<p>I currently own a copy of Barron AP Chem, but not sure if it would be enough or relevant for the SAT II. What book would you guys suggest for this subject test?</p>
<p>PR and SN for tests/review. PR and SN are the BEST .</p>
<p>Kaplan just for tests; Barrons is horrible</p>
<p>i got an 800</p>
<p>PR = Princeton Review?
SN l</p>
<p>Princeton Review; I like their style</p>
<p>SN = Sparknotes, and I agree that it + PR is ideal.</p>
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<p>i would quickly read through PR's (it's easy to understand and fairly concise)
look at Barron's and do the practice tests from them (they are hard but the questions are good and the book has everything you need to know)
and then i would take the Sparknote's tests online or buy the book...a lot of the questions (i would say around 10) on the actual test were extremely close to the questions on Sparknotes</p>
<p>i took chem this june and got 790</p>
<p>I did a lot of research on all the SAT II Chem posts on this forum and on many other sites to find what is the ideal prep book and after loads of feedback, Princeton Review turned out to be the victor. Barron's gives you too much detail (excess information as well), too hard/unrealistic tests, and it's too hard to understand. SparkNotes I heard is similar to PR but PR still did better. So I would definitely go with PR. I bought it 2 weeks ago, haven't looked at it yet but when comparing the three in Barnes & Noble (Barron's, PR, SN), it seemed to be the best.</p>
<p>I don't know about PR SAT II book, but I used Barron's for AP Chem and thought it was horrible. Too much superfluous information!</p>
<p>i got 760, but I never even took an AP chemistry course</p>
<p>I used Princeton Review for practice tests, and Kaplan for review of chem info</p>
<p>I find that although Barron's does include more info than necessary, their books always leave you confident and definitely well-prepared before you walk into the exam room. Start with PR to learn anything new in chemistry that you don't know, and reinforce it with extra info from barron's.</p>
<p>I used Princeton Review for one practice test and just skimmed through it and got an 800.</p>
<p>princeton review first,</p>
<p>then barrons.</p>
<p>to ur barrons score, i would add about 80-100 points</p>
<p>My friend had an F in AP chem, studied PR for a few days, and scored a 780. So I must reccomend PR.</p>
<p>I got an 800 using SN and PR, and Kaplan's tests. I highly recommend all of them.</p>
<p>PR & Barrons</p>
<p>i only used Kaplan and the blue book.</p>
<p>i got 800, but i didnt think Kaplan was very realistic 'cause on the actual test i was WAY more time-pressed.</p>
<p>i used barrons and got an 800</p>
<p>^^^^^ me too.</p>
<p>i hab a super noob question......... are you allowed to use a calculator on SAT Chem?? nd do u have to memorize the basic 20 elements???</p>
<p>You're not allowed to use any calculators on an SAT subject test other than for math. You have to be more specific for your memorizing question. You're allowed to have a periodic table with a few pieces of info such as atomic mass, atomic number etc.</p>