<p>I know some guys here are pretty smart, getting 220s and 230s without any prep. to be honest, i’m not that smart so i have to prepare for it.</p>
<p>I know barron’s and kaplan both have books for PSAT. do they work? which one of them should i choose? or should i choose one that is not on the list?</p>
<p>thx!!!</p>
<p>Standard SAT prep (see stickies) helps with PSAT.</p>
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<p>It doesn’t matter * how * you get the score, whether you prepped immensely or not at all. The score indicates the same level of ability, whether one had to specifically develop it or had already developed it through other, indirect means.</p>
<p>^ Some contest this claim.</p>
<p>Yeah, and some people think that the moon landing never happened. If you score a 2300+, then you’re as sharp as they come for a HS student. Doesn’t matter if you walked into the test cold or did some specific prep. The only difference between those two scenarios is that one already practiced his/her problem solving/reading skills elsewhere (in classes with challenging problems or on his/her own) and the other needs to develop those skills. </p>
<p>Let’s put it this way: if you improve from a 2000 to a 2300, then that is a permanent change in your ability; you developed your thinking skills from the 2000 level to the 2300 level. Period.</p>
<p>Many would argue (myself, included) that those thinking skills measure little other than skills required to do well on the SAT.</p>
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<p>What? You mean general problem solving skills?</p>