Cracking the SAT Il: Chemistry Subject Tests, 1998 ED (Cracking the Sat Chemistry Subject Test)
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WE KNOW THE SAT II: CHEMISTRY
The experts at The Princeton Review study the SAT II: Chemistry and other standardized tests each year to make sure you get the most up-to-date, thoroughly researched books possible.
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AND IF IT'S ON THE SAT II: CHEMISTRY EXAM, IT'S IN THIS BOOK
We don't try to teach you everything there is to know about chemistry--only the techniques you'll need to know to score high on the SAT II exam. There's a big difference. In Cracking the SAT II: Chemistry, 1999-2000 Edition, you will learn to think like the test makers and:
*Eliminate answer choices that look right but are planted to fool you
*Improve your score by knowing in advance what chemistry topics are likely to be tested
*Use the "divide and conquer" method to solve complicated problems
*Gain invaluable test-taking experience with our practice questions in every chapter
Practice your skills on the full-length sample tests inside. The questions are just like the ones you'll see on the actual SAT II: Chemistry exam, and we fully explain every solution.
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 This book gets the job. |
| Review Date: November 4, 1998 |
| Reviewer: , |
| 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! |
Good, but not adequate
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| Review Date: June 26, 2000 |
| Reviewer: , |
| 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. |
Pretty Good...
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| Review Date: October 12, 1999 |
| Reviewer: Ryan Archer, California |
| This book is written in an easy to understand manner and gives you just the stuff you need to know for the test. It is done in the fashion of a crash course on Introductory chemistry, topic by topic. However, if you know your stuff it isn't much help to you, because there are few practice questions to do. Use it as a review, or something to jog your memory. If you're looking for practice questions simulating the real SAT II, then I suggest you look for another book. Also this book is verbose and tedious at times. Beware of some minor typos. |
A Great Review
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| Review Date: April 29, 2003 |
| Reviewer: Julia, Denver, CO United States |
| 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) |
If you need a little refresher.....
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| Review Date: June 19, 2004 |
| Reviewer: Kristi Kennelly, Walnut Creek, CA United States |
| 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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