<p>I want an 800 on Physics. But I don't know much physics yet. Although I have taken 2 years of physics and am currently in AP Physics C, I had bad teachers for 2 years. I have both Kaplan and PR books, since I have heard good things about both. I also heard the Sparknotes it good. I was signed up for the test in November, but I will probably postpone it to December in order to get more studying in. What is the best combination of Kaplan, PR, and Sparknotes to achieve an 800? Which present extraneous topics, and what is good about each book?</p>
<p>Anybody? Which book provides the best review? The most realistic practice tests?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Good luck to you. I died in June. I will be reborn in November. Wow, that was poetic :P btw, there are no calculators, so you better calculate fast and memorize all 100,000 formulas =]</p>
<p>I used PR. ><em>> But I only spent around 25 hours on it. 11 of which I spent over the course of 2 days ></em>></p>
<p>Flip_sta, my suggestion is to use Barron's too. If your goal is 800, definitely use Barron's for review and practice even though it is too thorough. Then work on practice tests with PR, Kaplan, and Sparknotes. It is really helpful to solve as many practice tests as possible(hopefully at least 20). Good luck!</p>
<p>No, don't get barrons', it got me so nervous about my physics :(
Kaplan's seems to be the best so far. I haven't used PR, but a friend of mine who took the Oct test said they weren't reliable and he was like "Oh, why shouldn't PR tell me to study this?" during the test ;)</p>
<p>Any other suggestions? Should I go through Kaplan's and then one of the other two for a more complete grasp?</p>
<p>i would say kaplan and sparknotes are your best bet</p>
<p>i just took physics satii. my advice: learn to work fast. 75 questions in 60 minutes is hard and if you get caught up in a question you are screwed. the grading curve is huge though, and the questions are really easy. so if you can work fast you'll be fine. good luck!</p>
<p>I strongly recommend PR for Physics. I'm not even kidding, the practice test is pretty much the real thing.</p>
<p>use PR...i crammed physics in a week for the 10/8 test using this book and i felt pretty prepared for the test (especially considering i never took a phys class before)</p>
<p>Is the real test very tricky?</p>
<p>I used the PR book only and was able to get an 800 on the real thing. The practice tests were very similar to the real thing. However, I spent about 5 weeks preparing to take Math I, Math II, and Physics at the same time.</p>
<p>As far as being tricky, I wouldn't say it was as trickey as the SAT reasoning Math section.</p>
<p>Do you have enough time to finish the test?</p>
<p>Never use Kaplan if you want to score at least 750!
But if you are a physics expert,just go to the test center and bring home an 800 :D</p>
<p>Can someone share their experience about bringing perfect score home?</p>
<p>Just take as many practice tests as you can on the subject. If you spend at least a week or 2 studying for the test you should be fine. A good science student can pretty easily grasp all of the concepts covered on the test with a bit of preperation.</p>
<p>Remember to take as many practice tests as possible till a couple of days before the test.Just relax the night before the test day.
I drank ,crammed and failed though I am specialized in Physics :(</p>
<p>You are allowed to get like 2 or 3 wrong, atleast in chem you are. Dont be so worried, most of the questions are not that much in depth. Just get out the AP sheet they give you and make sure you know how to apply each one of those formulas.</p>
<p>You can get like 8 wrong,actually :D</p>
<p>Is time really a concern? It's like 48 sec per question</p>