<p>I'm taking the SAT II Bio in January. I'm currently in AP Biology at school but our teacher sucks so we are not learning much. I want to know how I can self-study biology at home with two textbooks and SAT II biology practice tests.</p>
<p>Take the practice tests and read your textbook (Campbell is a good one if you have it). Also get a prep book. I thought Kaplan's was very good for SAT II bio.</p>
<p>Barron's for SAT II bio. REA is dense with too much information, but it might help.</p>
<p>I took bio-e after a full year of bio and got a 630. </p>
<p>I took it again this past November after looking over the sparknotes prep book for an hour the night before and got a 790, I suggest that book.</p>
<p>I took bio-e after a full year of bio and got a 630. </p>
<p>I took it again this past November after looking over the sparknotes prep book for an hour the night before and got a 790, I suggest that book.</p>
<p>I have a great AP Bio teacher and took the SAT bio in December. We had gone over quite a bit of molecular stuff but not the ecological stuff, so I had to self study. I read the entire Princeton Review book. I don't think I aced it really... I'll be lucky to get over 700. I would be careful with the self study. there are a lot of subjects on the test that aren't really emphasized in the book. There were a lot of detailed questions about plants (which we hadn't studied). Just make sure you cover EVERY topic, dont focus too much on one. Good luck.</p>
<p>I recommend the Princeton Review book. I took the test in October, and I was in a situation similar to yours scorpio: I take IB bio which teaches half of the coursework one year and the other half the next, so I basically had only learned half of the material. I bought the PR book and used it in conjunction with my class textbook (which is the Campbell book) and managed to get a 780 on the test. Some of the questions in the practice exams in the PR book were word-for-word exactly the same on the SAT test.</p>
<p>i did for the dec.. exam....and i used barron's....it was really good. They go over every biology concept with u....i think i got a 700+ on the exam</p>
<p>You take it the same time as AP exams, that's what you do. </p>
<p>Seriously, why are you taking it in January? Doesn't make any sense to me.</p>
<p>Unless you are already really familar with bio in general, Princeton Review is the best. My school doesn't offer AP classes. I felt like Princeton Review is great if you'll be learning some of the material for the first time. I hear that Barron's is a good "refresher". I bought them both, but found that the format of Barron's was slightly less easy to follow (although I did find their in-depth explanation of Earth day funny). Make lots of flashcards. I hope that helps.</p>
<p>my qn seems similar, but in a more dire state. i haven't touched anything related to bio after grade8. but am thinking of looking thru the bio sat so that i might be able to take courses related to food and nutrition. does it seem too impossible for me?</p>
<p>I use Barron's. I finished studying the topics in it and now I'm doing practice tests. (I don't buy books for the tests; my bio teacher has all the bio books in the market so I just photocopy all the tests from him).
I'm taking it in January too.</p>
<p>all u hafto do:
1. Get barrons book
2. Study it by HEART
3. Take the test
:)</p>
<p>(Ps u Should be able to pull off the whole process in like 2-3 weeks lol even if ur near completly blank..)</p>
<p>But I thought most people said that Barron's is way too difficult and contains unnesscary information. For those that used the Barrons book for SAT II Biology, did you get a high score?</p>
<p>760 (10 char)</p>