Self Studying Math IIC possible?

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<p>I am currently a senior and I plan to take two subject tests in November, one of them is Math IIC.</p>

<p>I am currently taking Pre-Calculus and we won't learn any trig until the spring so I am trying to find ways to study for the IIC.</p>

<p>The reason I am taking the IIC is because I heard the curve is more lenient than IC and because I am aiming to apply to a fair amount of reaches. A high score on Math IIC is better than IC according to what I heard. By the way, math is my favorite subject and I usually understand new concepts fairly quickly but thats just me. </p>

<p>I searched around the forums and internet for some information but nothing much came up. Is there any resources that are good for self studying for the IIC? Is a month sufficient time for preparing for the test or should I just take the IC instead?</p>

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<p>How is it that you're in pre-cal without having learned trig? I did that in 11th and have pre-cal as a senior.</p>

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<p>It's possible, although I didn't study for it at all and still got 800:)</p>

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<p>what books should I use for sat 2 math level 2 - barrons? pr?
i took barrons diagnostic and i failed :(</p>

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<p>Barrons...and everyone takes the diagnostic and fails in barrons... people have said that if you average about a 25 raw score on barrons you have a great chance of getting an 800............</p>

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<p>^Yes, Barron's is intentionally hard, but hard for a good reason. The more "accurate" scores would be reflected in the SparkNotes (yes, SparkNotes) prep book. A caveat to Barron's, however, is that some of the material in the practice tests are disproportionately represented as opposed to the real test. I don't remember more than 1 or 2 imaginary numbers questions on the real test, for example, whereas some of the Barron's tests would have 3 or even 4 of those. I would still go with Barron's just because its better to be over prepared than under, but just don't get discouraged when you see scores of 600 on the practice tests.</p>

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<p>So Barrons is enough to learn all the stuff I need to do well on the test if I have no knowledge of pre-calc or trig?</p>

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<p>yes, it's enough....</p>

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<p>Barrons is good for practicing, not necessarily learning. For a lot of people, practicing=learning, but if you can't understand the base concepts, I would suggest borrowing from the library a PR book or such to understand, then try some of their practice problems. After you have the hang of it, have at it with the Barrons problems.</p>

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<p>I agree. Barron's would be a little intense if you'd never had the material before. PR is great for ind study b/c it does a better job of teaching, but Barrons is the goto book once you've learned the material.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>