<p>There seems to be some controversy over the accuracy of the Sparknotes practice tests. Personally, they seem ridiculously easy, but maybe that's because I've been practicing with Barron's as well. For those who have taken the test, is Sparknotes a good indicator of the real test? How many points +/-?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I used SN online version and I thought they were pretty easy. Got 770-800 on the tests. I'm also using Barron's, which is really tough, and Princeton Review. I heard that PR is a good prep from friends whose taken the test. But I thought the questions were similar to SN. I would say +/- 30pts or +/- 3 questions for SN.</p>
<p>i seem to remember the IIC test being about the same difficulty in reality. sparknotes is the easiest prep books, but they are the most representative i think (when they aren't making typos)</p>
<p>I actually took a Sparknotes test and the test in the Real SAT IIs, and I did worse on the sparknotes one. I'd say it's pretty accurate, but I'm gonna do another test later and see.</p>
<p>pentasa, that's interesting. i'm searching for a realistic practice test. (Barron's is too hard, sparknotes seems too easy?)</p>
<p>Sparknotes is good for finding what you lack in terms of m2c knowledge. If you miss a proability question, it's good to go back and check how to do them, and re-review them. This is exactly how they direct you to use the book. They tell you to do a test, see which ones you missed - go back and check how to do them, essentially re-review it.</p>
<p>Overall, I thought they were a little bit easier than the test, but it really gave me a good review of everything, refreshed my memory the week before the test. (Btw, I used the Sparknotes Just Tests! and I scored around 760's on the sparknotes, and got an 800 actual sat2 m2c. I just concentrated/took it more seriously during the real testing. This, by no means, means that the Sparknotes is harder than the actual thing.)</p>