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Old 07-13-2012, 12:55 PM   #1
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Kaplan or Princeton Review for SSAT

Which one do you think is a better, more resourceful and reliable study guide for the SSAT?
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Old 07-13-2012, 03:54 PM   #2
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Princeton. It's a life saver, and it's thicker.
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Old 07-13-2012, 04:46 PM   #3
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Thanks for your input!
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Old 07-13-2012, 07:04 PM   #4
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I used PR it was good
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Old 07-23-2012, 03:18 AM   #5
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You might have bought the Princeton Review book already, but I preferred Kaplan. PR's book had two almost identical sections for the SSAT and ISEE, so it seemed like an overpriced waste of paper.
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Old 07-23-2012, 07:26 AM   #6
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I used both when preparing for mine and Princeton helped more.
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Old 07-23-2012, 07:36 PM   #7
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Princeton for English, Kaplan for math--because it explains how to approach the math problems you get wrong. Get the official SSAT guide for the best practice tests.

You can buy them both used from Amazon or Betterworldbooks for less than the price of one new book. A version that is a year or two old is nearly always virtually identical (except for the cover) to the current year's version
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Old 07-23-2012, 10:43 PM   #8
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I have Kaplan's last edition already so would it be worth upgrading it? I'm getting the Princeton Review one regardless.
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Old 07-24-2012, 04:33 AM   #9
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Yeah, I based my opinion on the English section since I chose not to prepare for math at all. And don't upgrade, they're 99% identical.
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