REA Prep Book for SAT Biology

thelastyogurt
Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:48:01 +0000

Hi. This response is for those who WILL take (not have taken) SAT II Biology.

This may be years later, but the editions of all the books you mentioned haven’t changed much, if at all.

I found REA to be a waste of my time, except for little details I learned in Honors Biology and almost forgot. It’s good for going in-depth on topics you might not really need, and does have mistakes. Plus, the reviews on Amazon are NOT good at all. I haven’t tried the practice tests yet, but there are a lot. I don’t think they have a 200-800 conversion scale.

Anyway, PR gives the broad picture of every topic, and Barron’s, with a little more time, gives the broad picture and then some. PR is good for students with limited time. Barron’s is good for those with more time. Of course, I recommend both to be used throughout the year for better review. Also, SparkNotes reminds me of PR; some paragraphs were so similar that I did a double-take. You could try it, though. No harm in that.

Do ALL the practice tests in PR, Barron’s, and SparkNotes. I honestly believe that PR comes closest to predicting your score on the real SAT II Biology test. Others might have different opinions…