<p>If I want to get above 750 (or even possibly an 800) on the Math II, how long should I study. Please answer from experience. Thanks.</p>
<p>You should simply know your stuff and have agility.</p>
<p>Study times can greatly vary between different people.</p>
<p>however long it takes you to memorise the laws of sines and cosines</p>
<p>dude, stop being difficult and give me an estimate. I'm not asking for answers that are precise to the second. gah.</p>
<p>lol .</p>
<p>I did 3 practice tests 2 days before the test and I got an 800. The curve is amazing.</p>
<p>If you have completed (or near to completed) a good precalculus course, I don't think that you will need hours and hours of studying. I did the ridiculously abbreviated version--about 1 hour to skim the prep book and write down all the formulas that I didn't know/had forgotten, and then MAYBE another hour memorizing them. It worked out okay for me--I got a 770 (and no, that isn't a 30th percentile for the Math II). If I was making suggestions, I would be a little less lame about it--I would say take a practice test, score it and see what you need to work on, do a bit of studying, and take one more practice test. Maybe 5 or 6 hours? Possibly more if your curriculum hasn't prepared you very well. It's hard to make a prediction for another person, but that's my best shot.</p>
<p>If you've taken pre-calc, an hour to two should suffice. The curve is tremendous so a high score shouldn't be too hard to get.</p>
<p>what if i finish the entire kaplan book whihc has (4 practice tests) and review them? shud i be able to get an 800.i was in a good pre calc course.</p>
<p>There is a huge curve. I took it in December, am in Calc BC. Probably could have taken it last year in Trig/Calc A. Got an 800. Studying, it's really just everything you've learned so far. An hour or two memorizing formulas, take 1, maybe 2 practice tests. An intense week should be more than enough, if you do at least an hour everyday. Good luck.</p>
<p>1.5 practice tests the day before => 800.</p>
<p>Just know your strengths. If you traditionally do well on standardized math tests, it won't be that bad. If not, then you'll need to put in more time.</p>
<p>Would the Barron's book be enough info/practice for an 800?</p>
<p>just review precalc. i studied like 3 hrs per week for a month and got a 780. speed</p>
<p>I took three practice tests in total (two from Barron's and one from CB). I did not do any review.</p>
<p>Yes. Get the barron's book, take a timed practice test, if you get above 41 or so of them right then ill say youre on your way to an 800. If you can't do that well, then don't freak out. Just buy a normal math II book and practice from there. However if you can get a >41 on the barron's book (timed, mind you) then study whatever you didn't from there. Its significantly harder. I was laughing at how easy the test was after using barrons</p>
<p>i did barron's diagnostic. got like 30 right without trying, and then got 800 on the test. i did no more prep.</p>
<p>it's really subjective to your skills.</p>
<p>Im taking pre-calc over the summer at Clumbia, and plan on studying for 2-3 months, do high 700's sound realistic?</p>
<p>I don't get it. </p>
<p>I've been practicing 3 hours a night for the past week and a half, and I can't manage to get above a 650 on the math II practice exams.</p>
<p>In fact, I have not gone one point higher or lower since I began studying.</p>
<p>Oh well, there go my chances of getting into a good school. I need to get at least a 750 on this exam to even be considered at Carnegie Mellon, with my other stats.</p>
<p>Err, if you're in your second year of calculus but can't remember the double angle formula rules for tangent, is that a good sign?</p>
<p>Get Barron's, take all the practice tests, and then realize that Barron's will be a lot harder than the actual thing and that you'll do great.</p>
<p>I'd say 5-6 hours of studying/taking practice tests is all you need.</p>