<p>Greetings,</p>
<p>I am in need of advice on how to squeeze in SAT 2 prep into a busy spring high school schedule with AP classes, athletics, etc.</p>
<p>My older child is planning to do SAT 2 math lvl 2 and biology M in May; and possibly retaking them in June if May scores are bad.</p>
<p>I already bought Barron’s SAT 2 prep books for Math 2 and Biology E/M.</p>
<p>How did those of you who prepared successfully for SAT 2’s squeeze in the prep in the 1-2 months before the test dates?</p>
<p>It seems to me that finding time to read entire prep books like Barron’s for Math 2 and Bio might be a tall order.</p>
<p>Did you just do practice tests on weekends in the month before the tests and then concentrate on your weaknesses? Or did you do the books cover to cover?</p>
<p>Please be as specific as you can on how you scheduled your preparation and how much time you started preparing in advance.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Addendum:
Really what I want to know is how you fit studying for Sat 2’s into a busy schedule?</p>
<p>My current plan involves having him practice tests from Barron’s for math 2 and biology every weekend for 2 months before the test - not having him read each book cover to cover but focusing on weaknesses only because he says his schedule is too busy for that (and I agree).</p>
<p>Does that sound reasonable?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Depends on your target score - for bio, if you’re aiming for 700-800, I would recommend skimming over areas that he is already familiar as there can be minor details on the tests.</p>
<p>Secondly, don’t limit bio to M, skim through both sections on the actual test because the E questions are usually common sense and can sometimes be easier.</p>
<p>For my practicing - I’m only doing bio and maybe lit last minute for January 25 and I started prep after New Year’s. I spend one full day each weekend going over the material in Barron’s, PR and skipping over sections I think I know, and only doing the respective section’s practice questions. If there’s stuff I don’t know, I’ll go through the chapter and read over those details. I do one practice test each weekend and read the answer details including the ones for questions I got right. I’m saving my practice tests for the week before.</p>
<p>I’m in IB (similar to AP in theory - advanced classes) and I also have final exams the week of the SAT. I have extracurricular requirements for IB as well so I think with good time managements skills it can easily be pulled off. </p>
<p>However, I am a procrastinator who works well under pressure and can focus for long periods of time. It really depends on your son.</p>
<p>Hope this helps :)</p>