Although the Level 1 test is often thought of as “easier,” that may not be the case, as long as you’ve taken Precalculus and have a good grasp of that material. On Level 1, you have to get all fifty questions correct to get an 800, but on the Level 2 test, you only have to get 43/50 questions correct.

The scaling for the two tests makes it easier to get a higher score on the Level 2 test.

In addition, a lot of colleges prefer seeing the Level 2 test. Some even require the Level 2 test or use it as a placement test and will not consider the Level 1 test for those purposes. In my experience, taking the Level 2 test is pretty useful, but taking only the Level 1 test is pretty much useless.

Math 1 goes through Algebra 2, and Math 2 goes through trig analysis/pre-calculus material.

I took Math 1, but only because I was going to a liberal arts college, and I didn’t have enough time to review the extra Math 2 material before exam day. If you are going into a Math fiekld or a Science field (and certainly if you want to be an engineer), you will need Math 2. Some other schools might ask for a Math 2 score, so check that out with the colleges to which you are applying before you decide what test to take.

They are different, Math 1 is easier. Yes they are two different tests, and you will receive a different score.

I recommend the second. It involves more trig, btu isn’t that much harder. However, both are tricky in that you tend to run out of time. I also strongly suggest gettign the Princeton Review book for it. Helped me out soooo much, especially concidering I never took the trig class in school and skipped to business calc!

Good luck 🙂