<p>I recently got the Barron's Chemistry book for the SAT II. While the book is quite good for review, it is fairly extensive in terms of subject matter. I realize that there is a chart that displays what will be on the test, but the chapters go a bit too in-depth for my taste.</p>
<p>If you have already taken the SAT II in Chemistry: Which topics can be skipped/minimally reviewed?</p>
<p>Also, while I'm at it, which topics are extremely important for the test?</p>
<p>Thanks :)</p>
<p>SAT II Chem is quite in depth; you need to know most of the stuff in the Barron’s Chem book.</p>
<p>However, Barron’s SATII Chem does go too in-depth for the calculations (like solubility). Also, on my subject test, I didn’t get a lot of nucleonics and the organic was much simpler than that in Barrons SAT II Chem. The lab stuff was also pretty easy on the test, but difficult in Barrons.</p>
<p>Okay, thanks for your response! That’s a relief for me, because the sections on organic chem and lab stuff were a bit challenging for me.</p>
<p>Did you take AP Chemistry the same year as the SAT II? Did that class, along with preparation for the AP test itself, really give you a good foundation for the SAT II?</p>
<p>I self-studied AP Chem the year before I took the SAT 2 chem. I’m sure that taking either the exam or the class for AP Chem will help you loads for the SAT 2. The questions are made by the same company, though I didn’t enjoy the TFCE section of the SAT 2 chem.</p>