<p>Which ones do you guys recommend?</p>
<p>and if you took one, what score did you receive and how many pts did your score before taking the course get boosted?</p>
<p>bumpin it..</p>
<p>30 views and no response?!!</p>
<p>Do you really need a course when there are so many review books available?</p>
<p>well i was thinking a course would be beneficial but what review books do u recommend then</p>
<p>Math
Gruber's Complete Prep for the New SAT
Barron's Math Workbook for the New SAT</p>
<p>Writing
Barron's Writing Workbook for the New SAT
RocketReview Revolution</p>
<p>Critical Reading
Grammatix
Barron's Critical Reading Workbook for the New SAT
RocketReview Revolution</p>
<p>Vocabulary (if necessary)
3500 Wordlist from Barron's Prep for the New SAT 1
or, Sparknotes 1000 wordlist</p>
<p>Practice
Official SAT Study Guide (CB)
10 Real SATs</p>
<p>Believe me when I say I know that these books in their categories are arranged properly for the subject, and that they will help you.
I have bought many, many SAT books and have found it to be more efficient and less frivolous than a course that just shoves this information down your throat. I am going to guess and say that you would be willing to pay more than $125 for a course, minimum, I am just making a point here. You can get all these books within that much money or less, if you shop right. The point: Course = waste (unless your scores are really low, even then, self prep is the best) Books = higher score.</p>
<p>By self prepping you will create your own learning environment at your own pace, concentrate on your own weaknesses and engineer it right down to your specific needs. In a class, to some extent, you have to conform to their procedure. Other thing, they will not use as many books as listed above. They will only present you with their own materials and you will be oblivious to all the other great resources out there. </p>
<p>Self Prep + meaningful practice > prep course</p>
<p>Also, try staying away from Kaplan material, and Princeton review (to some extent from PR)</p>
<p>Since you asked, I will tell you, using all these books above and making useful practice time, I have increased
CR, 530 - 750
W, 510 - 750
M, 600 - 760</p>
<p>That is a score increase not many companies can guarantee
Good luck!</p>
<p>wow thanks alot great post</p>
<p>akahmed..did you actually do all the review books you listed above? </p>
<p>but would you think the 99 dollar PR online course would be beneficial?</p>
<p>Yes, I have a library of SAT books and have used them so that I can glean every single strategy out there. The 99 dollar PR course will have their same techniques available in a 10 dollar book (though still sub-par) and will have practice tests that really don't model the SAT 100%. Instead you could get the Official SAT study guide for 15 bucks with tests from collegeboard. So no, the 99 is not worth it. And its online, so no interaction with a tutor. You don't have to get all the books listed above, I was just trying to make a point.</p>
<p>Bare minimum to buy: Barron's 2400 (basically all the strategies in their workbook's for each section) Gruber's (just for math) RocketReview Revolution (essay, CR, all) and the Official SAT Study Guide (practice)</p>
<p>All about: 50-60 dollars, very well spent 50-60 bucks btw</p>
<p>I have to disagree on PR...I am taking the online course and it's been great so far. It's very well organized and to have the lessons tailored to my performance is actually very motivating, much more so than slogging through a book.</p>
<p>It very well may work for you, but how far will it take you? Have you improved to the 700s? Slogging through a book might not seem like a lot of fun, but then again, what is more fruitful?</p>
<p>It will take me as far as I want to go, if I work hard enough. I could take a course or have all the books in the world to study from, but it'll be up to me to do it. </p>
<p>I'm not down on self prep at all...to each his own. It clearly worked for you, but it won't work for everyone. It's important to figure out what you need to do (I'm saying this in general, each person who's studying, not you particularly), then do it. Don't diss classes just because you didn't need one!</p>
<p>^ well the thing is that they're really expensive..that's why everyone bashes them.</p>
<p>My online course is only $399...that's not bad since I can chat with their tutors pretty much whenever I want. I tend to be on the computer at weird hours because my schedule is so packed, so it works for me better than the classroom classes, which, yeah, are more expensive.</p>
<p>^ yeah 399 is more reasonable</p>
<p>399 is a good price, when did you start reviewing? how many pts has it boosted ur scores?</p>
<p>i was thinking of reviewing barrons 2400 and some other workbooks, and then take the PR online course right before the test. would that be a good plan?</p>
<p>one word... testmaster's
300 points guaranteed
exclusive vocab list
helpful classes
I am taking the online course for about $670</p>
<p>what were your scores before and after?</p>
<p>670 is a lot more than the 399..</p>
<p>Does anyone know if College Board sends your SAT I or SAT II scores to your high school?</p>
<p>I started the course before school started, after being lazy all summer. Sad to say, my first score was a 580 reading and a 520 math, which is embarrassing since I'm an A student! I didn't do the writing part because English is my best subject and I write essays for school all the time.</p>
<p>I haven't taken another test yet, but I am definitely improving as I practice, and the feedback through the course is key for that. It really is amazingly helpful.</p>
<p>I think it might be better to do the course before doing too many other books, because if you can hone in on weak areas early, and break bad habits, you'll really only need to practice with full tests to get your stamina up. So I'd do maybe one prep book before a class, then focus your prep on practice tests after.</p>