<p>what is the best sat 2 bio review book for someone who has taken ap bio</p>
<p>I liked Barron's. It had a few random errors, but for a quick review and focus on things that will actually be on the test, it's top. I read most of it the day before and got an 800.</p>
<p>I agree. Barron's worked perfectly. I read through Barron's, did the practice tests from PR(b/c the practice tests from Barron's aren't realistic) and CB and got an 800.</p>
<p>i just studied from cliffs and did one practice test from sparknotes.. got 800 on Ecology</p>
<p>whats the most realistic test for SAT's Biology test?
excluding CB's. please list at least 3 :]</p>
<p>Is barrons pratice tests harder or easier?
Also how are Kaplan and sparknote tests?</p>
<p>Barron's test is definitely harder.
out of the four i took, my range was 680-720</p>
<p>while i pretty much score 750+ on Sparknote's.</p>
<p>Barron's books go into alot of detail and asks very specific questions.
ec: how much ATP does FADH produce.</p>
<p>Stay away from Kaplan</p>
<p>cliffs and barrons got me a 780</p>
<p>Just reviewing barrons stuff that I didn't learn in class (a.k.a. ecology, evolution etc.) I got an 800. I didn't test nearly as high on my practice exam, so I think if you study barrons, you will be very prepared.</p>
<p>Well I just finished the barrons book so hopefully I should be fine.
It's prob better to go skim barrons to refresh all the topics, then go through sparknotes and kaplan right?
And take practice tests by tm?</p>
<p>is PR only enough for an avg AP bio student? cuz i looked thru it, and it's not deep at all, like only 2 pgs on evolution, 2 on plant structure, etc.</p>
<p>urgh.vehgeghweopheopgheopegh.
Frustrating. My advice is greater than their advice. OMG. So misleading. </p>
<p>PRINCETON REVIEW!!!! 2 800s say that their scores are better than my 730. This is mostly advice my guy friends at school have given me. I've ignored it and well, ended up with that 730, when I studied harder than both of them combined. Study effectively. Lesson learned. </p>
<p>Here's our thoughts:</p>
<p>Barron's overprepares you.</p>
<p>PR is also a great refresher. </p>
<p>Doesn't really matter E or M. You should prepare for both. On test day you can decide which one you want based on which section's questions you know better. To my knowledge I no review book explicitly split the chapters down to E or M. (I've looked at Sparknotes, Barrons, Kaplan, Patterson and PR in case you're wondering). </p>
<p>Oh I forgot. Most people chose E. In terms of scoring, the M scores tend to have a higher percentile than the E scores. Overall it doesn't matter which one you pick, since the score is likely to be the same. No, one is not harder than the other. The M curves are rumored to be "better"? but that's not true since that only affects your percentile. (This last statement was subjective btw). </p>
<p>I used multiple practice books and stuff, but none of it helped. Based on REAL expereince, I've noticed that the SAT questions were the most similar to Princeton Review questions. I should have memorized the data there, but I didn't memorize the simple charts and got those questions WRONG. </p>
<p>I would suggest you first analytically tear apart the Princeton Book, thoroughly (roughly 3x). Then I would take as many practice tests as I can get my hands on. Score them. See how well you did. GO OVER YOUR MISTAKES. This is the part most people miss. If you get something wrong and you don't go over it, you'll get it wrong again and again. Most likely this will trip you up on the actual test. </p>
<p>PLEASE, PLEASE NEVER use Patterson tests. They're often very difficult and full of information YOU DON'T NEED TO KNOW. Plus out of the multiple review books I've looked at, this book had the most errors. Kaplan tests are also equally misleading. They make you feel good, but they're very easy and very unrealistic. </p>
<p>In addition to a review book, you will need a textbook to crossreference reviewbook facts that are often wrong. In fact I've never seen an error-free book before. Review books tend to have a lot of errors because test-prep companies do not take the time to hire good editors. One of my teachers who formerly taught for Kaplan said, when he was getting hired, he was forced to take that their practice test, even though he had a PhD. He took their test and scored a 780. He said that can't be and showed them the error, and Kaplan knew. They also DIDN'T care. lol. </p>
<p>Textbooks on the other hand, have hundreds of college professors editting them. So it is almost NEVER wrong. I used Campbell. Me encanta el texto de Campbell. It reads very well with lots of pictures. Plus its THE TEXTBOOK for Biology. It is likely that'll be the same textbook for AP Bio and college as well. </p>
<p>This should take you two weeks of intense prepping.
That's all I have to say. </p>
<p>and Good Luck. </p>
<p>P.S. Feel free to PM me about questions. I'm planning on retaking it in October. Me encanta biologia.</p>
<p>Is barrons overpreparing good or bad?</p>
<p>For overprep, I suggest you read from beginning to end the 1200 page Campbell textbook. That's what I did, and I got 800.</p>
<p>Now, on a more serious note, I think that SAT II Bio doesn't really test that much deep into understanding concepts: you just have to know the stuff and regurgitate it test day. So PR should be fine.</p>
<p>Does the SAT II bio test sturctures of molecules, or like how carbohydrate/lipid/proteins look like (the ring stuff)?</p>
<p>does anyone know if the 12 labs on the ap bio test are also covered on the sat bio test?</p>
<p>No AP labs. I know I would've failed... if they were on it... Erm... for the macromolecules you should be able to recognize them. </p>
<p>@Watson&Crick... for a second there I thought you were them.</p>