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Summary: Good, but not adequate
Review: A lot of people told me that this book will cover the most of the exam. Well, they were right in some ways, but not all. I bought both Barron's and PR's, but neither of them were like the real one. This book was certainly way too easy compared with the real Chem exam. If you're looking for a high score like 700+, then I recommend buying another one along with this one, because it helped me with the concept on the first part of the exam. If you're confident with the basic concepts, then don't buy this book. It's repetitious and time-consuming for more advanced students.
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Summary: A Great Review
Review: I am taking the SAT II this Saturday, and, in a mad dash to study, bought this book and have been working through it like crazy. It is an excellent review. If you didn't already know the topic, however, go straight to your teacher, because this book tells you how to associate rather than dive in depth.Also, the book has a couple of practice tests at the end. One of the only cons this book has is it is almost too easy... I have a funny feeling the real test will be harder. If you have a short attention span get this book: it is rather sarcastic occasionally and simplifies things so that a sixth grader could understand it. "Everything in the universe is happier when it's in a low-energy state" (p. 51)
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Summary: A Great Review
Review: I am taking the SAT II this Saturday, and, in a mad dash to study, bought this book and have been working through it like crazy. It is an excellent review. If you didn't already know the topic, however, go straight to your teacher, because this book tells you how to associate rather than dive in depth. Also, the book has a couple of practice tests at the end. One of the only cons this book has is it is almost too easy... I have a funny feeling the real test will be harder. If you have a short attention span get this book: it is rather sarcastic occasionally and simplifies things so that a sixth grader could understand it. "Everything in the universe is happier when it's in a low-energy state" (p. 51)
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Summary: If you need a little refresher.....
Review: I bought this book two weeks before the SAT II Chemistry exam so I could get a feeling for what would be on the test. I had already studied extensively for the AP exam and was already familiar with all of the concepts. I did get a 780 on the SAT II, but I wouldn't attribute it all to this book. The tips and tricks provided were mediocre at best (ex. Don't let the BIG WORDS fool you!) I felt the actual material was presented in a very "dumbed-down" manner that (like other Princeton Review Books) was targeted at a student looking for a 500+ score. If you weren't familiar with the concepts in the first place, this book isn't going to help you learn them. As a very light refresher for someone who took the AP three weeks before the SAT II, this will be sufficient. Probably the best part of the whole book is the exam section. I felt the difficulty very closely mirrored that of the actual SAT II. My scores on the practice exams (780 and 790) very closely reflected that of my own actual score (780) So if you're looking for a quick refresher and introduction to the test format, this book is for you. If you aren't familiar with basic chemistry concepts and want a book to teach you the material, I suggest you look elsewhere.
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Summary: This book gets the job.
Review: If you are looking for a quick, concise, and casually comprehensive overview of chemistry for the SAT II Subject test then I recommend this book. If you haven't taken a year of high school chemistry, then this book probably won't help. But if you have, or are enrolled in chem, going through this book will help you review important concepts and give you enough knowledge about the concepts you may not know yet to do well on those questions on the test. You don't need to know chemistry inside and out like the exhaustive Barron's SAT II book teaches you, just a concise and brief overview is what you need and this book gets the job done well!
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Summary: IT'S A GOOD REVIEW
Review: If you're looking for a little review before the test, this book will help. It is very general and does oversimply things, but it helps. The tests in it are accurate, exept for the third one which is exeptinally hard.
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Summary: its good and not completly boring
Review: okay, i just got my score back from the may SAT 2 chem test, and i got a 710. since my goal was 700, this was good. anyways, this is basically the only book i really used, and i think it helped alot... alot of the stuff (almost half) i was learning for the first time. but the stuff is explained really well, and the writer is a little bit sarcastic so its somewhat amusing when your reading it, considering your learning chemistry. the only problem i really ahd with the book was that i did not understand titration or any of that stuff for the test, even after i read that sectionin the book. it might be just me, but i didnt think they explained that part really well. overall, i reccomend this book, but i would also get the 'real sat 2's' book by the college board. it has a real test in it, and i took it right before the real thing to work on some last minute things i was messing up on. so, i guess im saying get this book. its good. word.
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Summary: Think about it first
Review: Princeton doesn't provide a good amount of information and will not improve your grade much. After using this book, I scored a 550, but after using Barron's, I scored 740. Barron's is the ultiate testbook. It may seem hard but it gives you every tiny detail necessary that may come on the actual exam. I would recommend Barron's for everyone taking the SAT II Biology or Kaplan as a second choice. I would only recommend Princeton if it was the only or last book left for the SAT II Biology.
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Summary: I like Princeton Review Books, But This One Stinks
Review: The author of the book, no matter how much he tries to fool you, is not familiar with the SAT II: Chemistry Exam. There were a lot of things on the actual test that were not covered in his book. For example, he did not cover reaction precipitates, various indicators and their respective color reactions to acidic and basic solutions, and net ionic equations. The practice tests were un-realistic also. In my opinion, you are better off with some other test preparation book. This book has really made me wary of Princeton Review's claim of expertise when it comes to ETS and its tests.
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Summary: I got a perfect score
Review: This book had everything that was on the actual test. Furthermore, I loved how the author wrote in an easy to understand manner. Feels nothing like a text book, but has the information needed to review for the test. I recommend it. Good Luck...
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