<p>Which books did you use, and how long did you study (per day, and total number of days/weeks). Also, did you take it after AP Bio or after Honors Bio?
Thanks </p>
<p>**I'm taking in October and am using Kaplan's (2nd time taking, so already know most of the stuff) --> cancelled 1st time</p>
<p>Should I just read over Kaplan's a couple times? Is that enough? I read PR like twice already</p>
<p>Wrong section…</p>
<p>Bump…I know, but no one’s replying in the other sections (not unlike here), and I would think at UPenn there are many 800s. Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks</p>
<p>Honestly, the true recipe is called AP Bio class + the textbook + the instructor + the willingness to learn Bio + the willingness to study hard + the willingness to search for help when needed. Also please don’t take it after honors Bio, it is a lot more intense than Honors Bio for most people and most people don’t get 800s after taking honors bio, it’s a waste of money because you haven’t learn much bio in honors bio, AP teaches way more.</p>
<p>PS. an 800 is not required. Most people who got into Penn and took the Bio SAT II don’t even have an 800 on the test.</p>
<p>Oh I never said which book, I liked the Barron’s AP Bio book (yes the AP book not the SAT II one, it helps, ALOT). Like I used it for the ACT and SAT I it helped and I used it for AP sciences and it helps.</p>
<p>I totally agree with this part: “the willingness to learn Bio + the willingness to study hard + the willingness to search for help when needed”, although I took it at the end of my honors class. The AP class will go into far more detail that you’ll spend time memorizing which leaves less space in your brain for the simple stuff.</p>
<p>I mainly used the Kaplan book but I literally went through every single SAT II and AP book at Barnes & Noble over the course of a few months with an entire notebook of notes I went through over and over again. None of my friends were as hardcore as me but I really wanted to guarantee myself an 800. It’s arguable whether it was worth it because they all scored 750-780.</p>
<p>In retrospect I’d recommend not wasting your life studying for a test and instead going out and having a life, but I can’t say I regret it.</p>
<p>Princeton Review got the best rating, followed by Kaplan</p>
<p>Barrons is an information overload, as usual. But if you can manage it then you’re in a good place. I personally used Barrons and supplemented with PR and Wikipedia. Didn’t quite get an 800 (took my test right after a weeklong conference) but I hope my 770 for Bio M gives me some credibility here. </p>
<p>And for bio in general, animations/videos are an excellent way to learn.</p>
<p>Barrons book does give a lot of information, and the tests/questions can become tougher than other books (for the ACT/SAT book at least). But it did help me a lot.</p>
<p>i didn’t get 800… i got 770. but i really recommend you read the AP barron bio for the bio subject test b/c i think the review books aimed for the SAT are too fundamental. but when you read the AP bio book keep in mind that the scope for SAt wont be as broad so you probably wont need to study the some of the sections too rigorously… the sat focuses a lot on classification</p>
<p>theoneo, what did you get? 800? …and did you take it after AP Bio or Honors?</p>
<p>I got a 710 on the Bio: E so I’m not really qualified to reply to this post, but I don’t think my opinion is entirely invalid - I took the exam after studying for maybe a week or two, almost a year after I took regular biology (my school didn’t have honors). Safe to say I’m sure if you take it right after something like Honors biology and actually study hard it shouldn’t be too hard to get in the high 700s if not 800. I liked Princeton Review and Barron’s…to be honest, I thought Kaplan was too long-winded and explained things I really didn’t need to know. Even more so than Barron’s. Good luck.</p>
<p>Barron’s is great. Info is packed very densely, but just know it all, and you’ll do fine. I studied for it along with the AP Bio test… after AP Bio class</p>
<p>i used kaplan but mainly just my bio textbook since it was more thorough and i got a 790…i took the test when i was in ap bio if that helps. idk 4 me textbooks helped w/ all my SATIIs. 4 physics i just used the t.b., 4 u.s. the t.b. and 4 math, u can’t really study…</p>
<p>Used the Barron’s book. The practice tests are alot harder than the real SATs so it prepares you mentally. Content-wise, there’s alot of extra stuff that probably isn’t relevant. Spent a week studying and got an 800.</p>
<p>@mognet,</p>
<p>did you take ap bio previously, or just honors or regular?</p>
<p>Anyone who got the 800 without taking AP Bio?</p>
<p>Well I’m aiming for one, and I just finished Honors Bio</p>
<p>I did IB standard level bio. which i guess is pretty much just regular bio. The bio SATII is probably one of the easiest subject tests. dont stress yourself out.</p>
<p>Take bio E if you want to get an 800, it is the easier one to get an 800 in.</p>