<p>Hey everyone,</p>
<p>I have a few questions about the Biology SAT Subject Test... Thanks in Advance =)</p>
<p>So I bought the Barron's Biology, should I buy the Princeton Review?
Should I take M or E? What does M focus on? And how about E?
Can a homeschooler score high? Because I always read that people need AP classes in order to score and I haven't taken any... [I'm only 14]</p>
<p>Sincerely,
Legatus</p>
<p>Bump. Bump…</p>
<p>… in order to score (+700) …</p>
<p>Forgot to put that in.</p>
<p>Well my advice would be to take the AP, use Cliff’s to review before the test, and a 750+ should be very very easy to obtain.</p>
<p>If you are planning on taking the subject test, I assume the AP course is somewhere in your future. Remember, you can only get about 4 wrong to get an 800 and any more than four wrong costs you 10 points. So if you want a 700/800 be ready to only miss about 14 questions.</p>
<p>This will be pretty easy if you have the AP under your belt. If you don’t, prepare for some fairly intense studying.</p>
<p>Some stuff that I left out:
E focuses more on ecological concepts like animal development, behavior, general ecology etc etc.
M is molecular – so you have your photosynthesis, respiration, those kind of things. [SparkNotes:</a> SAT Subject Test: Biology: Test Center](<a href=“http://testprep.sparknotes.com/testcenter/sat2/biology/]SparkNotes:”>http://testprep.sparknotes.com/testcenter/sat2/biology/) <— these are some tests you can take to gauge your ability. </p>
<p>Again, get Cliffs (for the AP), know it from start to finish, and you should be fine. Cliff’s is a cheap book too, (I think I got mine for a dollar or something), so don’t worry about already having bought the other one. You can probably use it too, to supplement Cliff’s.</p>
<p>Also, Since you’re only 14, you should try not to worry about subject tests. Many people don’t take them until the summer between junior and senior year, and some don’t even take them until November of senior year.</p>
<p>Thanks, pokm12</p>
<p>Did you buy Cliff’s AP book online? If so, could you post the link? Thanks =)</p>
<p>[Amazon.com:</a> CliffsAP Biology (9780470097649): Phillip E. Pack Ph.D.: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/CliffsAP-Biology-Phillip-Pack-Ph-D/dp/0470097647/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1311989435&sr=8-1]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/CliffsAP-Biology-Phillip-Pack-Ph-D/dp/0470097647/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1311989435&sr=8-1) amazing!</p>
<p>Do top universities make a distinction btw students who took M and students who took E?</p>
<p>hey
I took the june sat and got 780 , but didn’t review really because I was already a strong bio student, but I had gotten cliffs AP and Princeton sat bio subject test books. I didn’t have much time to read them but i recommend both ( i skimmed both). I’d say start off with Princeton and then move on to cliffs (cliffs is more detailed) :)</p>