SAT II Bio: Are study guides enough?

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<p>I was thinking of retaking the SAT Bio test, and I haven't had AP Bio since June now. </p>

<p>I still have my notes and handouts from the class, and I bought the Princeton Review study guide.</p>

<p>Is this sufficient enough to get at least a score of 750+? If not, what other resources should I get? And when is the best time to take the test?</p>

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<p>If you can, you should think about getting the Barron’s book so that you have more content to work with and more practice tests, but if you prepare very well using what you have, then you can definitely achieve 750+. I’d say it depends on your understanding of biology. What did you think about your previous test?</p>

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<p>I thought the previous test was okay. Our teacher’s tests were much more difficult than the SAT II, but due to lack of studying, I didn’t score that well. If I did spend time to study, I’m sure I would have gotten a much higher score. </p>

<p>I guess I’ll get Barron’s as well. Thank you.</p>

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<p>Yeah the same thing happened to me. The first time I scored a 600 because I barely studied. The second time I prepared intensely and scored a 740, so the studying really goes a long way. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thank you! What study guides did you use? Just Barron’s?</p>

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<p>Princeton covers about 95% of the content on the test and is essentially a skeleton workbook. Kaplan, on the other hand, will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about Biology. I used a combination of both books, which worked extremely well. Kaplan’s tests are harder than Princeton’s, but I think Princeton’s were closer to the actual examination. If you have a short amount of time to prepare, just do everything in Princeton’s book (the entire book takes about 2 hours to read and complete if you have a good foundation in biology), but I would recommend investing in Kaplan’s as well if you have some extra time.</p>

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<p>^^ I used PR and Barron’s for review and I took all the practice tests in both books. I also took all five of the SparkNotes practice tests online.</p>

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<p>plaes all i take one test 4 of spraknotes online but my score is : 600 :((( what ur opnion pleaseeeee ?? im so nervous</p>