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Real SAT II: Subject Tests

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This book does what it says: it gives you one complete REAL SAT II test on every single subject EXCEPT Biology and Korean. Since many people take the Bio E/M test these days, this book is marred by the fact that it doesn't have a complete Bio E/M test (only half and not "REAL") and they seem to be easier than the actual test I took.

But otherwise, on all the other subjects, this book gives you a test that was actually used before. Plus, it gives you the scales for the particular tests, answers and difficulty of the question (no explanations though).

If you are buying this book for the language SAT II's with listening, you can get the tapes for free by sending the attached postcard to College Board. You should get it because the price you paid for the book includes the tapes and if you don't have the tapes you can't do the listening tests. Request beforehand since they take a few weeks to ship.

These book gives you the confirmation of whether you know the stuff or not after you finish your study program. From then on you can work on your weak spots or sit back and relax as you've done well on the practice (don't get too cocky though =) as the SAT 2 tests change slowly but gradually over time, and so the practice might be considerably different from the one you actually take).

Take this from someone who's got 800 on two SAT 2 tests, and 790, 770, 740, 730, and 700 on 5 others.

Oh and one more thing: before each test, there's a brief description with an outline of the topics tested and several sample questions of each question type for the specific subject. For the writing test, there is a sample topic and 6 essays with the 6 different scores on that topic (this topic is NOT the one on the REAL test--so you get 2 topics in the book for practice!)

This is not the book you should use until your final review session.

For practicing purpose try to use a reviewing material that covers your topics specifically since Real SAT II has only one exam for every topic.

But later on this book will be very useful for you to have a good feel of that the _real_ exams are like. Then you can iron out whatever weak spots you have.

The book delivers what it promises: real SAT II tests that have been administered in recent years. Real SAT II: Subject Tests is great as a score predictor for the actual exams. The brief review for each subject included is trivial, so I would highly recommend using a study book specialized for the particular subject(s) you are taking in conjunction with this book. The price is a bit steep for only one test per subject, but I believe it is worth it, especially if you plan on taking multiple SAT IIs.

Note: A full SAT II Biology E/M exam is now included along with the book. It comes shrinkwrapped with the actual book.

This book delivers what it promises -- real SAT IIs. It was helpful to take a real test to gauge how I would do on the real test. The questions were similar but there is so much material in each subject that some of the content was different. However on the bio, I found a few questions that were almost exactly the same.

The main problem I had with this book was that it only has 1 test for each subject. Since I only took 3 tests, most of the book was wasted. This book cannot be used alone to review. Its only purpose is to give you an idea of what the test is gonna be like.

This book is excellent. I wouldn't use it until you have reviewed completely though since there is only one test per subject. Thanks to this wonderful book, I received a 70 pt increase on my Biology SAT II and an 800 on the SAT II World History. However, I found out that preparation for the SAT II: Bio E/M is not a good reason to buy. There is only a small mini-test, as with the Korean. Prep for other tests is great and writing has two tests.

I looked for this book everywhere in the United Arab Emirates but they never have purchased books published by the College Board!
Anyways I have received the book on time before the SAT II i took on the 4th of this month. What can i say, its one of a kind. It really helped me practice the REAL SAT II once and for all before the BIG one and does not let you get anxious when the BIG ONE is set upon your table.
I would like to thank amazon.com for supply me the book and college board for publishing it.
For those giving SAT II Maths 2C, do try the 1C paper. It will be quiet useful....

This is a great book. It is a wonderful creation and is great for test prep. Though it only contains one real SAT II per subject, it is very accurate.