<p>i'm currently using the blue book a.k.a the official study guide by college board for sat I and i think it's very useful. i also bought barrons 25th edition but haven't touched it yet since i'm planning to finish the blue book first.</p>
<p>do you think it's enough just to study from those two books/should i get more? what do you think of the pros and cons? and which one's better, cb/barrons?</p>
<p>i'm not a genius, just an average-brained student (also an international student) so i don't know if those 2 books would help me get a decent score.</p>
<p>i also plan to take the sat II, both math level 2 and possibly chem/physics
i bought barrons for all 3 subjects + the collegeboard sat subject book but i'm still focusing on sat I so i haven't opened the books and i have no idea if it's good/not</p>
<p>are those 2 books good enough? i'm looking for books with enough explanations on the main topics and accurate practice tests.</p>
<p>please tell me what you think, thanks!!!</p>
<p>PS. what do you think about PR?</p>
<p>bump!! can’t anyone help me? :(</p>
<p>Those two books might be good enough for you. It’s hard to say because it varies from person to person. It also depends on what score you want. I think that you should first take a timed practice test to see what you can get on a SAT. See how far you are from your goal. Then, you can decide if you need more practice books.</p>
<p>The BB (Blue Book/CB Book) is the best for practice tests since the book contains tests from the test maker. They are the most accurate and similar to the actual SAT. </p>
<p>I’ve never used the regular Barron’s SAT book, so I can’t say anything about that. I used Princeton Review, and I thought that it did a good job with explaining everything. I’d definitely recommend this one. People say that PR has the most accurate tests after the BB. I also used Barron’s SAT 2400 as a supplement. It definitely helped in my opinion. It has a fantastic CR section.</p>
<p>I think it’s not a good idea to use the blue book first, although that’s what everyone wants to do. The blue book should be used to track your progress because it IS the best gauge of what the real test will be like. Therefore, I recommend books like the Barron’s math workbook and this newer book Bellbright for the writing section that actually raise your skills so that you’ll do better on the test. For the CR, there isn’t a great book because it’s not like math and writing where you learn hard concepts. However, for the vocabulary aspect of the CR, which is a very large component, I used the Barron’s word list. A lot of members recommend Direct Hits for the vocab as well.</p>
<p>So my advice is to practice raising your skill level first and THEN do the bluebook as practice after you’ve mastered the concepts that you’re gonna be tested on. Good luck!</p>