<p>I don’t know how I should study for the Math IIC. I’m currently a junior taking AP Calculus. I’ved signed up for Dec 1 SAT but I haven’t really reviewed much except 1-2 weeks over the summer and like a few days now. Should I go ahead and take it? Will getting a 600 score be bad for top UCs? (UCB, Stanford, etc.)?</p>
<p>Ughhh, what would you do if you were me? I don’t know if I should leave it off until senior year (will I be busy with apps, summer hw, other stuff over the summer?) or if I should take it this year and study along with my 5 APs and SAT studying. </p>
<p>I’m just an avgerage student who is aiming big. I haven’t really studied hard in school until my sophomore year and I’ve improved drastically. Now, I’m in a bit of a dilemma and I don’t know what to do. How should I take my SATs if I have so many APs, hw, tests, Ecs to do also? </p>
<p>I’m also planning to take 2 SAT IIs (Bio & USH) that go along with the APs I’m taking at the end of the year. Will studying for the MATH IIc during the year hurt my scores for those tests? I want to maximize my scores as much as possible but people are telling me to study for Math IIC and get it out of the way.</p>
<p>Why Dec? I’ve always booked SAT 1 or SAT subjects after a break so DD can study and prepare herself. Yes there are kids that don’t have to study. Fortunately or unfortunately, DD is not one of them. Can you reschedule for Jan?</p>
<p>Is it worth it to get it over with in my junior year though? Will my other SAT IIs, AP , grades suffer? I shoudl study SAT II only have I finish my school work? My school work takes me so long though and I barely have time to even finish my school work…</p>
<p>But if I leave it off, will my SAT II grade suffer even more? Will I still not have time later? I’m not a soothsayer so I can’t predict what’s going to happen… What do you guys think will happen? I think I will just not have time (happened to me this summer).</p>
<p>No wonder you are AlwaysTired. Why would you be actually studying for any of these tests? All you get is anxiety and that translates into a lack of confidence in your abilities. If you only focus on scoring your best instead of doing your best you are doomed. Usually the best time to do the SAT is at the end of Jr year. Did you do the PSAT in October? If you did, wait for the results in December and you’ll have an idea where you stand. However, there’s nothing wrong with taking the actual SAT in December (you’ll have a longer time to review your weaknesses). Many people take the SAT 3 times. Don’t worry about SATII’s yet.</p>
<p>If you’re in AP Calculus, the math on SAT II’s should be a breeze.
On Math II, the most “advanced” math you need to know is simple limits. And the limits on there are easier than most of the trig and algebra stuff. I’d get a study book for the SAT II math or look at one of the free SAT II booklets and just do a few practice problems. I honestly think you’ll be fine on SAT II math with minimal studying if you’re in AP Calc because you’re using the algebra and trig skills that are tested on the SAT II Math daily in calculus…you probably just need to brush off on some formulas.</p>
<p>As for the SAT reasoning test, I’d take it if you haven’t ever taken the SAT before. It’s nice to get used to the format before spring of your junior year or fall of your senior year. Who knows? You might get a 2300 first time around and not have to worry about it again. Or you could get a 1500, but then at least you know what to expect before it’s really crunch time. But, if you’re taking 5 APs, I think you’ll do much better than a 1500.</p>
<p>I forgot a lot of the precalculus stuff though. Is trig used extensively in integrals? I don’t see that much of an overlap between AP Calc and PreCal except basic algebra.</p>
<p>Also, if I score bad on SAT IIs (600s) will top-tier schools look at that as bad even if I improved to 700s later on? Should I take SAT IIs when I know I’ll get a 700 or should I just take it now in case I do worse later? I don’t know. :/</p>
<p>Everyone is different, but my kid is in a college calculus class now and he’s doing great in it, but he said if he had to the SAT Math2 subject test now, he’d bomb big time. He’d have to review the material all over again, and he just doesn’t have the time for that. He took it last June and planned to take it again this fall, but gave up on that idea pretty quick.</p>
<p>Okay, I will take it this Saturday, then I have a few days to think about what I got and cancel if I think I got below 700… sound good?</p>
<p>Or… should I just keep my score no matter what? Do colleges consider your best score or what? Do they favor you taking it 3+ times like the SAT as long as you improve each time? I don’t get how SAT IIs work in the college admissions process really…</p>