<p>Does anyone know the difficulty difference between chemistry SAT II and AP?
I am currently in honors chemistry, and I was wondering if the chemistry SAT II would be very hard if I haven't taken chemistry AP?</p>
<p>Also, I bought KAPLAN chemistry and math 2 SAT II prep books, but now everyone seems to say that BARRON is the best... do I need to buy new books? :( They're so expensive...</p>
<p>Thank you guys!</p>
<p>Yes, CHEM SAT II will be hard w/o taking AP chem... Also, you don't always have to buy prep-books. Check out your library, they might have what you're looking for.</p>
<p>Thank you fro the reply!
Would you recommend the Barron's prep book over Kaplan?</p>
<p>Barrons books have good practice tests as they are always the generally harder exams which will prepare you well enough for the real thing. May i suggest learning from the Princeton Book? Their practice tests are on the dot the explanations are coherent.
I'm not too sure about Kaplan.
Anyways, as it is, the more the resources, the better.</p>
<p>The problem with the Chem test is that it has relatively simple questions but there is a large amount of stuff you need to know. I would suggest taking the diagnostic test from your Chem prep book and go from there.</p>
<p>Honors Chem won't prepare you enough. You'll have to do some serious studying on your own, but if you think you can do that, then by all means go for it.</p>
<p>Also, I second the recommendation of Princeton Review. I was taking a normal Chem class last year and used PR and managed a nice 760 with about a month and a half of real work (about an hour a day).</p>
<p>Did you do only practice tests ?</p>
<p>a good honors chem class will be ok if you want a 650, but if you want a 700+ your gonna need a few months of AP and study on your own.</p>
<p>From PR, you mean? No, I studied from it as well; highlighters became my best friend.</p>
<p>In PR, the practice tests aren't too great; the last one in particular is way too hard and specific. But the questions they give you for review at the end of every section/chapter are good.</p>