<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I'm kinda wondering how accurate Kaplan's books are for SAT Subject test prep. I have only used their books for prep, in addition to my ol' school books of course.</p>
<p>On the practice tests I took earlier today under testing conditions, I got 800M, 790Physics and 750 USH. </p>
<p>Are these tests and curves accurate compared to the real thing?</p>
<p>Thanks :)</p>
<p>Kaplan physics is WAY too easy</p>
<p>^ agreed, way too easy.</p>
<p>idk about physics
but i got an 800 on Math 2 and US
and i used kaplan</p>
<p>try barrons for math 2</p>
<p>So I took official prac tests today and got a 790 Phy and a 730 USH. Will take the official math II test I have available tomorrow, but they do seem quite accurate :)</p>
<p>^ do you have a basis of comparison? </p>
<p>When I did the Kaplan tests I finished them in 30 minutes and got easy 800s every time. The real test is MUCH MUCH harder</p>
<p>@lolcats, is the official math IIC test harder than the Kaplan tests or of the same difficulty?</p>
<p>Kaplan and McGraw-Hill are way too easy. REA had too many wrong answers for Math Level II, so we never bought another. Barrons is harder than the actual test and my sons both liked to review and practice with that. Princeton Review was calibrated at about the right level of difficulty. The College Board Blue Books are old tests, so they will be the closest to the real thing; there just aren't many to use for practice.</p>
<p>Only book S1 used for Physics was Barrons.<br>
S2 used mostly APSCO for USH, as well as tests from PR and Barrons.<br>
S1 only did enough MathII review to make sure he knew the types of problems. S2 used Mc-Graw-Hill, Barrons and PR for same.</p>
<p>Is PR physics similar to the real test? I noticed almost every question was in terms of ratios and variables, very few concept questions.</p>
<p>bump 10 char</p>
<p>kaplan is pretty decent for USH, but mainly a good teacher will help you way more than any book</p>
<p>buy kaplan mathII only for the quick notes/cheatsheets/formulae. do NOT buy it for the practice tests.</p>
<p>I have urgent question about the McGraw Hills SAT II Math IIC prep book. Is this book decent enough?
My score range is 670-770, what will it translate in the real test? Thanks?</p>
<p>pick up one of the college board's official blue books: there are 2 tests (i think... or maybe there's only one) for every sat subject test out there.</p>
<p>take those tests (they are OFFICIAL as in they've been given before as tests) and see your score. that's the only way to tell. how are we CC people (ie: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS) supposed to know if your book is accurate? just take an official test and you can go from there.</p>
<p>"When I did the Kaplan tests I finished them in 30 minutes and got easy 800s every time. The real test is MUCH MUCH harder"</p>
<p>Which subject are you talking about?</p>