<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I have practiced from Princeton Review and currently am practicing from Kaplan. Kaplan math practice tests are good but the reading comprehension seems a little too easy. Could you guys share your experiences with these books and how the Kaplan books are compared to the actual PSAT? Thanks!</p>
<p>Yeah, the blue book.</p>
<p>Kaplan is way too easy, both in the math and the reading. I quit using it before the writing section. Any book that gives me over 73 in CR and contains confusing math problems is definitely not worth the time. In comparison, I got a 67 on the PSAT, a 650 on a practice SAT, and high 50s in other prep books. (I actually wrote a really long review about it on Amazon.)
After the blue book, I would say McGraw-Hill is probably the best. Barron’s isn’t too bad, but some of the math strategies are pretty dumb. Also, Barron’s doesn’t have a conversion scale.
Aside from taking three practice tests from McGraw, I didn’t prep at all for last year’s PSAT, so I can’t really give you an improvement story.</p>