Taking SAT II Biology without AP Biology class?

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<p>Most people seem to take SAT II Biology along with their AP Biology class. However, I won't be able to take that class next year (Besides I want to take the SAT Bio test this year). </p>

<p>Would it be extremely foolish to take the SAT Bio exam with just 1 year of freshman regular biology class and two review books? I love biology and I'm a diligent worker so self-studying is not a problem. </p>

<p>So my questions:</p>

<p>1) Would you advise me not to take the exam without the AP class?</p>

<p>2) Did you personally take the exam without the AP class?</p>

<p>3) What 2 review books would you suggest out of Kaplan, Barron's and PR Review? (NOTE: I really do need to re-learn 95% of the info rather than just review. Kaplan seems to have the most information based on the table of contents but I always see people recommending the other two. I took a look at PR Review and Barron's table of contents and they scared me a bit because the chapters seem so short and geared towards people who already know the content).</p>

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<p>Many people take the SAT bio test without taking AP bio and do just fine. I’d recommend getting the test book with the most material; you always want to over study, not under study</p>

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<p>fwiw - I got a 650 (really not very good if you look at the percentiles) with taking regular freshman biology and no outside studying. So if I were you, I would find some kind of practice tests and see how you do.</p>

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<p>Have you taken any other science classes recently? Take the science subject of your most recent class. If it’s biology, that’s the one to do. The test is design for the knowledge gained in HS biology, not AP Biology.</p>

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<p>Really? I’m currently studying for the Oct SAT Bio/M and this stuff is ridiculous. I had straight As in AP Bio, made a 4 on the AP Test, but I’ve been studying this material for two months and I can’t even pull a 600 on the practice tests. There’s SO MUCH you get tested on, it’s ridiculous.</p>

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<p>dear jazzros,</p>

<p>if you need help with SAT II u can get to me via my email. I did quite well on SAT II, can share some experience with you! </p>

<p>:)</p>

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<p>CCUSER102,
please share your experience with me too!</p>

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<p>got a 780 on Bio M, and I strongly advise to take AP Bio. A lot of the information on the test, you do learn in honors bio, but a lot of it you don’t. So unless you really want to spend a lot of time reading and analyzing a prep book, take AP Bio!</p>