<p>Do you think that Barron's 3500 word list is overkill, or do you think it's useful?</p>
<p>Could you see yourself studying all the words, or do you think it's totally unnecessary?</p>
<p>Barron’s 3500 word list is overkill. Direct Hits is far more efficient and interesting. As someone noted, DH has generated hits on around 80 percent of the vocabulary-based questions on the October and November tests.</p>
<p>Dark knight, I guess you won’t be too fond of this list: [5000</a> FREE SAT Vocabulary Words + SAT Test Prep Math Notes](<a href=“SAT Vocabulary: SAT words with Definitions, Parts of Speech, Sentences, Meaning. Also Math Practices”>http://www.freevocabulary.com/)</p>
<p>^thanks for that, although I doubt i’ll ever get the courage to actually study it :P</p>
<p>I thought I had to study the 3500 word list until I read about the DH books here. They helped me get over 700 on the critical reading section without having to memorize 3500 words. I can’t imagine trying to learn 5.000, even if it is free. </p>
<p>Read the other threads and posts, even Silverturtle recommends using DH and the blue book. I would get the 2011 editions since they have the most words.</p>
<p>I’ve finished Barron list and found it effective for your PSYCHE. Stepping in the test confidently gives you clear mind for tough questions. I cant imagine an intl student whose english is not mother tongue can ace 700 w/o lwarning a lot of words.</p>