Barron's SAT Subject Test Biology E/M with CD-ROM (Barron's SAT Biology E/M (W/CD)) [Paperback]

Deborah T. Goldberg M.S. (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764193449 | ISBN-13: 978-0764193446 | Publication Date: September 1, 2007

This brand-new test preparation manual, published in February of this year, will become available with an optional accompanying CD-ROM in September. The CD-ROM that is enclosed with the manual presents two full-length Biology E/M subject tests in addition to the two tests offered in the manual. All tests come with questions answered and explained, and the CD-ROM's tests also feature automatic scoring. In addition to its pair of practice tests, the manual presents a short diagnostic test, an extensive subject review covering all test topics, and an overview of the SAT Biology E/M (Ecology and Molecular) test, which includes valuable test-taking advice.

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From the Inside Flap

(back cover)

Take the diagnostic test to discover your strengths and weaknesses

Prepare for the exam with extensive subject reviews in both Biology E (Ecology) and Biology M (Molecular)

Test yourself with two full-length practice exams

All questions answered with detailed explanations

More helpful features include an overview of the exam format and test-taking strategies

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TWO ADDITIONAL
PRACTICE TESTS
WITH ANSWERS
ON CD-ROM

Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (September 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764193449
• ISBN-13: 978-0764193446
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #888,159 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, December 3, 2008

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Jonathon Wright "- J.E." (Area 51 - B) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Barron's SAT Subject Test in Biology E/M (Barron's SAT Biology E/M) (Paperback)

I have two major gripes with this book that really bring it down below other SAT II B E/M review books, particularly the one put out the Princeton review:

1) A lot of the explanations don't display much organization. The phylogenetic tree section, for instance, just sort of threw out various bits of information without actually comparing the different organisms or specifically stating the main points of distinction (particularly development of the body systems throughout the various phyla). I feel that this is a grave error, particularly in that specific section, because the official practice tests and the official test I took before purchasing this book tend more towards questions of main patterns, and while I could reason things out based on what WAS there (and what was in the Princeton Review book, which I'd already used once with great success [760]), reviewing for the SAT II is the third time I've gone through this material.

2) The practice tests contain a number of questions that simply will NOT appear on the actual SAT II, and even those covering things that might appear on the real test are poorly-phrased and in a few cases very badly-diagrammed; this is somewhat disturbing, given that we're talking about a review book for a test written by the college board, whose skill at miswriting questions is almost legendary.

I took the test once with some minimal review from the Princeton Review SAT II Bio book and got a 760; I then purchased this one in the interest of getting more practice tests and some potentially-better explanations. Having gone through, though, I really would suggest avoiding it. The PR one has much better explanations for the few things I couldn't remember immediately from my past biology classes, and has far more realistic practice tests.

Seriously, don't buy this. It's better than nothing, but not much more.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too much extraneous information, December 5, 2009

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StressedOutAsianKid - See all my reviews

This review is from: Barron's SAT Subject Test in Biology E/M (Barron's SAT Biology E/M) (Paperback)

I decided to take the SAT II Bio in freshman year after taking a basic course in Bio. I bought this and the PR book.

The Barron's book came a few weeks earlier. It was really boring, hard to follow and had me doubting whether any of this stuff was actually going to be on the test. The information they give you isn't even on the test, and they don't go over the actual important stuff that's going to be on the test. Furthermore, the practice tests were ridiculously hard.

I switched over to PR while my friend stuck with Barron's, insisting that "PR is too easy." I got 710 using the PR book and a little bit of Kaplan. My friend studied solely from Barron's didn't even break 700. Both of us were A students in freshman bio.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best choice, September 12, 2008

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Prettybird "CC or Bust" (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Barron's SAT Subject Test in Biology E/M (Barron's SAT Biology E/M) (Paperback)

after carefully perusing all of the books in the store on the subject, I went with Barron's. It was an excellent choice. Some of my friends even wound up borrowing my book in the weeks before our exam. I think that the thing that made it the most useful was its organization. This is a very user-friendly book. I found the material to be well-presented, easy to understand and thoroughly explained. My teacher now recommends this book to all of his students. and I recommend it to Amazon.com
Good luck!