<p>While I liked the information in Barron’s, I was disappointed in the practice tests.</p>
<p>I know Barron’s is supposed to be harder than the actual test, but yeesh…
I think it was almost to difficult, and lost all usefulness because of it. Beyond question 40, they were nearly unanswerable.</p>
<p>Anybody else of the same mind?</p>
<p>Personally, I am NOT a fan of barron’s in general. Barrons makes SAT I unnecessarily hard. On the subject test Math IIc, it uses questions of ridiculous difficult that actually arent even close to the type of questions that are actually on the test. </p>
<p>However, on the SAT II and AP tests for any sort of history or social science, I find barron’s ridiculous difficulty HIGHLY useful. Because you get these ridiculous questions wrong, you refer back to the text to reacquaint yourself with the subject matter, thereby making sure you are well versed in even your SLIGHTLY weak areas. Also, these obscure questions and their answers can be used in essays and can help show a mastery of the material.</p>
<p>So:
Barrons = good for history, social science, SAT I reading workbook etc.</p>
<p>Barrons = bad for SAT I in general, math, natural science, etc.</p>