<p>ive been reading some threads on the new CC site and other threads from the old CC site, and I'm totally confused. Here (the new), PR seems to be the best. Over there, Kaplan and even barrons are highly recommended. And I've also be reading more about sparknotes. Which out of the four do you guys (those who have experienced the SAT II chem and have done well) think is most effective?</p>
<p>Kaplan and Barron go a bit too deep into some concepts, but I prefer overprep to underprep. If you effortlessly hit 700s on their tests you're in good shape. Use PR as a diagnostic for how you would do on the real thing.</p>
<p>I would say go with Barron's since it pinpoints all your weaknesses...I also strongly recommend PR. Anything else is just for test conditioning, not for review purposes.</p>
<p>1 word = Barron's.</p>
<p>There was this one question in the Barron's book that asked if carbon was which in one of the following or something and the answer was allotrope. THE EXACT QUESTION APPEARED on the test. I was so happy. If I didn't study from the Barron's book, I would've got that question wrong and not get my 800.</p>
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<p>One question wouldn't have stopped you from getting an 800...i think i omitted that question but was able to get an 800 using the PR book. It's hard to say which book is "better" than the others, the material is usually pretty similar. The best thing to do is go to a book store and skim the books and see which one you think will be the easiest to read and study from for you.</p>
<p>thanks for all your advice</p>
<p>damn you 800 people...making my 790 look inferior.</p>