<p>What are the best books to prepare for the SAT? </p>
<p>So far I have the Official Blue Book, Dr. Chung's Math, and Essential 500. </p>
<p>Are there any others that are worth buying?</p>
<p>I got 2300+ by just using the official blue book (only for practice tests, I used guides written by users on CC for strategy tips) and the 2 direct hits vocab books. Best of luck!</p>
<p>thank you cosmogony! </p>
<p>I wonder what books you guys use for vocab? Im trying to find a good vocab book to push my CR up to the 700s</p>
<p>I see Direct Hits mentioned a lot here. Can’t speak to its value b/c I haven’t seen it. And the English teacher in me is compelled to suggest you read various sections of the newspaper (business, science, arts, technology) and, you know, good books (19th century fiction is going to have crunchier vocabulary than Hemingway–try Dickens or Hawthorne or Poe).</p>
<p>Best book is definitely the Blue book. Just taking the official practice tests really improved my score. Other practice books like Barrons/Princeton do not necessarily follow the same question structure as the real SAT.</p>
<p>Supposedly The Black Book by Mike Barrett is pretty useful for strategies. It isn’t a prep book though, you need to use it with The Blue Book. I have not bought it yet, but the reviews seem good.</p>
<p>The College Board Blue Book was the best prep book for our kids. The best way to build the vocabulary is to read well written books over time. You might benefit a little by learning some Latina and Greek roots to help you make an educated guess for some words you may encounter that you don’t know. Best of luck.</p>
<p>Thank you everyone!! I really liked the Essential 500 and the Blue Book. Dr. Chung’s math is really difficult, but I’m getting through it slowly!</p>