<p>I'm taking the U.S. History SAT II on Saturday, so I've been preparing by taking practice tests in a few books. In the Barron's and REA review books, the questions seemed very difficult and overly specific, and I barely managed to get in the mid 600s with several omits and wrong answers. However, I scored an easy 750 on one of the Sparknotes tests online, and when I went to College Board's website to take the practice questions, I got every one right, easily again. Do Barron's and REA have a reputation for being overly hard in U.S.? Can I trust my scores from Sparknotes and CollegeBoard more and rest a little more easily the next few nights?</p>
<p>I think so. Barron’s seems to be harder in everything. They definitely were with AP Calculus multiple choice questions, and AP US History ones for that matter.</p>
<p>I agree that the AP calc Barron’s questions are harder than the actual test, but I don’t think that is necessarily the same for the subject tests. My friend studied for the Chemistry SAT II with the Barron’s book and left the exam very upset, because she said the test was nothing like the review book, rather it was much much much much harder.</p>
<p>That’s why you get the book – Barrons is the best, because it’s the hardest!</p>