<p>Alot of people including me have a problem with SAT. We tried some books didn't work for us alot tried Princeton Review others tried Barron's but scored haven't improved. Memorizing 3500 words for vocab is impossible. So can anyone list some books that might be helpful? For getting least 1600</p>
<p>I also am one of those people! I bought the college board blue book yesterday maybe that’ll help…I got a 1550 on my last SAT I want a 1700.</p>
<p>LOL, ya we’re alot might as well help each other each :). I’ve been hearing alot of stuff about the blue book I think I’ll use as my last resort before the test on march 7. But I think the really hard question is how the hell are we going to memorize the vocab :s</p>
<p>kaplan good for low scorers</p>
<p>Hey, Gleek!
it is unlikely to study 3500 words just for SAT and I don’t really suggest that. Direct Hits both volumes are enough they’re not too many. you can also check the Princeton Review 250 words. I don’t know how long do you have before the test but if you have time I suggest that you answer every test on the College Board’s official book (aka blue book) and to check both your right and wrong answers on the college board’s website; if you don’t have this much time I suggest you only check your incorrect answers on the college board’s website. Try to answer in the allotted time interval… All of the SAT questions are answered with no time restraint will be quite easy to approach; hence, answer each section in the allotted time. If you don’t finish on time know that the problem is mostly because you are wasting too much time on easy question. Try to find shortcuts to answer the easy questions. the questions are designed to trick you, so don’t fall in the SAT’s traps. one good thing about the SAT is that it is mostly a Multiple choice based question test, meaning, you can skip steps. You dont always have to answer math problems algebraically to get to the correct answer. For The essay make sure you have as many examples in mind as possible that cover a wide range of essay prompts. For the reading you may want to skim and scan the passages first. don’t scrutinize the passages. </p>
<p>I’ll recap:</p>
<p>For Math:
1- Answer all of the questions from the College Board’s official SAT book then check your answers from the online explanation on the College Board’s website. (you can also ask College Confidential Members here for your questions)
2- Answer all of the questions in the allotted time interval. (if you don’t finish on time it is mostly because you are wasting too much time on easy questions)
3- You may want to check Gruber’s, it has many Math strategies that I find sufficient.</p>
<p>For Reading:
1- Study The Direct Hits two volume books.
2- if you have time you can also check the Princeton Review 250
3- Learn to skim and scan the passages, don’t scrutinize the passages.
4- make sure when you are choosing between to answer choices to ask your self which answer choice is incorrect and prove it from the passage, the other choice is correct.
5- learn to answer the reading passages in the allotted time. ( if you don’t finish on time it mostly because you either waste to much time on sentence completion questions or on reading the passages.
6- Check your answers from the College Board’s website.
7- some people like to put tick marks next to each number line in the passage according to the questions, but if you are going to use this strategy you better not waste more than 20 seconds putting the tick marks.</p>
<p>For Writing:
1- make sure to have as many essay examples as possible to be ready for any prompt that is thrown at you.
2- check silverturtles guide on this website for the Writing Section Grammar rules.
3- Answer the Writing questions from the college board’s official book then check your answers from the College Board’s Website.</p>
<p>Best of luck! :)</p>
<p>I’m going to review the blue book, I’m also taking it in March… Then I’m probably going to study alot this summer and take it in September again…PM me and let me know if you find anything helpful and I’ll do the same</p>
<p>Thanks NaderMekadis! That is so far the most practical strategy 
btw i tried looking up this Princeton Review 250 on amazon and google but I didnt really find anything can you provide a link or something?</p>
<p>Hey Gleek,
Check out this link. good luck with your preparation.
[Princeton</a> Review Hit Parade flashcards | Quizlet](<a href=“http://quizlet.com/1061793/princeton-review-hit-parade-flash-cards/]Princeton”>http://quizlet.com/1061793/princeton-review-hit-parade-flash-cards/)</p>
<p>Thanks :). Also any good books that are good for math or critical reading seperately? something that is efficient please don’t mention princeton review books (i’m in this whole mess because it).</p>
<p>Looks like a lot of you are using the College Board Blue Book. That’s definitely the way to go. Remember the 1st 3 tests are real SATs, the others compilations. The CB written explanations are kind of cofusing. There are a couple of companies which have videotaped explanations. One is Khan Academy- but I think they only do the math, and College Insights Online, which I’m pretty sure does both.</p>
<p>I found a youtube channel: Youtube.com/logicprep
The guy has video explanations to most Math problems in the Bluebook
Its pretty helpfull.</p>