<p>i'm an A+ student in honors chemistry as a sophomore, and i would like to take the sat ii's in chem but i was told that if i wanted a score above a 720, i would need to take ap chem in order to become extremely comfortable with the subject.
is this truly necessary? our school's ap chem program was named by collegeboard as #1, but i don't want to take it...i just want to take the sat ii's for it after my honors course and still score a 780ish. is this possible, if i take an sat ii prep course in chemistry?</p>
<p>I'd recommend studying your butt off. I studied on-and-off, am halfway through AP chem this year, and got a 680 in October and 720 in December. (I might just be dumber than you, but I'd have to study much harder for a 780).</p>
<p>Eh? My school doesn't offer AP chem... 800 (then again I also took the AP--with some additional self-study--getting a 5).</p>
<p>Just get review books... the sat ii book or the ap book if you want to over-prepare.</p>
<p>I don't think it's necessary. Back when I was a sophomore I was in regular chemistry (not honors, not AP, but I was an A+ student in the subject), I didn't study at all, took the test in early May - before the class was even over and got a 680. So, I'm sure that if you even prepare at all you can do very well.</p>
<p>(This was 6 years ago by the way, I'm now in grad school in chemistry)</p>
<p>It really depends on how your class is set up.
I was an A+ student in honors chem (school doesn't have AP) but only got a 620. I probably could have done better with extra studying, but in general that test is more geared towards AP kids.</p>
<p>But that being said, if you start studying early, and hard, you should be able to do fine</p>
<p>I never took AP Chem either, but I heard that it is very helpful to take it and then take the SAT II Chem. I took the Chem SAT II back in June, but cancelled my score a few days later because of nerves. I studied over the summer, using almost every single prep book dedicated to the Chem SAT IIs, and took it again in October. I got a 770, which I'm fairly pleased with (thankfully my mom is, too). </p>
<p>You should, though, not try and cram everything in within a few weeks. It takes time (at least for someone like me, who isn't that great at standardized testing).</p>