SAT II Biology E very much like APES? Should I take that or Lit?

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<p>For June 2, I'm signed up for SAT II Chem & Lit. I heard that Lit was impossible though...and now I <em>just</em> found out what the "E" in Bio (E) stands for! XD </p>

<p>So can anyone tell me if the Ecological Bio Subject Test is much like the AP Environmental Science test? I just took the APES exam today (on the make-up day; it conflicted w/Chem, so I took Chem first), and thought it was phenomenally easy :D (err....not to be immodest....but you know what I mean? >.O)</p>

<p>Anyway, I did take AP Language this year and do pretty well on those questions, but I didn't do very well on the SAT CR. I tend to way-overanalyze (even though I know that Lit asks for much deeper answers - yet it bugs me that they seem pretty inconsistent. Sometimes they want the obvious answer, and sometimes they don't!)</p>

<p>Also, if it carries any weight, art & English are my passions, so I'm going to write about them in my college apps. (I just hate the English parts of SATs, is all! >:P.) But then I've heard that colleges really don't care about the "breadth" of your Subject Test scores - just your scores themselves. (So I'm assuming that it shouldn't matter if my 3 Subject Tests are Math II, Chemistry, and Bio E...)</p>

<p>Anyway, is there anything (or much) on Bio E that's not on APES? I'll check out a prep book anyway, if people here say that they're similar - it's just that I'm thinking I probably shouldn't consider it if people say that there's loads of stuff exclusive to the Subject Test.....(like is there much Molecular Bio on it, or is Bio E REALLY all Ecology?!)</p>

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<li><p>Only 15 or so questions are "E". The rest of the questions are the same on both the "E" and "M" tests.</p></li>
<li><p>You will have to study bio to do good. APES will not get you a good score. Most of the test is not from APES.</p></li>
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<p>Oooh ok. Thank you SOOO much for the tip!! :D </p>

<p>I won't be taking it then - never took AP Bio! Glad I didn't go & deprive someone of the library's Bio E book then :). (If they even have one, that is...heh.)</p>

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<p>It is below AP Bio level, but it is definitely self-studyable.</p>

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<p>no idea about bio, but for lit I would suggest getting a real test from collegeboard and practising with that. If you read a lot and you're passionate about English, you're pretty much golden. Lit you can't really study for. I thought it was pretty easy and I did well without studying. Also, I believe it's rather different from the critical reading section, so...take a practise test, and see how you do. you might be pleasantly surprised.</p>