This might be a stupid question...

<p>...but of the schools I'm looking at now...about half require ANY 2 SAT IIs and half don't require any.</p>

<p>I was thinking about taking US History and Math I. But when I got on here, everyone mentions Math II with barely any mention of Math I. So what I'm asking is--will taking Math I instead of Math II hurt me in any way? It's obviously easier and since I'm not being told to take Math II, why take the harder test?</p>

<p>My guidance counselor is a joke and no one really seems to know anything about the SAT IIs at my school, so any help would be appreciated.</p>

<p>Also, if Math II is the test I SHOULD be taking, what book do you recommend? I have AMSCO to help me with the AP/SAT II US History and it's working very well so far.</p>

<p>Math 1 doesn't cover as many topics in mathematics, but it's harder to get an 800 (99th percentile). Math 2 covers more, but apparently you can get 5 or 6 wrong and still get an 800 (8-something percentile)</p>

<p>i'm using barron's btw for math 2.</p>

<p>do you mind telling me where you got your AMSCO review book for APUSH?</p>

<p>Thanks for the help! I'm considering just grabbing a book for Math 2 and just cramming in the concepts I need.</p>

<p>As for the AMSCO book, I picked it up from amazon.com. They don't have any new, but I was able to get a barely used one for $19. According to Amazon now, the cheapest are $24, but it's really well worth it.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/United-States-History-Preparing-Examination/dp/1567656609/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-9258271-3820627?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1177462710&sr=8-1%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.amazon.com/United-States-History-Preparing-Examination/dp/1567656609/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-9258271-3820627?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1177462710&sr=8-1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>