best SSAT book?

Prep School Admissions
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<p>I know this probably has been posted gazillion times...</p>

<p>But I wanted to know the best one to get. One that maybe includes more of the upper level SSAT. I got the Kaplan, but it has too many different tests on there. It's very thick, but it includes 5 practice tests of the upper level SSAT and ISEE, middle level ISEE, lower SSAT and ISEE.
I was thinking of Princeton's, but they don't have it at the Barnes & Noble over here. So I'll have to order one online, maybe...</p>

<p>And does anyone know when the PSAT scores come in!?
Thanks!</p>

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<p>Most people would say it's Princeton, the only problem with Princeton is the lack of a proper glossary such as that in Kaplans (you can actually find the Vocab words online, not too sure where to find the roots). I would say try not to use Barrons or Petersons though.</p>

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<p>really? Why not? I was about to use the Peterson's online. I forgot how much it is though.</p>

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<p>I used Princeton... it was pretty good - really intensive.</p>

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<p>I have used just about every SSAt book I can find and I think that McGraw Hill's book wins hands down. It is a VERY good book, I highly recommend it. I think Princeton Review is not that great ...</p>

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<p>why not, prezomar?
I think the princeton book exceeds all the other prep books, it was really way better than anyother...</p>

<p>my friend copied the kaplan vocab list for me from her kaplan book... although i used that too, the Princeton list is better since it includes word roots, and they catergorize the words and give you a study guide too.</p>

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<p>The Princeton "dictionary" is quite near pathetic, I'm pretty sure Kaplan has more roots and prefixes than Princeton.</p>

<p>The Princeton book is apparently suppose to be much more challenging though, but honestly they both look pretty much the same to me.</p>

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<p>All I know is that out of almost 200 words I memorized from Princeton book...not 1 showed up. Out of all the roots..only a couple roots were on it. So I ended up just knowing it or not knowing it, like I was before all the studying.</p>

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<p>PSAT scores come in during December. Schools will review them for a week and then hand them out during december or january.</p>

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<p>I got them back a week ago, it's most likely different for each school</p>

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<p>Yup I have mine...</p>

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<p>Lucky... I just moved here, so I probably won't get them in December, but I want to see if I could use my scores in place of the SSAT before registration ends.</p>

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<p>In the end, the SSAT book is the only one I feel that is truly effective. If only they had more practice tests though......</p>

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<p>tiger_max...its always good to have an ssat score on file..even if you send the psat also.</p>

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<p>The real SSAT book
PR - good for math, decent practice tests, lacking in reading
Kaplan - decent practice tests</p>

<p>At the end of the day, most prep companies don't invest much time or money in the research and development of these tests since it's such a small market share. Of course, it doesn't help that test companies don't release old tests.</p>

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<p>Based on my son's experience, doing all of them will yield the best result. And the order should be: Kaplan, PR, Peterson, Barron and McGraw Hill.</p>

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<p>i did used kaplan, peterson's, mcgraw hill, the real ssat study book from the site, and princeton review.
i have to say that mcgraw hill and princeton helped me the most.
do NOT buy the ssat test prep book from the site, it's a waste of your money!</p>

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<p>haha, really? I thought it helped a bit, but it was awfully expensive.
I used the Kaplan, which was so-so, but my scores rose by like 10% from last year :) but the thing is, I studied for the PSAT over the summer and 2 weeks for the SSAT during the winter break and free time.</p>

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<p>I prefereed Princeton's over Kaplan :)
Kaplan has some good verbal techniques, but overall i prefer princeton's review :)</p>

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<p>I wish I knew they made these books before I took the test... :)
I came into the whole process of boarding school blindly, and now I wish I had done some things differently.</p>