<p>Whats the hardest science SAT II? Biology, Chemistry, or Physics?</p>
<p>the one you aren't good at</p>
<p>I'm going to have to agree with joshb110 on this one...</p>
<p>BUT statistically, I believe Chemistry has the lowest average score, followed by Biology-E then Biology-M then Physics.</p>
<p>ya, cuz i was wondering, cuz u see most people getting like a perfect 800 on like physics but only sometimes with biology</p>
<p>If you have good memory take Biology. Don't about chem, but Physics is a breeze if you're good at math.</p>
<p>on chem u can omit 8 and on physics u can omit about 12 to get 800
but on bio u need perfect score to get 800
of course bio is the hardest</p>
<p>It's not as simple as that, the reason that you need to get more questions right to get a good score on Bio is because the Bio questions, in theory, are easier.</p>
<p>I'm not sure where yixin gets her numbers but I have a VERY hard time believeing you can omit 12 on physics and get an 800. I got a 780 and I'm going to be a physics major. My score on the Physics C with calculus AP was a 4 on both sections, so I have a feeling I'm right. Plus, they exact numbers change with every test.</p>
<p>I think the last poster hit the nail on the head with the ease-of-test to ease-of-raw-score-conversion difference. It might be easier to get an 800 with X number of wrong answers on the physics test, but it's cause the questions are harder and less people take the test. The most obvious examples of this are the only two SAT IIs we can safely say are harder or easier than one another: the maths. Math IIC is certainly harder than IC, but the curve is much more generous on IIC, meaning you can get more with less correct answers.</p>
<p>Also, physics is a notoriously difficult subject. If you have to take one science SAT II for your college, which many students do, and you're not very good at science in general, you probably wouldn't take physics. I'd wager good money that the reason physics has the highest average score is because most people won't take it unless they think they'll score well, and in general they do. More people who are bad at bio will take that test than people who are bad at physics take that one. This adds to the argument that physics is harder, not easier than bio.</p>
<p>Physics isn't the easiest just because it has the highest average score or whatever. People who take the Physics test know what they're doing - more often than not - and it just so happens that if you "get" physics, then you'll do very well. Chemistry and biology aren't things that people just "get" very easily because it's a lot more than simple logic.</p>
<p>It really depends on your strengths, weaknesses, and interests. If you're strong in chemistry but absolutely love biology, go take biology. I was in a similar situation, and I ended up studying bio nonstop just because I enjoyed it, and it paid off. Meanwhile, chem is harder to study for me because I don't find it as interesting.</p>
<p>I think:
chemistry 800 5 - 8
physics 800 9 - 14</p>
<p>it all depends on you.</p>
<p>the hardest is what you do worst on. Hardest for one person might be easiest for the other.</p>
<p>It's like asking which subject is hardest.</p>
<p>there's no sure answer. I have a friend who is a total math whiz, probably one of the 3-4 best kids in math in Florida without a doubt. He is almost as good in physics, but only got a 780 in physics, with 800's on WH, IIC</p>
<p>I would say Physics!
I took it in May right in the middle of APs. I studies all of the E&M in a few days from a test prep book. REALLY stupid idea! Don't ever try it! I ended up with a 730 because of the easy mechanics section.</p>
<p>I got an 800 on Chemistry after a year of honors chem, but my practice tests were considerably in the 730-760 range. However, I took the "22 Reals" Physics test and got a 720, and I HAVE NEVER TAKEN A PHYSICS CLASS, or studied it beyond a required 9th grade "Physical Science" course. I knew absolutely nothing about a ton of questions, but I fount that most of it was very easy as long you used logic. I don't know what the hardest one is, but I think Physics must be one of the easiest, given that someone with no physics background can score a 700+.</p>
<p>Also, I think the lowest average score is Biology-E, probably because a more general group of students takes it. Collegeboard.com has a lot of these statistics available.</p>
<p>That is very encouraging, GDWilner. I am taking Physics in November and shooting for 800.</p>
<p>i'd say bio, even though i do better in bio class than in t he other two, for bio test, i dun wanna memorize too much stuff</p>
<p>Here are the stats, make what you will of them.</p>
<p>Test//Scorers...650+...700+....750+....800</p>
<p>Biology E.........9400...5400....1700....340
Biology M.......14900...8500....3500....710
Chemistry.......20050..12650...5800...1050
Physics..........14550...9700....5400...2150</p>
<p>I have to agree, the hardest one is the test you score the lowest on.</p>
<p>were did you get that data icedragon? Does your source have info on other SAT tests as well?</p>
<p>It's simply based on last year's tests' percentiles and total test takers. ie if 600 for subject A was the 50th percentile and 100,000 people took the test, 50,000 scored a 600+.</p>
<p>note: all numbers are appoximates.</p>
<p>icedragonad, is ur data based on only one test or the whole year's tests?</p>