<p>Background/Disclaimer:Well, I've always been good at math & I will (I hope I don't sound pretentious here) be finishing up to the highest level of math offered at my school junior year (AP Calculus BC), so senior year I will have to take math at a local college or something. So this prep system has not been used by anyone yet, but I am just about 99.99999% certain it would definitely be effective for even those who are mediocre in Math. </p>
<p>Needed Materials
-Barron's SAT Mathematics Level 2 prep book
-Collegeboard OfficialSAT 2 Mathematics Tests Study Guide
-A graphing calculator ( I will not go into detail about this, but you must be able to use a graphing calculator well, it is a HUGE help on the exam)</p>
<p>Preparation
NOTE: if you are aware of Barron's difficulty level & number of tests, etc, you can skim this & move on to the study plan
I used the Barron's SAT Math Level 2 prep book to prepare, less because of content review (which is extremely great & worth checking out for the topics you are weak in), but more because of the practice tests in it. There is 1 diagnostic test & 6 tests in the back. So a total of 7 tests. It is also worth getting the Collegeboard's SAT subject tests in mathematics book, which includes 2 tests for the Math II test. This gives you a total of 9 tests. You should start preparing about 2 to 2.5 months prior to the test (I prepared about 2 weeks, but that was because I knew basically all the topics & was already scoring 800s on the collegeboard practice tests). You should take one of the Barron’s tests before doing any prep because it will scare you into overprepping, which is a good thing! On barron’s the highest score I got was a 760. My scores were: 640, 660, 700, 720, 760, 690, 680. On both the Collegeboard tests, I got 800s. These tests are easier than the test you will get on the test day; however, because they have recently made the test harder. This is why Barron’s is a must. </p>
<p>Study plan:</p>
<p>The week will start on Monday & end on Sunday</p>
<p>Week 1: Take the diagnostic test. You don’t have to go over the answer/explanations, since you don’t know a bunch of it most likely (unless you've had Pre-Calc) & won’t be able to understand the explanations. During the rest of the week, review Chapter 1 a little bit at a time, but finish it before the end of the week.</p>
<p>Week 2: Read Chapter 2 & 3 little by little each day & plan to finish them by the end of the week. </p>
<p>Week 3: It should take you 2 days or less to finish the last chapter, chapter 4, so do that. On the 3rd day, take the first practice test from Barron’s. After correcting it & understanding your mistakes, there is a nice way to organize the topics you missed on at the end of the test. Like it will tell you exactly which sections to review based on the questions you got wrong. Take note of those sections & review them by the end of the week. </p>
<p>Week 4: Take practice test 2 in Barrons & see which topics you are still weak in. Review those topics & make sure you are doing the practice questions. Take notes on important formulas & stuff you might forget. Also, learn to use a graphing calculator well, it will be essential for the test. Review the topics you missed during the week slowly by slowly.</p>
<p>Week 5:
Day 1: take the same diagnostic test from earlier.
Day 2: Review your answers & read the explanations carefully. After reading them, go back & redo all the problems you got wrong.
Day 3: Take the first Collegeboard test & review your answers.
Day 4: Redo the problems you got wrong in the Collegeboard test. If you got very few off, take the rest of the day off!
Day 5: Take barron’s practice test 3
Day 6: Check answers & understand explanations
Day7: Redo all the problems you got wrong & figure out the topics in which you are weak (the chart in the back will help you do this, as I said before)</p>
<p>Week 6:
Review all the topics that you identified you were weak in from the previous test. This should be done in 3 days.<br>
Day 4: Take practice test 4 & check answers & understand explanations.
Day 5: Redo all the problems & see the topics where you are weak
Day 6: Begin reviewing your weak topics, aim to get halfway through
Day 7: Finish reviewing</p>
<p>Week 7:
Day 1: Take practice test 5 & check answers;
Day 2: Understand the explanations behind each question;
Day 3: Redo all the questions you missed;
Day 4: After identifying the topics you are weak in from the previous test, begin to review them, finish by the end of the week</p>
<p>Week 8: Take practice test 6 & do the same as the previous week</p>
<p>Week 9:
Days 1-3: Review all of Chapter 1;
Day 4: Review Chapter 2; Day 5: Review Chapter 3;
Day 6: Review chapter 4;
Day 7: take a break!</p>
<p>Week 10:
Day 1: Take the second Collegeboard test. You should do very good on this one. Day 2: Check your answers & understand why you got them wrong.
Day 2: review chapter 1
Day 3:Review chapter 2;
Day 4: Review Chapter 3 &4;
Day 5: Make sure you have your batteries in your calculator charged, don’t forget anything important. GO TO SLEEP BEFORE 10ish! </p>
<p>Day 6: SAT day is here. Take the test, relax, you’ll do great! Scores are released the 3rd thursday following the exam.</p>
<p>Final Words
I hope this guide helps you guys prepare & feel free to modify it to suit your schedule. If anyone follows this guide, please do let me know how you do =)
BTW, I did receive an 800 & how I studied was similar to this, except crammed into about 2 weeks</p>