<p>Hey, Im taking Bio Sat 2 and Physics Sat 2 sometime this year.</p>
<p>For Biology, is memorizing everything and practicing every test in
-Kaplan and Barrons SAT II Bio enough? I havent taken BIO since frosh year but I memorize and think well with situations.</p>
<p>For Physics - hardest science SAT II but really curved, is
-Barrons and Kaplans SAT II BIO also good enough?
-Do you reccomend memorize formulas, if so do you have a link to any website with all these physics formulas for SAT II?</p>
<p>-I am shooting for above a 760 to do really well for colleges so I reallly need your help.</p>
<p>-Also, do you guys think a study guide is enough if I wanted to prep for Chemistry SAT II????</p>
<p>I took that test..Man the curve sucked! (or maybe I'm just stupid, dunno)
Buy any SAT II Biol book but I studied Barron's and Cliffnote's AP Guide but almost none of shizzo was on the June test.
I got 750 freshman - but imma retake in October cuz I'm graduating early. + _ + So I guess I'm soph.
But anyway, study lots of lab things and graphs cuz that's what it is.</p>
<p>Physics: use PR...I learned half the material in AP Physics, and the other half in TWO WEEKS from PR :p</p>
<p>I seem to remember SAT II Physics having more conceptual questions and fewer number crunchers, but I may be wrong...either way, formula memorization is always a plus, but if you have to choose between learning the concept and learning the formula, go with the concept.</p>
<p>Bio...took that freshman year, when I didn't even know the existence of prep books...770 E in the end even with a not-so-good Bio class, so don't freak out, it's pretty easy...</p>
<p>Bio: I think I did well because I really like biology. I used Cliffnotes AP Bio, Campbell's, my bio notes, and Sparknotes to look over stuff that my AP class didn't cover. I practiced with the Sparknotes SAT II Bio book that offers just practice tests.</p>
<p>I took the Physics SAT II last year (June 04) and scored an 800. I managed to look at four different prep books: Barron's, Kaplan, SparkNotes, and Princeton Review.</p>
<p>I discarded Barron's early on, as it was way too dense and just plain hard, as if they were preparing you for engineering school.</p>
<p>My suggestion is to do what I did, start about 3 months before the test, and go through Kaplan first, as this provides a basic (but good) overview of most of the subjects you will need to know. After I did the Kaplan, I moved onto the SparkNotes. SparkNotes is EXCELLENT (it has pages after each chapter listing all the formulas) but it is also plagued with errors, like on the second test the last 6 questions were missing in my book.</p>
<p>After I did Sparknotes (relatively quickly, in about 3 weeks), I glanced through Princeton Review. I found the two books to be almost the exact same. Thus, I suggest you use Kaplan first, and then do the Princeton Review. Make sure you leave plenty of time to study...I finished the Princeton Review with about a week left before the test; it was nice to brush up on subjects I felt uncomfortable about.</p>
<p>The Physics SAT II scale is really forgiving. I had a year of Honors Physics where we did not cover everything (I had to learn magnetism, electric circuits, atomic physics, and heat from the books), but with the aid of that class and the review books I did well. Best of luck to you.</p>
<p>Ok.
I took Honors Bio frosh year...did very well, 97% avg.
and AP Physics B junior year...also had a 97% avg... but it was hard.
but I think I bombed the AP physics exam.</p>
<p>I've got the summer to study! Should I take the Bio or Physics SATII?</p>