Curves for US History and Chem/difficulty compared to review books+other tests

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<p>Hi, Im taking US history and chemistry for the May SAT II.</p>

<p>I was wondering what the normal curves for those tests are. Like what do you need to get
1. 800
2. 750+</p>

<p>Also, which book most closely models the real SAT II test?</p>

<p>I took the Barons SAT II US History and it was impossible!! I got a 42/95 (not including the subtraciton of 1/4s) on it, but I dont think that its really realistic because I also took the Princeton Review AP US History (not SAT II but should be the same difficulty right?) and got 68/80 (not subtracting the 1/4s-should be 65 if you do that) and got 32/40 on the AP practice test from the collegeboard website.</p>

<p>Which of these is more realistic for the SAT II test, and would a 68/80 on Princeton review or 32/40 (64/80) for the collegeboard test for the AP US History test be close to a 750+ on the SAT II US History test?</p>

<p>Also for the SAT II Chemstry test: I dont know if anyones heard of the USNCO (us chem olympiad), but do you think a person that qualified for the National Exam for this test can easily get an 800 (i was from an easy local section)? Or do I still need more practice...ive seen the CE and it actually seems pretty hard.</p>

<p>Also, what do you need out of 85 to usually get an 800? </p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>Raw score of 79 or higher for SAT II Chem</p>

<p>Reference: Princeton Review</p>

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<p>USH is ~ 81/90
Chem ~ 80/85</p>

<p>Obviously CB are the most accurate tests</p>

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<p>I am in your -exact- same boat. Although, I prefer to use Barrons to study because it’s ten times harder… and makes me pay attention to the small details. :)</p>