Books to study

Test Preparation SAT Preparation
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<p>Can you please suggest which books i should buy and which ones i shouldn't. At the moment i am probably going to buy these: </p>

<p>Barrons SAT 2400: Aiming for the perfect score
Cracking the SAT, 2008 edition
11 Practice Tests for the SAT and PSAT, 2008
How to prepare for the SAT: 2007 (Barrons)
Critical Reading Workbook for the SAT (Barrons)
Cracking the SAT Math 1 and 2 Subject Tests 2007-2008
Cracking the SAT, 2007
Math Workbook for the New SAT
Writing Workbook for the New SAT
Kaplan SAT, 2007 Edition: Comprehensive Program
Kaplan SAT Maths Workbook
Kaplan SAT Writing Workbook
Kaplan SAT Critical Reading Workbook
Kaplan SAT 2004, 2006 edition
McGraw-Hills SAT, 2008 Edition</p>

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<p>That's way too many books. All you really need:</p>

<ul>
<li>Barron's How to Prepare</li>
<li>Princeton's 11 Practice Tests</li>
<li>Blue Book!!!! Must have the blue book!!!</li>
<li>Plus the 6 extra official tests available from the college board online for a fee.</li>
</ul>

<p>Barron's is the best preparation. Everything is harder in that book and therefore, it makes the real thing look and feel a lot easier. Confidence is one of the keys to tackling the SAT, you have to feel like you're getting the right answers. Don't buy Kaplan; they suck and they're way too easy. Aside from all of the above, read!!!! Read Time, NYT, etc as often as you can.</p>

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<p>I think McGrawHills is good.</p>

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<p>I already have the blue book</p>

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<p>maximum sat is the best sat prep book i've seen. it's a supplement to the blue book & teaches u the all skills that prep courses teach u (btw never take princeton review prep course it is a waste of $$)
other than that i don't recommend buying any of those prep books...the thing that will raise your score the most is practice practice practice & analyze your mistakes. that's what ppl who scored 2400 told me =]</p>

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<p>i know this isn't what you asked, but are you considering an actual test prep class? try to, if at all possible. Princeton Review is one of the best. the test prep classes teach you the test, instead of cramming content at this late date. i don't know the numbers, but many/most kids taking the SAT have done such classes. hence you become competitive with them. good luck!</p>

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<p>I can't as I live in Australia so I have to study it by myself</p>

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<p>ok...go for it! i guess i'd still say Princeton review's books then.</p>

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<p>Kaplan would be a waste. lol</p>

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<p>Do you guys know a book that can improve my critical reading? when i was doing the blue book i could only get a little over half right?</p>

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<p>Yeah i suck at CR too, id like some advice if possible</p>

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<p>Read! Read! Read! You can either read interesting articles out of Time and NYT, etc. Or, you can read boring, miserable passages out of Barron's; but they both serve the same purpose: to up your reading ability through exposure to content. Of course, you can choose to do both: read often and supplement it with Barron's practice. Save the blue book for 2 months before your test and then start taking tests once a week leading up to the test. Make sure you check the reasons behind the answers for all of them. I can't recommend much else for the CR questions. Barron's 2400 (for good strategies) and Critical Reading workbooks (for practice) are probably good for the practice. But, there really isn't any substitute for a solid background in reading material.</p>

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<h1>1 I already read a lot (like 100 per year or more), and what are some Critical Reading Workbooks that are avaliable over Amazon?</h1>

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<p>I would recommend Rocket Review Revolution for really good tips on Critical Reading.</p>

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<p>Yeah, that definitely is way too many books!! Blue book, definitely, plus Cracking the SAT and 11 Practice Tests from PR. I don't know that I agree that using really hard materials helps; it helps most to get familiar with the test from questions most like the real ones, and that would be BB and PR. I agree on what others are saying about Kaplan, though!</p>

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<p>i've heard great things about barrons 2400 compared to cracking the sat</p>

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<p>is the blue book the collegeboard book?</p>

<p>Also, if any of you guys have critical reading tips for me. I am taking the Dec. 1st test</p>

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<p>Does anyone have any additional tips that they could tell me to help me improve my critical reading</p>

<p>Note telling me to read more won't work because my parents already say I read to much</p>

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<p>Also how do you get past tests</p>