<p>This thread is for people taking the SAT bio in june. Discussion is welcomed.</p>
<p>so how are people preparing?</p>
<p>I am taking AP Bio tomorrow so I guess AP Bio prepared me for sat 2 bio partially haha </p>
<p>I think I’m using both Barron’s and Princeton’s Review books? Are those sufficient enough to get a 760+? What are you guys studying from?</p>
<p>i am using barrons and princeton review too! are you taking e or m? @jamanda</p>
<p>I hope Barron’s is sufficient for this because it wasn’t that good for the ap exam. Let’s go molecular!</p>
<p>@pringles97 I’m not sure yet because I am just learning e in school but I think e… it seems easier</p>
<p>I learned Biology M through a dual-degree program, but didn’t learn much. Is it possible to cram and score 760+ by June? And how should I go about doing this?</p>
<p>What is the main difference between AP Biology and SAT 2 Biology? Do you need to know anatomy for SAT 2? I know the SAT 2 test requires a lot of stupid memorization like the characteristics of animal phyla, so I was just wondering what else I will need to memorize because I have a really good grasp of overall concepts. </p>
<p>@DaneBrick Really? I thought Barrons did a pretty good job with the AP exam this year. The lab chapter really helped with some of the free responses. </p>
<p>@DJFlash I took the May 3rd one (really bad mistake seeing how i barely studied for it and probably bombed it because my teacher barely taught me organ systems which was a sizable portion of the test, so I’m retaking it). So yeah, you need to know anatomy to an extent, plus some stuff that was taken out of the AP curriculuim, like plant anatomy (not to the old ap level, but more than the redesigned ap level). </p>
<p>Truthfully, i thought the ap exam’s mc was easier than the sat2 mc, but thats because you barely need to know any bio for the ap mc, but some of the sat2 mc questions arent that bad either</p>
<p>Do you have to know ALLLLLLL of the itty-bitty facts? </p>
<p>And what review books would you recommend for questions?</p>
<p>Well, maybe not ALL of the ittbitty facts, buts like you actually need to know the material (unlike bio where you could get the answer by being good at reading/analzing passages) because the questions are straight up: What is a _______?" </p>
<p>For review books, not entirely what is the best. I’ve heard from other CCers that Barrons does a good job, though the practice tests are tougher, meaning that getting a 720 on the practice test means you’ll land like a 780+… I personally used a second-hand McGraw Hill book that decently reviewed over the material, but it left out a good bit of info about plants, though it came up in the practice tests (I looked at my AP Bio Barrons for the plants the morning of the test, which helped to an extent).</p>
<p>@jelly765</p>
<p>Hey guys! I’m also taking the SAT Biology test this June, and I’ll be using both Barron’s and Princeton Review’s SAT Biology guides to prepare. I’ve taken Honors and AP Biology, so hopefully that will make the studying easier 
Good luck to everyone!</p>
<p>Anyone have real tests?</p>
<p>I just took the AP Bio exam which I think I did really well on, but I’m concerned about knowing the itty-bitty facts and anatomy nomenclature and stuff… Should I get barron’s and princeton, even if I only have a few weeks left before june 7th?</p>
<p>Hey Everyone! I, like everyone here, am also taking the SAT II Biology test. Going for molecular though. I just got Barrons, and am also running through Kaplan’s online. (my school has this free partnership thing with Kaplan) It doesn’t seem that bad. Seems to align well with the AP Bio curriculum. Only difference seems to be the organ systems which I didn’t learn in AP Bio, but I still had to learn them anyway for USABO. So yeah, it doesn’t seem that bad. Any tips?</p>
<p>I’m taking it as well! Not sure about E or M; I’ve always felt that M was my stronger suit, but I heard E was easier. I took a Princeton practice test in class, and I didn’t do so well on the molecular side, so I don’t know.</p>
<p>So basically, you have to know more about human body systems, plants, taxonomy, animal development and behavior, and reproduction? As well as the other stuff in the APBio curriculum. It sucks that the SAT II includes stuff that wasn’t in the AP curriculum; I guess we’ll have to cram in four body systems.</p>