Best books to study the SAT with

Macrohard
Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:08:31 +0000

I’ve used practically every single book out there, but in hindsight the best method to study is using non-blue book books first and then using the blue book because the blue book is the closest thing to the real deal (i.e. they are real tests) and so it’s like a simulation of studying for the test and then taking the test.

Barron’s was the best for math, and I agree with everyone that it was more difficult than the actual test.

For CR, I really haven’t seen a book that does it well because no book had good enough or detailed enough explanations. However, if you need a quick fix, rote memorization of vocab can do wonders for your score… I used the barron’s word list in their book

For the writing, I used this new book called bellbright because my friend told me about it. I was reluctant at first because it was way more expensive than any other book, but it was the hands down the best for explanations since it had hours and hours of videos that worked all the problems from scratch.

And AFTER you’re tried everything on your own and you’re still having trouble, a few sessions with a tutor may help too. That’s what I did for CR, but I did it after all the self help, so it was way more cost efficient since I knew what to ask and where I needed help the most.