<p>Need some help deciding</p>
<p>eh... Barron's is always my favorite for anything. I think its an individual preference.</p>
<p>I used Barron's for Bio and Kaplan for Math...
Kaplan has a reputation for being slightly easier than the real thing and Barron's is the opposite...So whatever you choose..
I have no idea about sparknotes.</p>
<p>i need help deciding if sparknotes is good for the Macth 1C</p>
<p>sparknotes all the way... I never really liked anything else.</p>
<p>For the Math IIC I suggest you find a good pre-calc book for learning the information, a barrons for practicing more difficult math and for programming tips, and sparknotes to practice taking Collegeboard-type tests. Watch out for typos and mathematically false statements in both sparknotes and barrons. No one book is good for IIC, I think. Here is a quick Pro/Con list for barrons and sparknotes:</p>
<p>Barrons
Pros:
-Points out (but does not cover in great detail) every type of math you will have to know for the test
-Difficult tests
-Teaches you how to program and to use calculators, which is <em>VERY</em> important for the IIC</p>
<p>Cons:
-Typos
-Difficult, sometimes unrealistic questions
-Does not go into much specific detail for mathematical concepts. (Hence the supplementary pre-calc book)</p>
<p>Sparknotes:
Pros:
-Somewhat realistic tests
-Teahes students basic mathematical concepts</p>
<p>Cons:
-Terrible typos, and proofs are sometimes wrong, and some answers given are wrong (because of their incorrect proofs)
-Does not delve into more abstract concepts that you might need on the test
-Neglects calculators</p>
<p>hmm... I have both Barrons, Kaplan and Sparknotes Math IIC books... Would you recommend I study for Kaplan and take practice tests from Sparknotes and Barrons since the latter 2 books have lotsa wrong answers,etc?</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>no...
using those books well will give you a good score
using the meylani for practice will give you an even better score</p>
<p>so you recommend studying from all three books and copmleting all sample problems?? if so, its gonna be really time consuming :(</p>
<p>Also, does it matter to Adcoms whether I take the math level 1c test or 2c test? does 2c look better?</p>
<p>which meylani book are you talking about ? is it 10 REALISTIC SATII MATH 2c test booklets?</p>
<p>15 realistic sat ii math 2c test (not booklets)</p>
<p>yes 2c looks better, unless you fail it (which you wont if you go the extra mile and study hard)</p>