<p>i was wondering which prep book is best for chemistry
princeton reivew, barrons, or kaplan?
btw i already took chem and got 700
is that competitive?</p>
<p>700 is a good score, but whether or not it's competitive depends on where you're applying. For ivies/similar schools you might want 750+</p>
<p>I got an 800 using a combination of PR, Kaplan, and SparkNotes as well as my college class notes</p>
<p>yea im thinking about applying to ivies so i should retake
thing is i have never taken an ap chem class so.... kinda sucks</p>
<p>well i got 720 on barrons
what will i get on the real test</p>
<p>was that the barrons diagnostic test?</p>
<p>yea it was y?</p>
<p>Use Kaplan tests.</p>
<p>Kaplan tests are fine, but they require a bit more math than the real thing :) They are also harder..imo. which is very good practice</p>
<p>My average Kaplan score: 740. Real thing was 800</p>
<p>^ My Kaplan score: 650 & 750. Real thing was 800.</p>
<p>in my experience and according to SAT</a> II Subject Tests - PathAspire.com</p>
<p>the best choice is PR. The author of the subject test list above scored an 800 on chem and I'm preparing to take the SAT II Chem in october and I'm really liking his recommendations</p>
<p>If anybody used PR, what were your scores on the first two practice tests, and then the actual test? I'm hoping to get around a 740 this ocotober, and while I only got a 700 on the first PR practice test, I got a 780 on the second one, so does that mean I''m in good shape?</p>
<p>680 on the first, 780 on the second, 800 on the real thing</p>
<p>670 on first, 750 on second, 700 on the real thing.</p>
<p>i used a combo of barrons, princeton, sparknotes, and i went online and searched for extra stuff on sections that i wasnt sure of.</p>
<p>i suggest you start out reading barrons. its very, well too, detailed but there are some facts on barrons that ended up on the real one and that weren't in any of the other books. don't take the barrons tests after you finish just barrons. go onto sparknotes, read that, and again dont take the practice tests. then read princeton, which should be a breeze after barrons and sparknotes. kaplan would be fine too but i heard princeton is more accurate. make sure you know the things in princeton very well. they will make up most of the test, but not all. then take a princeton test and see how you do. the sections you have problems in, go back to all the books and review them. in great detail. then take the barrons, and sparknotes (though i think sparknotes had really bad tests). you'll definitely get worse scores on barrons and sparknotes. review all the parts you get wrong and all the facts. then a few days before the actual test, take the princeton test(s). your score should be a lot better than the score on the first princeton test.</p>
<p>I did all this the last 2 weeks of school right before the test and I got a 800 when my first score on princeton was a 660. By the end, I knew almost everything in barrons and still I think my 800 was due to at least some luck. But I'm assuming you have more time and can take more time to absorb everything unlike me. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>I used a combination of Barron's, PR, and Sparknotes, along with CB's Official SAT Subject Test Study Guide.</p>
<p>For content review, I would go with Barron's, but I didn't really read any of PR and just took the tests. Be warned, however: Barron's contains some glaring errors which can throw you off if you're not paying attention, although I found that to be a good way to test if I really knew my stuff.</p>
<p>PR and Sparknotes have the most accurate tests - that is, unless you count the CB book, which includes an actual previous exam. Barron's tests are just...odd. Many of the questions are much more difficult than on the actual exam. On PR's first two tests, I scored 790 and 800, and I got an 800 on the actual exam in June, so PR's tests are pretty accurate.</p>
<p>thanks to everyone who answered my question</p>