Barrons SAT books harder than Actual Test??

Test Preparation
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<p>I have heard that the tests in the Barrons SAT I and SAT II test books are more difficult than the actual tests? Is this true?</p>

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<p>I am using Barron's SAT math workbook, its harder than the actual test.</p>

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<p>This is definitely true for Math 2C. I remember taking the Barron's tests and getting 650s and not being able to finish, but the real test was much simpler and I was able to finish it. I would not recommend Barron's for the 2C because there were topics in the book that weren't on the test.</p>

<p>For the SAT1, I thought that Barron's was okay. The level of difficulty was about the same, maybe a little harder. But I think that's good, because you usually do better on practice tests than on the real thing anyway.</p>

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<p>Interesting. I actually do far worse on practice tests than on the real ones most of the time.</p>

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<p>This is super late, but I’m using Barron’s right now for Math level 2, and there are questions in it that I can’t even find on the internet or in other test prep books. And I think to myself, at least I can know a little more than I should. :)</p>

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<p>Agree with Barron’s book for Math Level 2 being harder than the actual test. I never got a 700 on the practice tests, yet I got a full score on the actual test. It’s possible that Barron’s tests are harder in general.</p>