****OFFICIAL JUNE 2014 SAT BIO E/M THREAD****

<p>hey I really have to do good on this exam. Im studying Barrons and Im takin bio right now. Is that enough? Are there any other tools I can use?</p>

<p>Yikes, I’m taking it in June also! Like most of you said, I’m studying from Barron’s and PR but I’m nervous because even though I understand the overall concepts, I have a hard time memorizing all of the details. </p>

<p>@doodledork‌ Which 4 body systems are on the test? Immune, nervous, digestive and endocrine I’m guessing? </p>

<p>^ I would know all of them back and forward…
including everything about lymphatic and circulatory</p>

<p>you’ll find that when you overstudy the questions become jokes</p>

<p>(implying they weren’t already)</p>

<p>do you guys think its better to use barrons or princeton for learning NEW MATERIAL? im in the IB program, and evolution, body systems, behavior and learning in animals have not been taught yet! i just want to learn the material quickly and I’m not sure which book to use. it seems that princeton has more info because it is so much thicker than the barrons? </p>

<p>should i take e or m??
im prepared for both and i thought m was suitable for me
but now that i tried taking the prep exams e seems better and the curve is more lenient
any suggestions??</p>

<p>E </p>

<p>Two of my friends took the test in May. One got a 790, the other a 780. Both of them used AP Bio study books (Barron’s and 5 Steps) in lieu of the SAT prep books and we’re all enrolled in AP Biology this year as Freshmen (with a terrible teacher–the AP exam was just an awful experience). </p>

<p>Long story short: the test shouldn’t be that difficult, even if you thought you bombed the AP exam. Good luck to everyone. </p>

<p>How hard would you say the test is if you aren’t in AP Bio? I’m only enrolled in an Honors course and I’m taking AP senior year because it won’t fit into my schedule any other time, so it only makes sense to take the subject test now.</p>

<p>@jamanda‌ It’s hard to say because Honors courses are different from school to school. The easiest thing to do is compare questions. Go to CB’s page for the SAT II Bio and compare what you’ve learned to their practice questions. You can also buy CB’s book about all the SAT II Subject Tests and look at the questions there. There was a diagram on the May exam that was taken from the book. </p>

<p>Would it even be worth getting an SAT ii biology book. I already have both AP barrons and cliffnotes for the ap bio test. do i need to get another for sat ii?</p>

<p>TL;DR: Took AP Bio (Sophomore) and IB SL Bio (Junior) and got a 800 on the SAT II. I think that you need experience with the content.</p>

<p>Well, not sure if this is useful for anyone but here was my experience with the May SAT Subject Test.</p>

<p>I took 2 that day, US History then Bio M.</p>

<p>For Bio, I had a lot of interest starting in 9th grade with Honors Bio class so in my Sophomore year, I took AP Bio. Got a 4 (It was last year’s test and like 5% of the people got 5’s).
This year (Junior year) I took IB Biology SL (gonna take HL next year) and decided that I would take the May SAT Subject test. So with all the IB and AP tests in May, I totally slacked and did not prepare adequately (so I thought) and thought I was pretty much screwed. 2 days before the test, I busted out my old AP Barron’s Biology review book and looked at the things that I became rusty on or did not cover in SL Bio (mostly botany). </p>

<p>When the test rolled around I went in and took it. Though I may have done better on US History than Bio… Well, I checked my score on the 22nd and found that I got a 730 in US History and a freaking 800 in Bio… wat… yeah…</p>

<p>I felt like what got me that score was 2 years of pretty rigorous Biology courses and I’m really happy with those 2 scores.</p>

<p>@BunnyMonster Um, I think you should study immune, nervous, and endocrine since those were the main 3 systems on the AP curriculum as well. You should also study excretory, circulatory, and reproductive since those popped up a lot. Just know all the body systems basically since there seems to be an emphasis on that! Also know taxonomy really well. I’m just basing this off the past SAT subject test I took in CB’s official SAT subject test book.</p>

<p>If you want study tips, I recommend the Barron’s SAT subject test prep book? That’s what I’m using. Also, the practice test in CB’s book if you have access to it. I don’t know about Princeton, but if it helps you, then by all means.</p>

<p>@doodledork‌ Would Barron’s AP Bio work as an SAT prep book? </p>

<p>@skyisover Maybe? The problem is that the Barron’s book is updated to the recent AP Bio exam format, so it focuses more on analysis and understanding. The SAT subject test covers that too, but it’s more of knowing details. The Barron’s SAT Subject book covers things like taxonomy and body systems in a more detailed way, with facts and labeled diagrams, which you’ll need to know. It’s also shorter since it doesn’t need all the in-depth knowledge that the AP exam needs. But I don’t think it’s too much of a difference; if that’s the only resource you have, then I would study that!</p>

<p>I think the Barron’s AP Bio book from previous years before the exam change works fine as well! Good luck!</p>

<p>Do we need to know ALL the details from Barrons? I was doing pretty well (80-90%) on the end-of-chapter quizzes until I got to human body, where I missed like a third of it because there were so many details. Is it really that important that we know all of it?</p>

<p>@Jaitaz I think so. I heard that in some cases, the SAT subject tests had diagrams of the eye and ear that you had to label, so I’d say that details are pretty important. I’m sure you don’t have to know EVERY SINGLE detail, but you should know all the terms and structures and their functions.</p>

<p>Is the Barron’s second edition the same as the fourth edition? </p>

<p>GUYS there is 2 weeks left and I only barely know some bio concepts. i know most of the cell stuff, and I do not know ecology, reproduction, human physiology and evolution! i really need to start cramming and I don’t know whether to use barrons or princeton? please do reply ;_;</p>

<p>I’d do Barron’s if you’re good at cramming. AP test are over; you should be fine.</p>