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 - Great but not realisticI took the SAT Math IIC in June'04 and used the Barrons book for preparation. With it, you learn a lot of stuff, most of which will never come on the SAT. What I especially hated were the practice tests. These tests are so hard that I nearly changed the registered SAT test from IIC to IC. (You can't belief how happy I am that I didn't). So if you buy this book, you have got to know the one important thing: A 30 in a Barron practice test is like a perfect score on the SAT. Rating:  - Excellent test prepI've taken the SAT II math IIC twice. The first time, I used a kaplan book to prepare, and quite frankly, it didn't do a very good job. I scored a 740, but decided to take the test one more time. This time, I prepared with Barron's, and scored an 800. You do the math ;) The Barron's tests were by far harder than the actual test. I was overly prepared for it (which is a good thing). Get this book. I also suggest Barron's SAT II writing prep book. I used it as well and scored an 800. Rating: - I LOVE THIS BOOKTHIS IS THE BEST BOOK IN THE WORLD. HYEAH I JUST GOT MY TEST SCORES I GOT AN 800 :-) :-)... I skipped from highschool geometry to highschool ap calc bc, so I didn't know half of the material, but I learned it all frmo this book. Two weeks before the test I picked this up and I started studying, I read each section plus did every test, one a day. It paid off, it was a great book. The real secret was that it helped me speed the time it took me to do the problems. I finished the test like 10 minutes early. I learned how to do everything faster and learned the material they were teaching. Yeah I love the book, the tests were harder I got 670's on Barrons, but 80000000000000 on the real one. I love Barron's book. I left 3 blank, missed one question. YAAAAY. GET THIS BOOK NOW! forget kaplan, REA, princeton for this subject. Rating: - Hard, fit for a hard worker!Simply put, Barron's SAT math iic is HARD. It's important to read the stuff they teach you in the chpaters, but more importantly, DO their practice test. Their practice tests are no doubt about it, waaaaaaaaaaaaay more difficult than the real thing. You'll end up being over-prepared, but go with any other test prep book and you'll be under-prepared. Barron's has NINE practice tests, all worth taking. The more problems you see, the better off you are. The only flaw in the book is that sometimes there really are practice test problems that you just don't have to know how to do. The stuff about cis and trans NEVER EVER appear on the real test. Don't waste your time reading about that. If you thoroughly absorb the information in the book and score around 33-39 range, you'll pretty much assure a 750+. BUT if you only "kinda" get the stuff, keep working. Also, something worthwhile is the Real SAT II math iic test. Take that test. I scored a 770 on that a few days before the real test, studied some more and then scored an 800. It's not an easy book to get through, but no pain, no gain. Rating: - Difficult, but serves its purposeThis book is frightening at first glance- the practice problems, which it claims to take from real Math IIC exams, are often impossible to do. The practice tests are virtually impossible to finish in one hour, and even if you can, there is always a possibility for error. So why's this book so good? Well, it makes sure that you are completely prepared for the real SAT II exam, which is far easier than this book. As I did the test in January, I though "whoa, am I really taking the IIC exam?" I was, and pretty much aced it. So if you're aiming for an 800, this is the best book to go with. In association with Amazon.com | |