<p>Right now I have the newest version of Kaplans PSAT book and thats about it. What books should I buy for the real SAT that are the most straightfoward with the best answers/explanations?? So, Math, Reading, and Writing… what’s it going to be? Thanks!</p>
<p>Oh, and one more thing. Should I continue to use Kaplan’s PSAT book?? I’ve heard that there are someparts that aren’t as reliable as others. I’ve even heard that there are a lot of errors on one of Kaplan’s books. I have the newest, 2007 Edition Kaplan PSAT book. Thanks again!</p>
<p>I’ve tried the Kaplan SAT 2400. And I realized that Kaplan stuffs are not so cool for SAT atleast. I heard too that Kaplan books aren’t the best prep for the SAT. Now, u may prefer to use the Kaplan for ur PSAT but it depends on u. It’s not like Kaplan is completely useless but I believe Official STudy Guide and Princeton Review r a lot better deal. Official Study Guide provides 8 Full length practice tests which I found pretty cool. And Princeton’s style teaches one how to make educated guesses w/ the help of ur best buddy Joe. Those r the only two books I’ve really liked. U might want to try McGraw if u find their style best. SO, it depends upon one’s choice. I suggest u to go to a library and check out all those books. But the ONLY book I suggest u (if u want to take practice tests) is Official Study Guide and 10RS (I know it’s pretty old but Math & CR hasn’t changed a lot, has it?)</p>
<p>Oh by the way, check website of sparknotes. They have some of the best free study materials. Those r kinda helpful.</p>
<p>ok thanks! Anyone else?</p>
<p>blue book = bible.</p>
<p>recently I’ve tried out CB SAT Online Course which is a good one too.</p>
<p>Mike Barret’s grammatix method, haven’t tried myself but have heard that the book is really strong</p>
<p>Blue Book, CB Online Course = practice tests/overall
Barron’s Subject Workbooks = individual prep
Barron’s 2400 = best tips, sort of</p>
<p>Thanks to all posters above =] Yeah I REALLY need to get the CB books, especially the Blue Book which unfortunately, I haven’t got yet. =/ So are the Barron’s Subject books the best? I’ve heard that they are actually harder most of the other brands out there, but I think this would work to my advantage, right? </p>
<p>What level does the SAT Math go up to? =/ I’m a sophomore and I don’t even know this. I know it’s sad. Should I just buy the CB Blue Book first? Does it contain all the information about what the SAT consists of?</p>
<p>What is Barrons 2400 by the way? It would be great to have someone who has used it before to describe the quality of this book indepth! </p>
<p>Also, does anyone know any good Reading/Writing/Grammar books? I would like one with a lot of practice problems, easy-to-follow instructions, and everything else that a good study material should have. Would Barron’s be the best brand to use for these subjects also?</p>
<p>Last, but not least, what materials should I obtain for studying vocabulary. Should I stick with my 1000 Spark Notes flash cards and study all of them? Should I study root words/prefixes/suffixes? ----Does anyone know any material that focuses especially on roots/prefixes/suffixes?? Studying the important parts of words would help me on vocabulary right? So what other sources can I use for vocabulary?</p>
<p>Thanks a lot!!! =]</p>
<p>That’s quite a lot of questions indeed! I suggest u (as I’ve done many other times to other posters) to search CC a bit and u’ll find answer to most of ur questions. Blue Book contains EVERYTHING u need to know. Other books teach u the strategies and their methods. SAT Math is till ALG II (well, it’s actually till Geom, u’ll hardly see three Alg II questions) I haven’t used Barron’s 2400 but I’ve heard of it. Go to amazon.com, u can buy it from there. Well, for CR and W, I guess any known book will do since they pretty much cover the basic stuffs. SO, go for the most available one.</p>
<p>Go to amazon.com and ■■■■■.org. They both offer great resources for choosing books. What I’ve narrowed my list down to:</p>
<p>Study guides -
- The Official SAT Study Guide
- Cracking the SAT, 2007 Edition
- How to Prepare for the SAT: 2006-2007 (Barron’s) (23rd edition)
- Barron’s SAT 2400
- Kaplan SAT, 2007 Edition
- Kaplan SAT 2400</p>
<p>Workbooks -
- Barron’s Critical Reading Workbook for the SAT
- Barron’s Math Workbook for the SAT
- Barron’s Writing Workbook for the SAT
- Kaplan SAT Critical Reading Workbook
- Kaplan SAT Math Workbook
- Kaplan SAT Writing Workbook</p>
<p>Testbooks -
- 11 Practice Tests for the SAT and PSAT, 2007
- Kaplan 12 Practice Tests for the SAT, 2007</p>
<p>In answer to your questions:</p>
<p>Get any official CB practice book.</p>
<p>For any prep book (SATI, SATII, AP, etc.), some companies are better than others for different subjects. Check Amazon.</p>
<p>The math section goes a bit into Advanced Algebra (Algebra II), I believe.</p>
<p>Barron’s 2400 is a strategy book for advanced preparation. It has no practice tests. The same for Kaplan 2400.</p>
<p>Barron’s How to Prepare for the SAT has, supposedly, the best vocab resource. Also, visit <a href=“http://www.english-test.net%5B/url%5D”>www.english-test.net</a> – it has SAT vocab there with lots of practice tests.</p>
<p>Kaplan and Barron’s are both the same quality, pretty much. Princeton Review’s best for tests, + CB official guide.</p>