Will studying for the SAT subject Math 2 also prepare me well for the ACT math?
Since Math 2 is considerably more challenging than ACT math, will it help me towards a 36 on ACT Math?
Both the tests have similar content, but you should definitely take a practice exam or two of the ACT math just to get a feel for the problems and the test structure. I must warn you though, a 36 is difficult to attain even with studying both tests, I did both and got a 32 ACT math.
I found Math 1 far more similar to ACT than Math 2.
Math 2 subject test math is very different than ACT math. The majority of ACT math is not precalculus based. Also math 2 is harder material imo.