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Old 04-15-2008, 03:29 PM   #1
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Which book to buy?
For ACT prep, I'm buying "The Real ACT Guide"; which book is the best for SAT prep?
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Old 04-15-2008, 03:37 PM   #2
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The official Collegeboard guide, and probably any other book for techniques. Try barrons or rocket review or grubbers or sth. I personally dont suggest getting Princeton Review or Kaplan. Anything other than those.
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Old 04-15-2008, 03:41 PM   #3
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Several books are good. BB is a necessity, because of its practice tests. But besides that, I recommend Rocket Review. People say that Grubers is really good for math, though I've never read it. Maximum SAT is also good, although there aren't really any strategies in it.
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Old 04-15-2008, 03:44 PM   #4
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Just to be sure, is this the one:Amazon.com: How to Prepare for the SAT: 2007-2008 (Barron's How to Prepare for the Sat I (Book Only)): Sharon Weiner Green,Ph.D., Ira K. Wolf: Books
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Old 04-15-2008, 03:50 PM   #5
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"But besides that, I recommend Rocket Review."

I went to the Rocket Review website and clicked on "The Book", and it displays the 2005 edition; is that the latest one?
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Old 04-15-2008, 03:54 PM   #6
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I'm pretty sure the latest Rocketreview is the 2006-2007 one. At least thats the one I have, and I just ordered it off of amazon around a month ago.

I also would highly recommend Gruber's, it has helped me a lot for the math section in particular. His "Complete SAT Math Refresher" is around 180 pages long, and explains every math concept that I have seen on the SAT.
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Old 04-15-2008, 04:26 PM   #7
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Is this the same book as the one on Collegeboard?:Amazon.com: The Official SAT Study Guide: The College Board: Books, or is the one on Collegeboard an updated version?
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Old 04-15-2008, 05:18 PM   #8
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If I'm not mistaken, there is only one version of the Blue Book
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Old 04-15-2008, 05:38 PM   #9
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Bluebook, Rocketreview.
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Old 04-15-2008, 06:43 PM   #10
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blue book and grubers
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Old 04-15-2008, 09:57 PM   #11
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how come the blue book doesnt come with explanations to the answers?? does anyone know where you can get a separate book with the EXPLANATIONS to the answers???
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Old 04-15-2008, 10:21 PM   #12
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Testmasters. You can order online.
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Old 04-16-2008, 05:37 PM   #13
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I would get the online course at collegeboard because it comes with explanations to answers to all of the tests out of the blue book while also providing 6 more practice tests. They have an online essay grading system, but I have heard lots of people saying that it's not very accurate.
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