<p>It is published by college board. Should i use this or not? My uncle gave me this book, but i don't know if it's up to date or not. Would it be better buying the newest edition of the blue book instead?</p>
<p>The SAT changed after 2005 or so. A whole new section was then added. I would suggest that you buy the Second Edition of the Official SAT Study Guide.</p>
<p>^So, it isn’t recommenced that I use the old edition? I am pretty sure the verbal=critical reading-the analogies+the short passages. And the math on the SAT has been raised from geometry to algebra 2.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t not recommended it as I have never read the book. Though I can say that the book is outdated and your time would be better spent using the Second Edition I mentioned earlier. The math is likely to be much harder now and the critical reading is completely different than the verbal section. There are no antonyms in the actual SAT. I recommend that you buy the BB if you don’t have it already.</p>
<p>^Yea. The SAT is getting harder (harsher curves) because people are getting more intelligent over time.</p>
<p>It is that or people figure out how to beat the test makers at their own game. I don’t think the SAT truly tests intelligence. The test is culture and gender biased according to my readings. This is not necessarily a bad thing though. We can take advantage of the flaws of the SAT by studying to get a high score. A high score usually says that a student is more likely to succeed in college and makes the admission process easier.</p>
<p>Actually, I would say use it. Just make sure to use the updated version (blue book) in addition to 10 RS. Obviously, the current book will have more accurate tests. However, if you run out of Blue book tests and do all of the packets and the online course, 10 RS will be a good place to turn for practice with math and reading (though the new SAT’s math has a few Alg II concepts that the old doesn’t have). You’ll have to take the scores with a grain of salt, but it’s still good practice.</p>
<p>This guy ^ is the only one who knows what he’s saying</p>
<p>The problems in the red book are fine to use for practice. Just don’t waste your time doing problem types that are no longer tested (such as comparison questions). Also don’t use the practice tests as a whole - just use the book to practice individual problems. Finally, make sure you realize that there are additional topics that aren’t represented in the red book.</p>
<p>Also, would it be useful to study the PR Hit List? I remember reading that they had 29 hits on the March 2011 SAT while Barron’s 3500 had 94 hits and direct hits had 37 hits.</p>
<p>Barron’s probably had more hits because it’s so much larger. Direct hits and sparknotes.</p>
<p>^So you would reccommend studying direct hits over barron’s? Then again, Barron’s 3500 list is very time consuming.</p>
<p>I never used DH, though I’ve heard good things about it. Also, since it’s a book, it’s not as boring studying it. The sparknotes lists are also good. I wouldn’t used Barron’s.</p>