<p>I've usually heard Barrons is great for SAT 2 subject tests. However, lately, I've heard of people getting screwed over by Barrons for the Bio E/M exam while people who used Princeton review did better.</p>
<p>Can some people provide some input into this? Should I use Barrons SAT 2 Bio or Princeton Review SAT 2 Bio? I'd like the purchase the book within a week.</p>
<p>Just use Cliffs AP, best book out there for ANY bio test.</p>
<p>Already have it - I’d prefer a dedicated SAT 2 Bio book :/</p>
<p>I studied Barron’s for a week before taking the recent October test. Got a 780, so I was happy with it. Barron’s will get you prepared, no doubt, but it has a bunch of extra info you probably don’t need. Princeton might be more focused, but I’d say it’s better to be overprepared than not…</p>
<p>If you have the opportunity, use both. I used both of them and got a 790. Do Princeton first probably, it’s easier and less specific but great for general concepts and getting over that first bump in learning bio. Then use Barron’s. It’s a bit more specific and detail oriented, but you need the details to get that extra high score. In terms of practice tests, I found them both to be somewhat accurate representations of how I did on the test. I scored 770+ on the practice tests, so they’re a pretty good indicator.</p>
<p>I’m usingt he PR book & its pretty straight forward and its trimmed so it doesn’t have any extra info that we don’t need to know.</p>
<p>best of luck :)</p>
<p>i’d go with princeton review</p>
<p>I support Cliffs AP for both AP Bio and the SAT subject test. However, if you want one of the ones you mentioned, I would get Barron’s. Some say it’s overkill, but that’s good if you want to be prepared and have the time to throughly study it and complete the practice tests.</p>
<p>I used Cliffs when I took AP Bio and got an 800 when I took Bio M, so I can’t vouch for any specific review book, though I have seen copies of Barron’s previously, and it is quite detailed.</p>
<p>Are you currently taking, or have you taken, AP Biology?</p>
<p>Took AP Bio last year! 86% 1st sem, 96% second sem.</p>
<p>Do you still feel comfortable with all the material? Do you remember the details of the anatomy? Or the taxonomic classification of organisms?</p>
<p>If not, you should definitely review – I’d just get Barron’s and do it from there. You can’t go wrong with Barron’s.</p>
<p>I used both and liked PR more.</p>