<p>problem:in our school, you can't take physics until ur a senior...so technically I can't take SAT II Physics...so now I only have two choices left: Bio or Chem...I am taking Regular Chem right now coz our school won't let anyone take AP Chem or AP Bio unless they take the regular Bio and Chem first ( i know...i hate it!!) </p>
<p>Are SAT II chem or bio around AP level? and which one should I take considering that i don't really like biology all that much? which one do you think is easier or " doable" lol</p>
<p>SAT is not equal to AP. I haven't taken AP, but most agree they are completely different tests that focus on different concepts (one could get a 5 on an ap test, and a 500 on an sat ii...not likely, but just to show sat ii tests are not a breeze). that said, you can review with a book and HARD WORK after just having a regular bio or chem course.</p>
<p>I took the biology last year and get a 670 after very basic bio. my friends in chemistry also scored well (high 600's and middle 700's) after a very basic chem class. </p>
<p>take the suggestions of books on this board, and then make a study plan. If you don't get a concept (ie, never covered in class) just ask the ap teacher at your school.</p>
<p>SAT II and AP biology are definitely on different levels, although which one is more difficult is a matter of individual preference. Usually, getting a 5 on other AP tests such as U.S. history is a good indicator of at least a mid-700 score for the SAT II, but this correlation is not strong in biology.</p>
<p>Actually, if you take the AP Bio or AP Chem, you'll be much more prepared for the SAT's. You might have to do a little bit of additional studying; SAT Bio, for example, is a bit more detailed in some areas. For SAT Chem, I'm not taking the AP class though I do have the PR for AP Chem and the Barrons for SAT II Chem, and the table of contents are not too different.
Basically, AP and SAT go hand-in-hand.</p>
<p>I disagree. I took AP Chem as a junior and this year in October (my senior year) I took the Chemistry SAT II. I had gotten an AP study book to refresh my memory since by the time I decided to bone up it was too late to get an SAT book. I only looked over a few topics in the AP book and decided it was a lost cause. The Chemistry SAT II, however, I found to be very easy. Almost all of the concepts are just assumed to be known by an AP student. I was prepared to balance complex oxidation/reduction reactions and found myself balancing very basic replacement reactions. There's no calculator, so anything requiring anything other than very basic mathematics (like the occasional molarity) is a nonfactor. That alone sends almost all of the tough topics of AP Chemistry out the door. Even concepts I thought were very basic (solubility, molality, Hess's Law) I realized after were too advanced for the SAT II. Such topics as electrochemistry, predicting reaction products, equilibria, kinetics, and thermodynamics, which are crucial to the passing of the AP test are not at all present on the SAT. One does not even need a great understanding of the ideal gas law (just be able to plug numbers into it). My recommendation would be to wait until you enter AP Chemistry your senior year and take the SAT II then. You should be more than fine if you do that.</p>
<p>though people say that you need AP's to get a good score it is not really true, I took only honors -> if you are studying chemistry then take that</p>