Anyone Gave SAT II - Physics Recently ?

[devilived]

Hi

I want to know that is the level of questions in SAT II ( and also SAT I) same as of the level of practice questions on SAT website?


Thanks in advance :)

 

[devilived]

no one?

 

[HerrProfessor]

The SAT II (Physics) exam isn't bad at all. Certainly nothing to worry about. While it has been a while since I took the exam, and while I know nothing of the quality of your physics education, I remember it to be quite painless: the exam only tests basic knowledge and general thinking skills. You'll probably know all the materials; the trick is in being able to correctly apply them. It's infinitely easier than the AP Physics exam, and if you're doing the online practices then I'm confident that you will be fine. The grading process is quite lenient.

...the regular SAT, however, is another story. I never practiced for it, yet I did quite well. But scores are all over the board. I've seen some pretty damn abyssmal results. But it's the people like you, who practice and worry about it, who are interested in physics, that do best.

Good luck!

 

[devilived]

hi HerrProfessor
really thanks for your reply

well according to their practice questions (here: http://sat.collegeboard.com/practice/sat-subject-test-preparation/physics) the level is quite easy ... but i wasn't sure that what is real sat questions like...

and in SAT I ... i am quite good at maths and reading ... what i am worried about is writing ... anyway i got a lot of time to practice for it ... next exam's in October

 

[HerrProfessor]

That is ample time to prepare yourself... I did nothing to prepare for the SAT II's, but they were very easy. Unless much has changed, they still are. And if you say the practice questions are easy, then I guess they ably represent the actual exam. While I cannot think of any examples of the top of my head, the practice questions will be a thoroughly adequate preparation.

Meanwhile, the fact that you are already thinking so far ahead as October, the fact that you a reaching out for aid and advice, the fact that you worry and that you care, bode very well for your SAT performance. Based on what little I know, I suspect that you will come out of this quite well.

 

[YAHA]

I took it 3 years ago and it was pretty level with the practice questions. I remember using the Princeton Review Physics SAT book and it was worth it. There maybe some breadth questions that may catch you off guard. I believe I had a couple of those. One was about electronic microscope and how it works and another was about transformer.