Best way to study for the PSAT: Blue Book or PR or other?

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<p>Hi!</p>

<p>I am an incoming sophomore and want to do well on the PSAT. I get good grades, but I don't do as well on standardized tests. So I am trying to come up with a study plan. My biggest weakness is MATH.</p>

<p>Should I buy the Blue Book or Princeton Review Book (or maybe other)? Please explain your opinions! </p>

<p>Details:
I was going to buy the Blue Book right away after I saw all of the great reviews but then I realized that there is only an SAT edition not an PSAT edition. I researched on a lot of sites (including this one) where people said that it wasn't worth investing in a PSAT book because its not that much different from the actual SATs (besides the essay, Algebra II, etc.) and its written by the College Board the writers of the SAT, but on the other hand it doesn't give much explaination for the answers. Also if I were to buy and study from the book now there would be no more test preps for when I would be going to study for the actual SAT. I heard great things about the Princeton Review Book too. What would you reccomend and why? Do you think I should get more than one book to prepare for the PSATs? I'm just really nervous and want to study as much as possible during these 3 months. </p>

<p>Thank you so much ahead of time!</p>

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<p>Princeton Review should be fine for the PSAT. I used PR, and I think it explains concepts and strategies well. You should save the blue book practice tests for the actual SAT. However, you should use the review sections in the blue book to get an idea of the type of questions. Best of luck!</p>

<p>Just be aware that a few mistakes on the PSAT can decrease your score quite a lot because it has less questions.</p>

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<p>Huh, I didn’t realize that a few sloppy mistakes could decrease the score, so i guess that why some people say that the PSAT is harder the actual SAT. Thanks again :slight_smile: I will be buying both books!</p>