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Barron's SAT Subject Test in Biology E/M (Barron's How to Prepare for the Sat II Biology E/M)
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Product Description
This brand-new test preparation manual presents a short diagnostic test and two full-length practice tests that reflect the most recent SAT Subject Test in Biology E/M. Both tests include 60 core questions plus 20 E (Ecology) and 20 M (Molecular) questions with detailed explanations of answers. This manual also includes extensive subject reviews with more than 300 questions and answer explanations, an overview of the SAT subject tests, and important test-taking tips.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #86501 in Books
- Published on: 2007-01-19
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 408 pages
Editorial Reviews
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2007
Customer Reviews
Disappointing
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.
The best choice
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!
