<p>I took AP Chemistry a year ago and scored 5. Due to school's screwup, I was not able to take the exam On June 2009. I am doing it on December 5, 2009. I am using the following prep materials:</p>
<p>I think the answer is obvious. Do whatever practice tests you have… figure out what you don’t remember. learn it. repeat.</p>
<p>I was in a similar situation. Took AP chem last year, got a 5, but had to wait until nov. to take the subject test (and forgot some stuff in the process). All I used was barron’s, and I got a 780.</p>
<p>I was in the same situation as you, got a 5 on AP Chem last year, but had to wait until this Nov. to take the chem subject test. I used Kaplan and Princeton Review to prep, read through it all/highlighted and did a couple practice tests. I scored a 760.</p>
<p>I got on 800 on the November test this year.
Honestly, I really didn’t do much for preparation other than the one test in the college board subject tests books but I’m currently taking AP Chem which definitely helps.</p>
<p>Got 800 on the November SATII Chem with one week of prep in advance (I’m taking Chem AP currently and I took Bio AP last year) Ironically for both the Chem and BIO SAT, I never got an 800 on the practice tests (got around 780), but for both real tests, I got 800s.</p>
<p>I read both Princeton’s and Barron’s SATII Chemistry prep books. If you already mastered Chem AP, I dont think you necessarily need to read Princetons – Princetons gives a good overall review of everything, but most say its a little easier than the actual exam. If you think you’re rusty, Princeton gives a good review</p>
<p>Barrons gives WAY too much additional information, but it’s definitely the most comprehensive (you’ll just have to subjectively decide what is worth memorizing and what isnt – for example, remember the basic rules/approach for determining oxidation numbers and ignore Barron’s huge oxidation number table unless you like subjecting yourself to painful memorization, haha) But its a lot more detailed than Princeton and sometimes these details are in the SATII (for instance, I heard on a test this Spring, there was an SATII chem that had a lot of weird descriptive chem questions)</p>
<p>As long as you dont get too many weird descriptive chem questions, the actual chem questions on the SATII were suprisingly easy + basic in my opinion (like basic gas law, basic Ksp questions)</p>
<p>I’ve heard that Kaplan’s has a lot of mistakes.</p>
<p>Thats my opinion – hopefully it helps! goodluck!</p>
<p>Wait. What do you mean basic Ksp questions?? Can you please give me an example? I’m taking the Chem II test this December and equilibrium sorta trips me up :S</p>
<p>Bonduck: I have reviewed Sparknotes exams, PR exams, McGraw Hill exams, and did Practice Tests from CB books. I am not sure about the Barron’s Practice Tests. I feel much better. I will go with all my barrels firing. LOL!</p>
<p>satacer you pm’d me but i’ll post here for the benefit of everyone who wants to see…</p>
<p>i had a very good chem teacher, but we didnt cover all the sat II topics, so i borrowed an old textbook over the summer and learned the things we didnt go over. i took a couple of the free online sparknotes tests, looked over my mistakes on those. i never got higher than a 680 on those, but on the real test i got an 800.</p>
<p>advice? all that Keq and Ksp stuff is hard, but on the oct. test at least the questions were pretty basic. learn your stuff and get at least a fuzzy idea about everything and you should be fine… and its not always necessary to get a million different review books.</p>
<p>I scored an 800 on Chemistry. I only did the review lessons at the end of the SparkNotes review lessons. However, I took the AP class and had a strong interest in the subject matter.</p>