<p>I’m a soph this year, and extremely nervous about taking the SAT next year as a junior–i’ve been looking at SAT prep books, but there are SO MANY and i really don’t know where to start. Any suggestions for good, in depth prep books that really teach you the material ?</p>
<p>Buy the official college board book for practice tests, Barron’s 2400 for some good strategies, and all the Barron’s workbooks for each section.</p>
<p>You asked for books that really teach you the material.</p>
<p>I am on the Board of College Entrance Exam Advisors and Educators, and they have a number of books reviewed, but here I will recommend Chris Black’s: McGraw-Hill SAT book, as it is extremely comprehensive. </p>
<p>Since you can wait, wait for the new edition which comes out in June. He has raved about the new edition so it should be good.</p>
<p>Also, the latest Barron’s is good for teaching you the material, but so too are the workbooks. Also, don’t forget the practice tests, such as the Blue book.</p>
<p>The best book to start with is Cracking the SAT (Princeton Review). I thought it had the best overall review of the test and how to beat it, and the tests are really good too. They have answer explanations, which the College Board tests don’t (although those are still a must).</p>
<p>The only “material” you need to know for the test is how the test is set up, what the questions are like, and maybe a few forgotten formulas and/or grammatical concepts (the books I listed has all of these). Everything else is up to your mind to synthesize. That’s why I’m not a proponent of some of the large ‘textbooks’ for the SAT – they’re just not all that helpful.</p>