron's book does. Also, it'll ask you some really hard trig function problems that I don't care to remember. </p>
<p>Barron's gets the reputation of being harder, but people are mostly hitting 800's with it, so there's a balance.</p>
<p>Once again, you have got two options:</p>
<p>(1) You don't have much time and/or want to get the best possible score with a minimum of work</p>
<p>(2) You have got at least two months to practice and want to be sure to get a perfect score</p>
<p>If option (1) applies to you, you are better of with PR and Kaplan and whatever - I don't know. If you think (2) fits you, then Barron is definitely the best choice. Barron is really hard, you have to know stuff that will never appear on the real test. Still, you will learn how to solve every possible question. Barron teaches you the general method to solve problems. Plus, it really draws profit from your your graphing calculator.</p>
<p>To make a long story short: Barron needs time, but is (almost) a guarantee for a 800</p>
<p>Well I am planning on doing the math next school year so I would have the whole summer to review my Barron's book so I should have more than enough time. If only I can shake off that nasty procrastination thing.</p>
<p>Btw What are the stuff in the Barron's book that will not show up in the real test.</p>
<p>i think they all show up</p>
<p>dude there's no point of studying barrons for the math II i used pr and kaplans and rusen melyani's ti-83 calc with the SAT Math II book (gr8 book look for it on amazons) and got an 800 and i'm only in precalc this yr the barrons book is basically a waste of time, unless u just want to enrich ure brain a bit more just use the others (i looked at sparknotes its very good too) u can easily get an 800 (well not easily, but will diligent study of pr and kaplans and with some practice tests) without barrons, dont bother with it btw, the pr book that u want it the one thats for the math i and ii (it tells u which parts r only for math i, and which are only for math ii, inside they dont hav books for the individual tests) if u hav any more qs, just ask here or pm me</p>
<p>i at first was going to used barrons but that scared the crap out of me because it was just really overwhelming
i ended up using kaplan
and prepared for maybe two weeks before
im not taking math this yr and had precal 2 years ago so i was really worried but ended up with a 780</p>
<p>I just finished looking at Sparknotes math level 2 test prep and it is a lot different from my Barron's book. Why is there so little stuff in the Sparknotes test prep. I know you said that Barron's is hard but atleast they have alot of examples.</p>
<p>I was just looking at the Dec. Math II thread where they discussed the answers to questions, and I was like ????</p>
<p>I seriously didn't remember how to do some of the problems.</p>
<p>Will the prep books really help? I mean, do they teach basically from scratch?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>i got 800 after giving up on a barron's test... unless you have forever to prepare for iic, don't do barron's. it's just not realistic. i was in calc bc when i took the actual test, which was annoying cause the test had nothing to do with that</p>
<p>as far as learning from the prep books is concerned, i don't know.. i think they should be good enough for reviewing though, sparknotes helped me remember all that conic sections stuff</p>
<p>Use the Princeton Review book. I got an EASY 800 on the october test as a junior with it. I had taken trig and college algebra (which I guess are like pre-calc) the year before, but PR taught me stuff I didn't learn, like probablity and some statistical things. Also, its practice tests are very similar to the real thing; they even look alike. Good luck! :)</p>
<p>which is the best book to REVIEW for iic ? I don't care about the practice tests.. I need the most thorough review section for iic because I don't know if I've learned all the concepts</p>
<p>dooit: best review is actually ur basic knowledge of precal/alg2 + practice. If you know all the basic concepts, you will easily make 750+. If you want higher, you need to practice on your speed. I know classmates of mine who got 780/770's who thought precal honors was breeze(A+), while I got an 800 and struggled to get an A-. I believe I took the 2 months out of my leisure time on the weekends to take an hour of practice tests, while they didnt. THE POINT IS: review is 25% of the struggle. The other 75% is practice. BTW. any review book is good, whether the extremely difficult barrons or the super easy kaplan.</p>
<p>does the MathII have any calculus on it? My GC's is telling me not to take it after precalc cause there's calculus in it, but I think it's only because our school's math classes aren't that good... Will I have enough time to study if I take the test at the end of this year, after precalc?</p>
<p>There's no calc in 2c..
Right after precalc is the best time you can take it.</p>
<p>I took the test in Dec. Senior year and got an 800. I didn't study at all because I didn't have time, although I kinda tried to use the strategies for the SAT Math on the regular SAT. But I didn't really study for that either, I'm really bad at studying for the SAT. I was in Calc though, so I suppose it's probably the course/way I think, not my prep work because there wasn't any.</p>