<p>Hi and thanks for opening this :)
I am taking SAT Math level II in November, but I don't have a graphical calculator, only a scientific one. Here, in Kyrgyzstan, there is no place from where I could buy/borrow one :(
Will this decrease my chances of getting a 700+ dramatically?
What is the maximum score I can get without a graphical calculator?
Thanks.</p>
<p>Almost all of the problems can be solved without a graphing calculator, although it may be helpful or necessary for a few problems. I got an 800 on Math II and only used the graphing calculator for a couple problems.</p>
<p>Woah, Kyrgyzstan. Had to look that up.
Collegeboard says you don’t need one, but honestly it would be 10 times tougher without one. You’d have to draw a triangle to figure out what the sin of the angle 210 is, for example, when you can just click 4 buttons on a calculator. It’s doable, but you really need one…</p>
<p>Well…scientific calculators can also evaluate trig functions. The only problem occurs if you need the graphing capability or some other advanced function (e.g. a question where you need to graph the equation, or a 5th degree polynomial whose roots are all irrational or nonreal). In most cases, you won’t need advanced calculator functions since there often tends to be another solution.</p>
<p>You can solve every single question on the test without a graphing calculator. For all the practice tests, I solved them without even using a calculator, and the questions tests conceptual things anyway. Don’t even waste your money buying one for the SAT subjects. It’s not necessarily if you actually know how to do the math.</p>