<p>i wanna study another book after studying kaplan</p>
<p>which one is better, sparknotes or princeton review?</p>
<p>isnt sparknotes really similar to kaplan?</p>
<p>theoneo, can you help me here?</p>
<p>I'm not theoneo or anything, but I would go with Sparknotes. Sparknotes is more concise and is missing some concepts, but Kaplan should cover them. However, PR also misses some concepts, and Sparknotes is free online, go to sparknotes.com and search Biology and you can read it for free.</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>i didnt know sparknotes was free online</p>
<p>then i wasted my money</p>
<p>I would not go with sparknotes, I received a 780 on the sat ii bio in november, and I suggest reading Kaplan a second time, fully. Furthermore, if you had time, I would have told you to read Cliff's AP Bio as well. The bio sat ii is a very difficult test because of the many specific and random questions it asks, it is not 'trendy' like the AP exam. Lastly, I have read through sparknotes and I just don't think it covers the topic as well as Kaplan does. Do not take any of the practice tests from Kaplan though, its tests are terrible.</p>
<p>haha sucker. i always use them online.</p>
<p>but i dont htink you get all the tests online</p>
<p>xindianx, u read cliff, kaplan, sparknotes to get an 780?
wat about PR?
i wish i get that score</p>
<p>I read Cliff's and Kaplan to get a 780, I also took AP Biology last year (junior year). I did not read sparknotes, I just skimmed through it and thought it was useless, same with PR. I would stick with Kaplan and if you have time Cliff's. If you don't have time, read through Kaplan a second time, thoroughly.</p>
<p>Is Barron's good?</p>
<p>NO, Barrons is by far the last book I would recommend for SAT II Biology, it's terrible, just terrible. It contains so much erroneous information and is seriously outdated.</p>
<p>what are the best practice tests for bio</p>
<p>none, including the real sat iis. Although the questionsare ok, the curve seems to be pretty wrong, totally outdated.</p>
<p>Hmmmm...I thought Barron's was pretty useful but only for the bio test. I always use PR for every other subject.</p>
<p>Honestly, the test from Real SAT II: Subject Tests is the best prep. I think it was the only one I got an 800 on, so don't let other books' tests mess you up. It sucks because bio has the worst practice tests out there in general.</p>
<p>By the way, the Real SAT II book test and the practice questions in Taking the SAT Subject Tests booklet are very indicative of the question difficulty on the actual (except for the question with frogs and aqueous environments or something... I never knew how to come up with that answer logically).</p>
<p>What I did the day before the test... I went through every prep book I had and took notes on everything I didn't know. I sat down and memorized every little detail I could until I fell asleep. In the morning I rewrote my list of vocab (make sure you know the concepts/sequences/etc first, vocab second) and read through it on my way to the test center.</p>
<p>If you've done enough prep, you'll know [almost] everything in Sparknotes and PR. But if you feel like you want to clarify a few concepts or make sure you know all the fundamental details, go through PR. If you feel comfortable with what you know and just want a solid review, read Sparknotes.</p>
<p>u had time the day before the test to go over every prep book?</p>
<p>Haha I think so. Maybe it was the last 2-3 days? I remember being online all day Friday, though... I guess I was better at multitasking back then. :</p>
<p>I slept late, though, cause I was studying.</p>
<p>haha</p>
<p>thanks for your advice</p>
<p>is there any particular way i can study for lab questions?
or is just knowing the material the only way i can prepare for them?</p>
<p>i liked cliff notes. ^^v</p>