2010-06-27 Excellent Review Book (5 of 5)
I would strongly recommend this book in reviewing for the Chemistry SAT. It offers lucid explanations for basically all the topics covered on the Chem SAT test. While the practice problems that it offers are a bit on the easy side, this book is enough to get you the score that you want.

2010-06-16 great (5 of 5)
it was so helpful! if u're in a rush to study or not, this book is PERFECT for you! i had only one day to study and i was able to finish the book and it covered everything i needed to noe! i highly recommend it.

2010-06-15 If you are aiming in 600s... (2 of 5)
This book is far too shallow. It does not go into enough depth in terms of material. I have taken this test along with 2 siblings. Please choose the 2009 Barron's SAT Chem book instead - that covers all material and ensures a 750+. My entire family scored 800 with that book. This was our first book, which we bought and I used at first (and got 710, not satisfied). Do not purchase this.

2010-01-22 Fabulous resource to prepare for SAT Chemistry Subject Test! (5 of 5)
My son didn't sign up quickly enough to take the Chemistry subject test in June (when the material would have been fresh) so we were looking for a good review book to prepare him for the test in the Fall. I can't say enough about this book! It provides great review material and three complete tests with answers and explanations.

My son took the first test without doing any review - he scored a 530. He then read the explanations for the answers he missed and started skimming the review sections for any gaps in knowledge. A couple of days later he took the second test and scored a 630 - woohoo, definite progress. Again, he read the explanations for the answers he missed and did more review. He took the third test a few days before the actual exam and scored a 680 on that one. Again, a little more review and he was set for the actual test. Because the subject tests deduct points for incorrect answers, one of the most valuable things my son learned from this process was to not answer questions he didn't know - especially those he couldn't narrow the answer down (with certainty) to a 50-50 choice.

Test day came and he was completely relaxed and confident. I won't give his exact score, but he did score in the 700s and I know there is no way he would have done nearly as well without using this awesome resource.

Total time for him to do all of the above - about 10 hours spread over less than two weeks!

2009-07-22 A Seasoned Teacher says: Best Chem SAT2 Prep! (5 of 5)
I am a science teacher and think this is the best SAT2 prep book for the Chemistry test.

Each chapter is followed by questions of the three types you will find on the test, and there are 3 excellent practice tests in the back.

There are explanations for all the questions in the back.

One issue: The Henderson-Hasselbach equation never shows up on the Chem SAT2 (of course now that I've said that it probably will!), so skip that part in the Acid/Base Chapter.

Supplement with Thomas Evangelist's McGraw/Hill SAT2 prep book. NOT for the review, but for the 5 tests he has written for the book. Some of the questions that come up in those tests are irrelevant (like the Nernst equation), but the tests are excellent for practice.