<p>Which one do you think is easier? I don't think I did that good on my AP test, so I was just wondering if SAT II was easier, so I can take it and get at least a 680 to get credit.</p>
<p>no1…? come on guys.</p>
<p>hmm…yeah you should be able to get a 680, just read over some prep books, the sat II physics covers things that ap physics b doesn’t cover</p>
<p>The good: You can lose something like 11 points (mix of omissions and wrong answers) on the Physics SAT II and still get an 800.</p>
<p>The bad: The curve is there for a reason. It’s a fairly tough test that covers everything from mechanics to modern physics and light. Know your formulas</p>
<p>I took the test last june after a year of physics B (5 on the AP) and I got a 790.</p>
<p>bco09, which test did u think was harder - SAT II or AP B?
and the things covered on both should be similar right?</p>
<p>k SAT II physics is WAY more obscure than Physics B. Much more random and trivia on there… which is why the curve for SAT II physics is so huge.</p>
<p>I thought SAT II was easier… though I didn’t aim to get perfect in both</p>
<p>I thought the SAT II was more difficult than the AP B exam even though I studied a lot harder for it. I won’t know for sure until I get my AP score though…</p>
<p>I agree that SAT2 was more obscure and a bit harder. I recall one question that basically asked which natural occurence (cracks in dry mud, a fly’s eye, snowflake, and other choices) was the best example of a fractal. Still not sure how that one qualified as a physics question…</p>
<p>there might a been a few obscure questions on SAT, but I think AP Physics cover the material more in depth generally. And there’s the FR for AP Physics. With AP, you’re studying for a 3 hour exam where SAT is only 1 hour. </p>
<p>But I guess you shouldn’t take my word too seriously, since people who self-studies for everything like myself can’t really diffentiate what’s harder and what’s not. I found SAT Math I equally challenging as Math II (even without factoring the curve) and Calculus BC covering not much more material than Calc. AB (at least not worth a full semester of learning). I even found AP Physics C covering not that much material more than Physics B since it’s just give and take. You study everything else more in depth for C but don’t have to do waves, thermal, nuclear, and whatever B covers but not C.</p>