<p>Which is preferable to buy?</p>
<p>I’m looking for at least a score above 2000
I just took the PR class course and my scores are around 1500s
Math: 580 Writing: 570 CR: 440
Im planning to take it in Oct.
I have about somewhat 1 month left to study including school work.</p>
<p>PS If this was an obvious answer, I just wanna make sure of it 
Thx</p>
<p>If you want to go from 1500 to 2000 I would say use them both AND hope you catch lightning in a bottle!</p>
<p>Barron’s is better.</p>
<p>I would use the blue book. Barron’s is so much less complete and I doubt it would help you much.</p>
<p>I think the blue book is a beginners guide to the sat… the barrons 2400 is a more advanced book geared towards those wanting to score 2100+…</p>
<p>Look around the forum for threads concerning good review books and whatnot. Don’t limit yourself to a blue book and a barrons 2400. From the looks of your scores, you’re obviously not ready for the Barrons 2400 questions. Try to get some books that deal with the fundamentals such as rocket review for writing and Grubers for math. This way you’ll actually have a set of skills to work with when you take on barrons. Keep in mind that trying to get from 1500-2000 is incredibly hard, especially since you only have a little over a month left to prepare. Its not impossible, just slightly over the line of feasibility. I somewhat agree with pnther about getting both books and hoping to catch lightning in a bottle- i don’t think 2 books, especially when one of them includes a barrons(which isnt begginners-friendly whatsoever), will bring you up 500 points. Heck, it probably won’t help you at all. Id recommend getting all the SAT books you can get your hands on and bracing yourself for a painful 30 days of full throttle SAT prep.</p>
<p>I think Quix has very good advice. I am using Barron’s 2400 at the moment, and believe me it may suck out any self confidence you may once have had. For instance, I believe an answer choice was wrong because a tome is “written,” not “developed.” Many of the top scorers even complain about the difficulty of this book.</p>
<p>Perhaps the reason why you are not scoring well is because you have yet to look at the Blue Book? Definitely take the practice tests and scrutinize why you got every question correct or incorrect. Examine your weaknesses and strengths carefully.</p>
<p>Looking at your scores, I think there is plently left to learn besides strategy. Get a good book like Rocket Review or Gruber’s to learn the material first. That will do wonders for your scores before you are ready to tackle higher strategy based questions.</p>
<p>Good luck with your studies!</p>
<p>if you don’t have the BB you definately need to get that before anything else. the practice tests are must haves</p>
<p>What is the difference between gruber and rocket review? (ups and downs)
Should I still get the blue book for real test expierience?</p>
<p>EDIT: Blue book or 10 real SATs for the better buy</p>
<p>anyone…</p>
<p>Don’t buy Barrons 2400 book if you are scoring in the 1500’s, its like wanting to score a 5 on the AP Chem test with the knowledge of a introductory Chem course.</p>
<p>Start with BB, learn the concepts and strategies until they are implanted in your brain. Once you feel confident (around 1800+ on practice tests), then you will have a chance with finding Barrons helpful.</p>
<p>hope I helped.</p>
<p>I don’t even like Barron’s 2400 that much - it is highly overrated…
It’s a strategy book and the strategies aren’t that useful. If you have to be scoring at a certain level to understand Barron’s 2400, chances are you already know most of the strategies in the book.</p>
<p>I actually hadn’t heard of Barron’s 2400 until coming here… how high do you typically need to be scoring?</p>
<p>my first sat with no studying w/ no studying was an 1850 and my first psat (both sophomore year) was 203</p>
<p>i bought the blue book and barrons 2400 - was this a good choice (can i handle it, will it help me get a good score if i put in the effort)</p>