<p>I am so disappointed of the Math II Test......................</p>
<p>I used the Barrons book to study....and the material was relatively hard....also the practice tests had like vectors, variation, and logic....</p>
<p>I spent so much time and energy learning all these things.......</p>
<p>And when I take the test, I find out nothing of the sort is on it...........It was very basic.......something i could have aced without studying...</p>
<p>The big problem with Barrons is that the authors assume its okay to waste people's time by overpreparing one with non-test material that one'd be much better off learning from a textbook. Get PR.</p>
<p>lol...thanks sam....wish i knew that before taking the test..........a member from this very forum told me barrons was the best choice...</p>
<p>hey you never knew what was on the test. It's unpredictable. What if there were some harder problems??? Life is unpredictable.</p>
<p>I had a similar experience with AP Physics. I took it without knowing how hard it would be.</p>
<p>I had a question about standard deviation on mine. Very easy if you know how to do it, but as someone with no stats knowledge at the time, that question threw me for a loop. I stand by Barron's. Yes, it's overkill, but better safe than sorry, I feel. Also, most people on this forum (at least from my observations) recommend taking a practice test from Barron's and just reviewing the questions you got wrong. </p>
<p>But even still, if you killed the exam and got your 800, what's to worry about? :)</p>
<p>so? now you know some interesting math. NOT a total waste</p>
<p>Well, at least you got the 800! Plus now you know other types of math.</p>
<p>For the Math Test,studying Barrons book is a waste of time.I finished Princeton's Math I & II in 3 days and got 800.</p>
<p>That's a pretty weird reaction. Most people who are over-prepared and end up doing really well are glad that they were so prepared. They don't wish they had studied less. </p>
<p>It's better than the alternative though, right?</p>
<p>Then, there are people who want to do as little work as possible in order to achieve a satisfactory score, then whine about it even when they are successful...</p>
<p>I share your disappointment, but knowledge is power. (unless you lose it because of your disappointment...)</p>
<p>I'm really strong in math, and Barron's just irritated me because it asked complicated questions involving things I'd never seen before like using an equation to find the shortest distance between two lines or something. One question on standard deviation won't kill you because you can get like six questions wrong and still get an 800. And if you don't do well but you think you should have then just take it again and your new score will replace the old one.</p>
<p>Also, Barron's does not overprepare you; it misleads you. Overpreparation would be learning the math and then taking accurate practice tests over and over again. Unfortunately Barron's doesn't have those either.</p>