Biology Sat II books /questions

Test Preparation
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<p>Im going to be a freshmen in highschool shortly and i have a question upon the topic of sat II</p>

<p>What are the highest number of point you can get?</p>

<p>what is the the best books to use?</p>

<p>is the SAT biology II hard?</p>

<p>is KAPLANS the best book for a highscore and should i supplement it with barrons or princeton or sat II for dummies and if so what should i take m or e</p>

<p>i also have one more question upon this topic
what is the avg score </p>

<p>and since im entering honors biology are they covering the stuff in class or am i to study by myself</p>

<p>I just finish earth science the physical setting in middle school and so i have started biology with barrons for The NEW YORK state regents </p>

<p>i used barrons for earth science and aced the class and i used it for the regents and aced the regents</p>

<p>But i have heard people who used barrons for biology sat II have failed?
well thank you everyone
your not just helping me your helping others in the process</p>

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<p>well i think that a just society says that i hope i will pas^____________^</p>

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<p>If you are planning to take AP Bio later in your HS career I would wait until then to take the SAT II</p>

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<p>i think i can do it now im going to take it in june</p>

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<p>In my opinion, it really depends on how hardcore your honors class is. For example, I had honor english in freshman year, and looking back on things now, that honors class would definately NOT have prepared me for an SAT II in literature/ now-nonexistent writing test. Just because the word "honors" is in front of the class title doesn't necessarily mean that the class is of SAT II prep caliber, or that it will be any harder than the regular equivalent class (although it SHOULD be... but then again, get a feel for how hard the class is, or ask around if other students have done taken the SAT IIs after that honors bio class).</p>

<p>I'd take an SAT II practice test in Bio while you're taking that class next year, though... of course, you won't know EVERYTHING (it's definately not expected), but from there, figure out how much of a grasp you've got on the subject as a whole, and if you feel you have the potential to learn the rest of the material to an SAT II caliber, I'd go for the SAT IIs in May or June.</p>

<p>Don't try to push yourself, though, because then you'd only be wasting your own time and money. Biology, I find, is something that takes a while to sink in (but that's just my opinion).</p>

<p>However... I personally would wait until AP biology. I had AP biology this past year, and I think that I definately would NOT have comprehended the material as a freshman. And also, my AP biology teacher (who was also a college professor before being our AP biology teacher) said that AP bio is a solid preparation for the SAT II biology. </p>

<p>And I don't know how similar the AP biology test is to the SAT II bio test (which I am taking this coming fall), but I'm prepping for the SAT II in bio also, but I'm not using any SAT II-specific book. I'm using Kaplan's AP Biology, second edition, to help me study for the test, plus some odds and ends I had xeroxed from my AP biology textbook (try finding it in the library-- Campbell and Reece's "Biology," sixth edition). </p>

<p>In my opinion, the environmental biology that I learned in my AP biology class was a LOT easier than the molecular biology I learned. However, since my class spent practically most of the year on molecular biology, I'm going to take the SAT II biology m because I feel more comfortable with it. So really, I'd take whichever SAT II biology that you feel more comfortable with.</p>

<p>The highest you can score in any SAT II is 800, aaand I don't really know what the average nat'l score is. I'm guessing in the 500 area, because that's where it seems most national averages are at (somebody, hit me with a concrete number).</p>

<p>Well, from my experience with my freshman biology class, most of the material was taught to us in class. From my experience with my AP biology class, which was definately SAT II prep caliber, I had to learn a LOT of the stuff myself. </p>

<p>All-in-all, if you know you've got it, then go for it. But take your time-- after all, you're just going to be a freshman. Enjoy highschool. And although it's great that you want to push yourself so early, sometimes, pushing yourself to do harder things can prove to be detrimental. Good luck!</p>

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<p>The curriculums of AP Bio and SAT II line up fairly well though. However there is a little more concentration on diseases I think on the SAT II but I didn't study for them at all and still got an 800, the curve is generous compared to the SAT I</p>

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<p>Nalcon, did you use a prep book?</p>

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<p>Yeck, Nalcon, diseases? Like, in what sort of context... how the body fights them off, how the diseases infect the body, etc., or all of the above?</p>

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<p>No I didn't use a prep book, I just took it in May right before the AP test. It was more than a year ago now but I remember that there were more questions relating to diseases than the AP test. For example one of them it was like which of the following can be a result of diabetes and the answer was blindness or something.</p>

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<p>yes there are actually more questions related to diseases i'd say there is like a whole 'set' of questions related to diseases (Set being like 4-6 questions)
unlike the AP which doesnt talk about dieases that much (maybe ot at all)..but umm if u have the barrons prep book it has evetrything u could possibly need to know about diseases , and those infact were random questons on the last test , to the original post, marc..no barrons is NOT the worst book, nor is it a bad book, infact its the best prep book out there for SAT II biology...if u can survive reading it though cause its quite boring ..but trust me its worth it since the SAT II Can come up with really random questions and barrons is a very random book, it makes a good fit...
i mean i studided with it in like 2 weeks or something and got a 790(/800) after starting of with a 660 or something on practice tests (from AP knowledge) ...
And also about AP ..IMO , AP is good For helping u out with the SAT II ...but really ur definetly gonna need to read an SAT II prep book after the AP.</p>

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<p>Cliffsnotes Ap Biology. HANDS DOWN. Trust me, its the only book that covers everything you need to know. You can check the "Ap Test Thread".</p>

<p>Sat II Biology is not hard . Just tedious memorizing.</p>

<p>E is a lot easier, but the curve for M is higher. Depends on what you feel you are best at. I would not recommend Kaplan. Princeton Bio has questions very similar to the test. So similar, I even even encountered the same problems .. which was weird.</p>

<p>The average score for M is 627 and E is like 590.</p>

<p>Your teacher should be covering most of the material, but that all depends on your teacher. Some teachers are great, others are just plain .. dirt horrible.</p>

<p>Barron's is also a very good book to use.</p>

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<p>Actually the curve for E is higher (by higher i mean u can miss more questions)</p>

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<p>take it whenever you take AP Bio. Then you don't have to study for SAT's separately because AP is harder than SAT itself.</p>

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take it whenever you take AP Bio. Then you don't have to study for SAT's separately because AP is harder than SAT itself.

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well not really AP is actually EASIER Then SAT II, and also u do have to study somewhat even after the ap (AP helps ALOT thought) i mean i scored 660 or something After Takin the AP , prepped for a week or two and was able to score 800 on last practice test and got 790 on the real thing, however i know people who TOTALY relied on AP knowledge without adding that much extra prep..and even thought there ap grades were good (one was a 5) ..they ended up with grades in 600 range</p>

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<p>Holy cow, AP is EASIER?
Maan oh man. Makes me wish I took those SAT IIs in June. T__T</p>

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<p>I think the Princeton Review book is very good. I used Barron's for the AP, but I wasn't happy with its subject review at all, it lacked important diagrams. Princeton Review explains all you need with all the diagrams you need. I am an AP Biology student at school, I took the SAT in June, one month after the AP. I studied for only one day, using Princeton Review. I didn't even finish all the chapter/practice tests, but still managed to get a 760. So, you can trust Princeton Review. But if you want an 800, start studying a few days earlier =) I heard Cliffs is good too. Good luck on the test.</p>