<p>IS anyone else taking the SAT subject test for Chemistry next year or has taken it?? I am just getting really worried about this test because I want to go to a selective college (Acceptance rate <25%) and I obviously have to do well on this test. Anyways, my Chemistry teacher is going at a really slow pace, and she doesn't even know the material herself. It's really scary because this is Honors Chemistry, its more like 6th grade Chemistry. My school doesnt offer AP Chemistry so I'm stuck in this class and I'm just worried I wont do well on the SAT Subject Test. Are there any other people out there who have self-studied this test, or just anyone who has taken the test? I need advice on how to study for it since obviously I wont be learning anything this year (almost the end of the 1st quarter already too and we are only on chapter 3/26).</p>
<p>Alright, well I took this test back in May of 2014, and was very pleased with my score of 790. What I did to study was…well I didn’t really study. A couple days beforehand I just looked over the general format/directions of the test so I wouldn’t waste my time taking the test without knowing where and how to answer questions. I had an awesome AP Chemistry teacher, which basically led me to my nearly perfect score. Anyway, even though I did not study, I can still help you prepare. Basically, the best thing you can do is just buying a SAT subject test preparation book for Chemistry and learning that as you learn the materials in class. Fill in the holes your teacher misses and do the practice questions provided. About a month or two before the test actually start doing practice tests. Try to get your timing down, I heard that is the worst part of the test, and make sure you know the format well so you won’t get confused while testing (it has a pretty wonky testing format). So ya, all you can really do is get to know your material and hope for the best. The most important thing I can tell you is to know the properties of water, the properties of the periodic table (ionization, electron affinity, valence electrons, etc.) and know your bond types. They are the basis for a lot of chemistry as a whole, let alone the test. Also, be well equipped to answer questions with slightly complicated Chemistry math involved. Again, JUST KNOW YOUR STUFF AND YOU WILL DO FINE. Good luck :).</p>
<p>Thanks so much!! Hopefully my teacher will actually get to valance electrons, bonds, etc. We are still learning how to convert meters to feet because she doesnt know how to and people in my class dont know how to either LOL!! Anyways, I guess I will study alot and congrats on getting a 790 thats awesome!!</p>
<p>I took regular chemistry back in junior year and I liked it, right now i’m a senior and I’ve registered for the test as well. I bought myself a practice book and on the first few pages I had NO IDEA what it was talking about. after a few days I just gave up. the materials in the book were all college level, my chemistry teacher did not even cover 1/10 of them in class. I’ll just devote my time on the Math II test instead ( I registered for chem and math) and I’ll tell my proctor to cancel my chem score on the test date.</p>
<p>bump. I’m starting to get more and more worried about this test because the 1st quarter is over and we havent even gotten to the history of the atom 
how will ever I get a 750-800 on this test if my idiot teacher won’t teach us anything. And in the first place, i know basically nothing about chemistry and i was really looking forward to doing it too.</p>
<p>Hi! I too took the chemistry subject test in May of this year and it’s really not as bad as you’re working yourself up to think. I wasn’t a great chem student (nothing clicked until about the second half of the fourth quarter and then I salvaged my A) but I still managed a 760- a score I will be definitely sending that’s about 30 points higher than I did on any practice I took. The best thing you can really do, which my honors chem teacher recognized and stressed in and out of class, it to take a lot of practices and review every night. If you think your current teacher isn’t up to par then you should go out and purchase a chem SAT 2 book and study from that every night. The only one I do not recommend whatsoever is the Kaplan book, which was inundated with Physics material that never EVER appeared on the actual test. A lot of chemistry is purely memorizing the regents table facts like solubility and polyatomic ions (if you’re a NYS kid, if not you can google it and get it there) It’s a lot of memorizing and simpler math and understanding the periodic table and bonding. If you study and really do the work every night and practice I don’t see any reason you can’t achieve at least a 700. Hope I helped and good luck with whatever choice you make in regards to the test! I’m sure you’ll be fine!</p>
<p>I’m taking it this year. I will just buy a review book and see if I know all the stuff after the ap tests so I can actually study</p>
<p>I took this test back in May 2012 and got an 800–the curve is pretty generous and you’re allowed to miss a couple. All I did was go over a lot of old practice tests to get used to the format and timing. The T/F/CE questions on there can kind of trip you up if you’re not familiar with them, so that’s another incentive to work on past exams. I don’t really remember a lot of what was on the exam, but there were some tricky conceptual questions and even a couple on proper laboratory safety technique, so everything is game, I guess. </p>
<p>Also, you don’t HAVE to do well on every SAT II to get into a reasonably selective school. If you aren’t satisfied with your Chem score, you could always retake, or take another subject test in a similar field to demonstrate your skillset. Don’t sweat a subject test. </p>
<p>Best of luck! </p>