Official Chem SAT 2 scores

Test Preparation
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<p>Well.. I got a 760, which is not bad, I supposed. Um... anyone have an idea what the curve was? And please post your scores!</p>

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<p>foolonthehill how did you feel after you took the test. Was that score above or below your expectations</p>

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<p>I got a 790
I definitely didn't think that I did that well</p>

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<p>i still haven't gotten my chem score, hoping for 770+</p>

<p><a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/about/news_info/cbsenior/yr2003/pdf/table_12.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/about/news_info/cbsenior/yr2003/pdf/table_12.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>apparently an 800 is only 98th percentile</p>

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<p>i got 750 and I was expecting 750-800, so I guess it isn't that bad, but with 2 years of chem (including AP), I should and can do better...</p>

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<p>atomicfusion, did you study at all? i recommend barron's. if you just brush up slightly, i'm sure you can bring it up to an 800. and i was under the impression that 98th percentile for 800 is pretty good.</p>

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<p>Well I had the barron's book and I studied for like... 2 hours total lol. Plus after the AP test, our class did nothing at all. So that's like a month off. I realized I didn't know anything for qualitative analysis (our class never really covered it) and labs (we had weird labs I guess).</p>

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<p>I got a 730 without the Barron's book after only regular chemistry class. I only got a 730 once on a PR practice test and didn't even think I would get over 700. But, I go to a very tough school that specializes in math and science, so I guess the instruction level is somewhat above that of a regular school. Anyway, I am very happy with my score since I was thinking of cancelling it to begin with.</p>

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<p>Barron's is very bad. They make all the questions harder than they really are. Some ppl think that this is good practice, but that will just scare ppl for no reason.</p>

<p>Last year, I took 1 year of Honors Chemistry and got an 89.3 in that class =( I practiced for the SATII Chem with the Kaplan book and got an 800 on the June 2004 exam. The curve on the chem is very generous. Usually you can get 5-7 questions wrong (if you answered all of them) and still get an 800.</p>

<p>I never broke 700 on a practice Barron's exam (i took 2) and that proves how stupid Barron's is.</p>

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<p>Well, I didn't really study for the test because I managed to foolishly convince myself that I didn't need to prepare for chemistry since I had been on the Chemistry team. Unfortunately, what I did not realize was that I did not have a very good grasp of the basic concepts, and on the test, I made over 10 silly mistakes. I took a couple of practice at home though using Barrons, Kaplans, and Sparknotes, and got 800 on most of them. 760 is definitely below the expectations I set for myself, and I am really disappointed in myself. There is noone to blame but myself. I'm considering retaking the exam this October just so I can feel better.</p>

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<p>got a 760. Dangit, because we went over in class during the next month what I didn't know (nuclear chem and organic)</p>

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<p>why do the percentiles seem so low for sat 2's</p>

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<p>Only top schools generally require them, and as a result, only top students who apply to those school take them.</p>

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<p>I got a 740, 86 percentile, a little irked by the score.
I studied barron's alot, though I probably didnt know lab setups, acid bases, voltaic cells, descriptive chem, and organic chem too well. </p>

<p>Barron's tests arent that hard, especially if you review one and go on to the next one, as they recycle questions pretty overtly. I got 770 on Real practice, and 720-780 on assorted practice tests. The actual test wasn't too difficult but my score was not on par with the percieved difficulty. </p>

<p>Stupid non AP chem, didnt learn at least a quarter of the material in class.
May take physics to sub for chem as science SAT II.</p>

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<p>I got an 800, having had 1 year of honors chemistry + studying with PR and the Real SAT II's book. I thought after I finished that I didn't do particularly well, so I'm guessing that the curve was fairly generous.</p>

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<p>i got a 750, 89th percentile (in may). i mostly used the barron's ap book (since i also had to take the ap test) and sparknotes. i think i would have done better if i'd studied more, but i guess i'm satisfied. i have no idea how many i missed, though.</p>

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<p>i got a 750. i took the june test btw. i don't plan on retaking it though. does any1 one know how a 750 on chem looks to the ivy league schools? thanks.</p>

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<li>I'm actually a freshman in Honors Chem.</li>
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