<p>What is it? I have a limited amount of funds and can't afford classes or tutoring, but I want to buy myself a good prep book. What is the absolute best, most-agreed upon, best book? </p>
<p>Curious as to the answers. </p>
<p>Also, is it important to get the most recent prep book for SAT's? Would it really be a big deal if I studied with the 2005-2006 prep book, for example?</p>
<p>No it would not be a big deal, and I think that the most favored book is CB's one, referred to on CC as the Blue Book.</p>
<p>The official book has the best practice tests, but no strategies and no answer explanations. The Princeton Review book has the next best practice tests, strategies, and answer explanations, so if you really only can get one, then get that one. Check your local library too, or your school's counseling office. You might have to wait to check one out at school, but they might have it.</p>
<p>For a good SAT Guide, I recommend you check out Up your Score, the Underground Guide to the SAT <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Up-Your-Score-Underground-2007-2008/dp/0761143076/sr=1-1/qid=1169266878/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-5258893-1775941?ie=UTF8&s=books%5B/url%5D">http://www.amazon.com/Up-Your-Score-Underground-2007-2008/dp/0761143076/sr=1-1/qid=1169266878/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-5258893-1775941?ie=UTF8&s=books</a></p>
<p>It's cheap and you can't lose. Most people who uses get some gains. And it's not boring and the content will really stick in your mind. I'm getting it. And of course, always have the blue book and follow Xiggi's practice advice here: <a href="http://admissionsadvice.mywowbb.com/forum5/78.html%5B/url%5D">http://admissionsadvice.mywowbb.com/forum5/78.html</a></p>
<p>It's a good idea to build your knowledge with the guidebook and some practice tests w/o time limit and looking at answers.</p>
<p>I really like the explanations in the princeton book, but I have trouble trusting any other source but the collegeboard's test book. I think it would be to your benefit to use that one just because you know the problems are right from the source, and if it comes to the point where u really need an explanation, just post it here and we'd be glad to lend a hand.</p>
<p>The CB Blue Book. If you need explanations, they're all contributed by CC members in a featured thread in this forum. For me, they are the most realistic questions... but I also have the Princeton book which gives explanations to everything, and that's helped a little.</p>