<p>We don't take SAT IIs where I'm from. Before school ended I asked my guidance counselor about taking them and she said nobody from our school had taken them since she's been at our school(10+ years)</p>
<p>I want to apply to quite a few schools where SAT IIs are a requirement. I have a pretty good idea of which ones I want to take in October.</p>
<p>Math II - got a 35 on math section of ACT - taking Calculus this year (highest math possible at my school)</p>
<p>USH - took this year - not AP, though (no AP classes offered until senior year at my school)</p>
<p>Bio or Chem - took Bio my freshman year, Chem this year. I'm not really confident in either subject because they weren't AP courses</p>
<p>Which combination of the 3 (or 2) should I take? I did some research and it looked like the only notable school requiring 3 was Georgetown, and I don't want to go there. I heard Princeton and Harvard required 3, but after some research I found that they only required 2. Thoughts?</p>
<p>I'm looking for tests that are easy to study for (largely fact-based/easy to get 750-800's). I'm also thinking of applying to schools like MIT or CalTech, and I think they require a math and a science.</p>
<p>So basically, I know for sure that I want to take Math II, but I don't know which other two (or one) would be good for me. Also, which books would you recommend for a high score?</p>
<p>-sorry for the lack of structure... I was just trying to get my ideas out as quickly as possible</p>
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<p>If you feel confident about the sciences maybe try your hand in chem. The thing with chem though is that it is a lot of knowledge that builds up on previous knowledge. I don’t know how rigorous your chem course was so I can’t make a fair judgement but, if you decide to take chem you’ll have to do a lot of practice problems before actually practicing for the subject test (it’s the nature of chem). </p>
<p>US History may be your best bet. You can probably read through AMSCO (Haven’t used it but heard its great and given the opportunity I would read it) or some extensive prep books. </p>
<p>I got 800s on both Chem and US history and a 780 on Math2. </p>
<p>For chemistry in your situation, I’d recommend Barrons SAT2. I used Barrons and found their tests to be very accurate. Also, the amount of information could really help you out. You may want Barrons AP too just for the information. A guy I know used both I believe and got an 800. </p>
<p>For US History, please do not use Barrons. In your case, you’ll need some more details about American history, so I recommend a textbook (American Paegant was the one I used as a class; try not to use it because you’ll end up spending the rest of your life reading it) or AMSCO. If you want, although I’m not sure how well this will go, you can buy Barrons SAT2 US History and read the thing from front to back (the book is so vast its basically a textbook). However, the tests from Barrons are trash. I scored less than 50% on many of them. The book you should definitely use is Sparknotes. They got everything right in this subject. </p>
<p>For Math2, use Barrons SAT2 Math2. Although harder, its amazing. You’ll literally cover 98% of the test with it.</p>
<p>So in conclusion, </p>
<p>Chem: Barrons SAT2 and appropriate textbooks. (long and hard; I don’t recommend unless your a math and science person)</p>
<p>US History: Barrons SAT2 for material or textbook or AMSCO (AMSCO would be the best route) and Sparknotes for tests. (comprehensive and not as time consuming)</p>
<p>Math2: Barrons SAT2 Math2. </p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>What’re you planning to major in?</p>
<p>Engineering. If I end up not liking that, then business/finance</p>
<p>Also, thank you @YoungDerivative</p>
<p>Many types of engineering, so if you aren’t sure yet, I would definitely go with math II, like you’re planning, and as for your science, go w/ whatever you feel more comfortable with. If you feel equally comfortable with them, then I’d do chem since you’ve done it more recently, and the curve for bio really is rather harsh. The thing about the science SAT IIs though, is that they’re rather difficult for people that haven’t taken the AP courses. There are some people that thought it was really easy after just taking a regular course and looking through Barron’s, but I don’t think most people feel that way 
Still, science is good for engineering.</p>
<p>Go with Barron’s for the sciences and math, and for USH, I’d use REA’s crash course (gives you random facts as well, which the SAT II is known for). Really helped for the AP test, will likely help for the SAT II as well. I don’t know how useful Barron’s is for SAT II USH, since it really sucked for APUSH, but you can give it a try if you want.</p>
<p>I’m very concerned with how well I’ll do on chemistry. I took a year of chem sophomore year and a year of ‘advanced chem’ junior year. Second year of chem was mainly labs. Even though I did all the work, I don’t feel like I learned that much. </p>
<p>I have very good test-taking skills, but I’m concerned based on other posts about the importance of taking an AP class. What is the best way to prepare? How long should I wait before I start preparing for chem?</p>
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<p>Not sure if I’m the best person to ask, since I didn’t take chem. But the science tests are fairly similar in difficultly imo. I asked my friend (who took AP chem and the chem SAT II) how much prep I’d have to do if I took AP chem this upcoming school year and tried to get 750+ on November’s SAT II (rising senior), and he said he didn’t recommend it. Good test-taking skills will definitely be an asset, but I would start studying from Barron’s, and, and you still feel unconfident, get a good tutor. You could start preparing for chem right now 
The sooner the better. Really understand / know how to apply the knowledge early on.</p>