Gruber's SAT Math vs Barron's SAT

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<p>I’m a senior international student and , to be honest , I’ve never been perfect at math. I just got through Barron’s SAT 2400 : Aiming for The Perfect Score’s excersises and I feel a little daunted. I know that Barron’s excersises are usually harder than the ones on the real SAT ,but is it beneficial to do harder excersises when you’ll never see such on the test day?</p>

<p>I’ve jumped from the low 500s to the middle 600s in less than a month and I can literally feel the improvement while doing the math sections. But I need to push harder.</p>

<p>I’ve heard that the Barron’s SAT prep book also has hard excersises . Gruber’s math, on the other hand , has “normal” excersises and generally has more excersises on math. I’m not sure which one to buy. </p>

<p>Should I stick to doing Barron’s harder excersises or I should do more excersises with normal difficulty?</p>

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<p>Helping my son prepare for the SAT (I’m a math teacher) I learned something very valuable. In my humble opinion, the SAT does not test math as math! It’s more about reading, logic, and using techniques based on how the question is structured. I would recommend a book that concentrates on technique, and practice real SAT problems using these techniques. The best book in my opinion is Professor Daves Owners Manual for the SAT along with the College Board Blue Book. The key is in the techniques, not the math. This book teaches techniques, some of which I have seen my students use in regular math class. But most of all, how carefully you read is really what is tested. Best of luck!</p>