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Best Prep Books for SAT Lit?

emotionpreludeemotionprelude 212 replies95 discussionsRegistered User Posts: 307 Member
edited August 2013 in SAT Subject Tests Preparation
Hello,
I would like a recommended list of good prep books for SAT Literature.

Thank you in advance!
edited August 2013
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  • sharkersharker 461 replies11 discussionsRegistered User Posts: 472 Member
    The skills on Lit, for the most part, come naturally. There is no real way to 'prep' for it besides having read extensively throughout your life.
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  • emotionpreludeemotionprelude 212 replies95 discussionsRegistered User Posts: 307 Member
    I agree. I just wanted to know which prep books were good to supplement my studies. Any suggestions?
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  • SummerAusSummerAus 421 replies69 discussionsRegistered User Posts: 490 Member
    I used Barron's, it was pretty helpful
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  • emotionpreludeemotionprelude 212 replies95 discussionsRegistered User Posts: 307 Member
    @SummerAus thanks for your suggestion!
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  • AbbybabsAbbybabs 52 replies3 discussionsRegistered User Posts: 55 Junior Member
    I used the Barron's prep book, it is good, it helped me a lot and I got a 780. As to what sharker said, it is true that I have read extensively and do well in literature classes, but studying the book helped me to increase my score from what I got on practice tests I took before studying. So, although a natural ability certainly does play a part in getting a good score, it is still worth it to study.
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  • emotionpreludeemotionprelude 212 replies95 discussionsRegistered User Posts: 307 Member
    @Abbybabs Thank you! Congrats on your superb SAT score!
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  • Yoloswag2014Yoloswag2014 246 replies57 discussionsRegistered User Posts: 303 Member
    Do you guys know where I can get a bunch of Lit practice tests??
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  • TexMexMomTexMexMom 12 replies5 discussionsRegistered User Posts: 17 New Member
    I would suggest reading the classics in-depth.
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  • emotionpreludeemotionprelude 212 replies95 discussionsRegistered User Posts: 307 Member
    @TexMexMom Thank you!
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  • Pooja97Pooja97 7 replies0 discussionsRegistered User Posts: 7 New Member
    What about Kaplan's books for subjects especially like bio???
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  • FLAMBOYANTbitchFLAMBOYANTbitch 15 replies0 discussionsRegistered User Posts: 15 New Member
    @Pooja97 I am using Kaplan for Biology and Lit, think Kaplan Biology is not as good as PR's Bio, as PR involves less reading and shows you what you really need to know, whereas Kaplan gives giant paragraphs after paragraphs and I got lost easily..... I would suggest using PR first and then Kaplan to study extensively...
    as for lit, Kaplan's questions are so hard!!! idk maybe they are supposed to be hard... but Kaplan is the only book I have now for lit...
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  • CHD2013CHD2013 2355 replies173 discussionsRegistered User Posts: 2,528 Senior Member
    The personal statements in the link provided in post #11 are for admission to schools in the U.K. They would not work well in the U.S.
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  • ikim16ikim16 391 replies50 discussionsRegistered User Posts: 441 Member
    To those taking Lit, what were your CR scores? I get usually low to mid 600s but surprisingly, Lit isnt so hard. I get the same scores.
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  • ALibertarianALibertarian 167 replies10 discussionsRegistered User Posts: 177 Junior Member
    800 CR, about 680-720 Lit in practice tests. :l
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  • AbhiRupareliaAbhiRuparelia 42 replies4 discussionsRegistered User Posts: 46 Junior Member
    @Abbybabs How is the level of difficulty in Literature section different from the CR section on the SAT?
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  • ivysourceivysource 155 replies4 discussionsRegistered User Posts: 159 Junior Member
    Barron's
    Princeton Review
    Avoid McGraw-Hill! Usually a good source of tests but not for this subject.
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