What is the difficulty level of Math IIC?

kevinjuan
Tue, 21 Oct 2014 04:43:12 +0000

Math 2 is actually more difficult than the stats show. Sure 12% get 800s and sure the curve is nice, but several things factor into this. One is that content wise and time wise, Math 2 is supposed to be more difficult, so a generous curve would be needed otherwise the percent of 800s would fall well around 1-5%, which for these tests it shouldn’t happen. Furthermore, the percent of 800s is higher because the students who take that test are more likely to be extremely well-versed in math. From this, you’d expect more higher scores; it’s like AP Calc BC where 50% score a 5 because the kids who take that exam know their stuff.
Anyways, I personally think there isn’t much different save a few Pre-Calc topics between the ACT math and Math Level 2. I scored a 36 on the ACT math and an 800 on the SAT II Math Level 2, and really couldn’t tell a huge difference. But if you take it, prep with Barron’s. It’s overkill, but pretty good.