<p>OK, I'll be taking US History, Latin, and Math II in December.</p>
<p>I'll probably end up canceling Latin cause I'm not feelin' too sure about that one.</p>
<p>Any books guys? Thanks.</p>
<p>I've heard Barron's covers unnecessary stuff in Math II...and I hear on Amsco having a good US History book, but where can I get it online? I haven't seen it. I do have their AP US History book though...Link or picture anyone? And almost NO ONE is taking the Latin SAT IIs...so I'll probably get the one or two books that are actually out there.</p>
<p>I have been in the forums for some time. I have come to realize these books are good.</p>
<p>Math IIC - Barrons (its way to hard, but is the best book for prep by far - i am not great at math but i got a 710 with it.)</p>
<p>History - REA Ap US History Book is great. In addition, for a quicker summary use Kaplan. PR is just to broad for some reason. If you have time, also try Barrons. i scored a 690 (which is quite odd because i could have sworn i got most right and deserve a 700 +) im taking again to prove em wrong. haha!! okay enough about that.</p>
<p>Literature - i need help someone. anyone got some advice for scoring 700+,tell me since i want to take this one. O yeah, dont say, oo you just have to read a lot. common of course you do, but what kind of books prepare you for the actual test.</p>
<p>Chemistry - Barrons / Princeton Review (get this one definately)</p>
<p>Biology - Kaplan</p>
<p>World History - Unsure about this one either any advice would be nice</p>
<p>Not sure about languages, but thats what i have so far.</p>
<p>for all Math levels - Princeton, Barron's or McGraw Hill.
Kaplan, Sparknotes and Peterson'nare way too easy. REA is way too stupid. So is Arco. with those three books, you'd get well over 750.</p>
<p>REA's book for the US history SAT II is amazing because of its painstaking details and six practice tests. The US history subject test just has random facts on it and REA's format is perfect for that. Does anyone know if REA is good for world history???</p>
<p>Get the Collegeboard's "Real SAT Subject Tests" book. It only has one practice exam for each SAT II subject test, but they are actual past exams. It is invaluable if you want to know how you'll do on the real thing.</p>
<p>Like the Blue Book for SAT I, this gives you a real idea of what the test will look like. It was so useful for me, like after getting a 690 on PR's Math IIc test, I took the real thing from this book, which was much easier, and got a 780, and ended my practice feeling better about that. </p>
<p>Also, has the real collegeboard grading scale/curve at the end of each test.</p>
<p>Btw, AMSCO's book can be found on their website...dont remember now. I used that and REA are for the USH AP, and they were great (got a 5). Might be a bit much for the SAT II though, those books are lengthy. If you're already taking a course at school, I'd go with Kaplan for the SAT II...helped me out.</p>
<p>The Real SAT subject tests book is ancient. Don't get it. They came out with a newer version, which I would recommend. It's called 'The Official Study Guide for all SAT Subject Tests'. I must say, they are really original with their titles... :P</p>
<p>for all Math levels - Princeton, Barron's or McGraw Hill.
Kaplan, Sparknotes and Peterson'nare way too easy. REA is way too stupid. So is Arco. with those three books, you'd get well over 750.</p>
<p>barron's for math is HORRIBLE, mcgraw hill isn't far behind in terrible-ness, kaplan has too many errors & too easy, peterson not accurate, REA no one cares about for math, sparknotes too easy, so get princeton</p>
<p>I just took the U.S. History one today. I read all of the Kaplan review (really long but it helped a lot), and took practice tests from the Official SAT Subject Test Guide in U.S. History and World History (they have 2 practice tests really similar to the real thing). </p>
<p>I also read all of Princeton's Review's book (the review part is pretty short though so it's not very thorough) and part of the Peterson's book (which was good, except they have these "Key terms" where they list important things you should know, but don't tell you why they're important!)</p>
<p>i don't think that barron's is horrible. it has some hard questions alright, but it gives you the chance to see the hardest of all topics. sometimes the tests just aren't like you expect to be; they're way harder than they must be. if you prepare with hard questions than you don't need to worry.</p>
<p>I had Kaplan's for Lit. I did a few practive tests, took the test in June, panicked, cancelled my scores, took the test again in Oct without opening a book and got a 790. I really think that had I not cancelled in June I would have gotten a much lower score because there were at least two passages that I totally did not get. IMHO, Lit's all about luck.</p>