<p>What are the best books for each part of the SAT?</p>
<p>Try to put it in this nice and easy to read format</p>
<p>Math - </p>
<p>Writing - </p>
<p>Essay - </p>
<p>Reading - </p>
<p>Vocab - </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Direct Hits for vocab</p>
<p>Math -BB </p>
<p>Writing -BB </p>
<p>Essay - no clue</p>
<p>Reading - BB</p>
<p>Vocab - direct hits</p>
<p>Math - Gruber’s (haven’t used it but people on CC say it’s very good)</p>
<p>Writing - Sparknotes Seven Deadly Screw-ups</p>
<p>Essay - Some good guides on CC (they should be stickied on this forum)</p>
<p>Reading - RocketReview</p>
<p>Vocab - Direct Hits, but reading in general and highlighting unknown words is a good method as well.</p>
<p>But for practice, BB all the way.</p>
<p>I’m about to go out now to buy some SAT books. I’m taking the SAT 3/13, and retaking it 5/1.</p>
<p>I already know I’m buying.
- The Official SAT Study Guide
- Cracking the SAT, 2010 Edition
- Barron’s SAT (24th edition) — Does anybody know the difference between this book and Barron’s SAT 2400: Aiming for the Perfect Score?</p>
<p>I’m also either going to buy the Kaplan workbooks or the Barron’s workbooks. Which do you people recommend? I’m leaning towards Barron’s as of now – from what I’ve read, Barron’s is a bit more challenging than the SAT and prepares you better, while Kaplan gives pretty easy questions.</p>
<p>I would recommend gramatix and the academic hacker’s thread.
Pretty useful combo 
For essay!</p>
<p>If you don’t have time to go buy a book, you could see the grammatix guide online for free.
Check this thread
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/734459-where-heck-grammatix-guide.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/734459-where-heck-grammatix-guide.html</a></p>
<p>What is Direct Hits?</p>
<p>boston1993, Barron’s SAT is much much thicker with introductory stuff in the beginning with 6(I think) practice tests + notecards at the back. The 2400 is an inch thick and SUPPOSEDLY for those who usually score at least above 2100. I found the 2400 really helpful for all sections and would definately recommend it. It has harder questions, question types are more specified and the strategies they give are pretty useful (it’s not like the “remember to time/pace yourself” bs that everyone knows), unlike most SAT books.</p>
<p>Also to answer your other question I suggest you buy both Barron’s and Kaplan if you can. I agree with you that Kaplan gives easier questions, but they have a book with only practice tests, and there are TWELVE in one book. It’s good for practice and getting used to the entire testing process if you sit each test under real conditions (as in, for the entire 3-4 hours) I recommend buying only this one from Kaplan though.</p>
<p>Barron’s 2400 helped me land an 800 easily on Writing. It’s all the preparation I used. I normally had around a 720.</p>
<p>kira0113, I ended up getting the Blue Book, PR Cracking the SAT, Barron’s SAT (24th Edition), and Barron’s workbooks for CR, Math, and Writing. BB has 10 tests, Barron’s has six tests including one diagnostic test, and PR has four tests. I haven’t taken an SAT yet, but I’ll take one from the BB tomorrow, standard time. Do you think Barron’s 2400 is worth it? And you also said you don’t recommend the Kaplan practice books, but the Kaplan book with 12 practice tests. Well I already have 20 full practice tests, so the Kaplan book with 12 tests isn’t really necessary. Thanks.</p>
<p>The BB is only used for practice though. Is practice over and over again just the best way? Wouldnt one want to learn from a book instead of just practice?</p>
<p>I exclusively used the CB Official Study Guide for all my practice with the exception of an electronic dictionary for the vocabulary. I would look into Rocket Review and Direct Hits, however, since they are highly regarded by successful testers on this website (although I have personally never used either).</p>
<p>boston1993, as long as you have enough practice tests, then it’s fine 
Practice and practice is really important ESPECIALLY for the writing section. Obviously you’ll need to study the rules first, but after a while it becomes a matter of how fast you can notice the mistakes, and work out the confusing ones.</p>
<p>If this is your first SAT and you plan on taking it more than once, then I would highly recommend getting the book AFTER your first SATs. </p>
<p>I’m so glad I don’t have to worry about SATs anymore gah (senior) . Good luck!</p>
<p>What are the best books? Not Internet Websites</p>