<p>did anyone use mcgraw hill?</p>
<p>^^ yeah i did. it seems alright.
so i want an 800, but none of my test scores have been that. the closest i got was 780. think i have a chance still?</p>
<p>I’ve been doing McGraw-Hill tests and I’ve gotten 730-760. I was a pretty strong AP Chemistry student as well, and I’m just using my AP Chem PR book to study for this. Will I probably score a bit higher than the MG-H tests?</p>
<p>i’ve been getting around 720-740 on the mcgraw hill. i really want a score above 750…</p>
<p>Barron’s: 770, 780, 770, 770</p>
<p>REAL: 770</p>
<p>Only used this prep book because I ran out of time in the end. I only took the four practice tests in the back without reading the content in the front. I highly recommend Barron’s if you have a solid background in chemistry because my practice test scores really did match my real test score. Good luck to future SAT II Chem test takers!</p>
<p>I got Scores of
Princeton Review: 730, 760, 770
Barrons: 790</p>
<p>REAL: 800 (Didn’t Get One Wrong!)</p>
<p>Usually practice tests are harder than the actual. But the real secret is a good Chem teacher =D</p>
<p>Barron’s:
diagnostic test - 690
practice test 1 - 730
More scores in progress ;)</p>
<p>Any predictions before the real test in 2 weeks? Is there any hope for scoring 800? I would have one less thing to worry about. Time management makes no problem for me. Additionally, i have not learned such topic as thermochemistry (and some more, im going to do this next week).</p>
<p>What about biology e/m? Is there any connection between practice tests and real ones? I score middle-600 on barrons, much below my expectations…</p>
<p>Princeton- Around mid 600- low 700’s (first practice tests I took)
Sparknotes
1st- 660
2nd-640
3rd-620
->Sparknotes tests are damn hard and IMO innacurate</p>
<p>Real SAT BB test- 730 (days before the actual test)</p>
<p>Actual- 750</p>
<p>You don’t need Chem AP to do reasonably well!
Study up, make flash cards of the mistakes you make, and don’t give up hope!</p>
<p>PR: Didn’t do
Barrons: 780
Real: 800</p>
<p>If you want to train yourself for the SAT Chem, I highly recommend taking the AP Chem exam (especially if you can take it before SAT Chem). AP Chem is a lot more difficult than SAT Chem and by the time you finish AP Chem preparation, you’d be a beast for high school chemistry and an 800 is almost a guarantee if you can get a 5 on AP Chem.</p>
<p>My stats with AP Chem & SAT Chem</p>
<p>Before AP prep:</p>
<p>AP (from Princeton Review): 3
SAT (Official guide): 620</p>
<p>After Prep:
AP (real exam): 5
SAT (Barrons): 780
SAT (real exam): 800</p>
<p>Barrons is also really good because it’s more difficult than the test but in a good way for once. You’ll be facing the same types of problems but on an elevated scale of difficulty. </p>
<p>Be sure to manage your time wisely, you have 60 minutes to complete 80+ questions :)</p>
<p>Studying for Chem sucks when you have to learn equilibrium, orgo chem, thermochemistry, electrochemistry, most of bonding, and phase changes on your own. </p>
<p>Any success stories from people in my position?</p>
<p>Expect a score around 600, assuming you must learn all that.
Why even take the test?</p>
<p>I used Princeton review and got high 600s with I believe a high score of 710, I then got a 750 on the test.</p>