<p>What are the best preparation books for all the categories?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>The. Official. SAT. Study. Guide.</p>
<p>Thanks. However, many people say that for example Gruber’s is better for math etc. Any other study books available that focus on critical reading and writing?</p>
<p>Look, 99% of prep books are scams. There are no strategies that you can’t figure out by taking practice exams. </p>
<p>Just get the blue book, take all the exams under timed conditions, learn from your mistakes and figure out what strategies work best for you, and you’ll see a good score increase.</p>
<p>I went from a 2040 to a 2340 using this method.</p>
<p>Arachnotron, I am also using this method, could you mind to tell me how long it take you to get there?</p>
<p>Well, my score progression looked like this (I kept track of it): </p>
<p>Real SAT - 2040
Practice PSAT 1 - 214
Practice PSAT 2 - 217
Practice PSAT 3 - 212
Practice PSAT 4 - 220
Practice PSAT 5 - 229
Practice PSAT 6 - 230
Practice PSAT 7 - 232
Practice SAT - 2280
SAT - 2340 </p>
<p>Took about 9 months.</p>
<p>^ Hmm, why’d you practice with PSATs instead of SATs? I’ve been practicing with the BB SATs but did do one practice PSAT last week and got a 238(0), about 100 pts higher than my BB scores. I figured it didn’t really mean anything because the PSAT is easier than the SAT. But your practice PSATs seem to mirror your SAT pretty well…</p>
<p>PSATs were shorter. They’re made of old SAT questions, so it’s not “easier” in the question sense.</p>
<p>woah, Arachnotron, i was the same!</p>
<p>my first psat back in soph year was like… 203</p>
<p>then i studied a crap load during junior year by doing a bunch of practice tests over breaks and got a 2350 on my first sitting.</p>
<p>edit: i used the collegeboard blue book, princeton review’s 11 sat’s, and skimmed barron’s 2400 in the bookstore.</p>
<p>i like this method of yours Arachnotron i think that im going to use it. i always see my sister studying and going to extra classes but i think your method is much better thanks.</p>
<p>To Arachnotron, where did you get those practice PSAT tests? Thanks!</p>