Boot Camp for Your Brain.

Test Preparation
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<p>I came across this book called Boot Camp for Your Brain: A No-Nonsense Guide to the SAT I, Second Edition. Has anyone looked into it or used it? It seems pretty good. But is it as good as grammatix?</p>

<p>The website for the company is here: <a href="http://www.bestprep.com/pages/textbook.html#top%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.bestprep.com/pages/textbook.html#top&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>What do you guys think about this? Will it help me with my 360CR, 740M, and 510W?</p>

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<p>wth.. 360 CR</p>

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<p>YES. 360CR, and NOT afraid to show it!! But then again, I'm only a Junior. I need to raise that to a 600+ by March. Help?</p>

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<p>there is NO magic forumla. Grammatix is NO magic formula. yes i have it</p>

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<p>I know there is no magic formula. I just want to know if this book is a good prep book to use.</p>

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<p>the is no substitution to practice</p>

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<p>"the is no substitution to practice"</p>

<p>What do you mean?</p>

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<p>Wait, is this book for the OLD or NEW SAT?</p>

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<p>Interesting. I've never seen this book before. Wonder what Ziggy thinks of it.... It has a string of "5s" from people recommending it on Amazon, but who knows if these are real reviewers or just people planted to praise the book.</p>

<p>It looks like the first edition came out in 2001, and the second in November 2004. The latter was apparently geared towards the New SAT, but of course it was written before the new SAT was actually out. </p>

<p>Anyone out there who has used this book?</p>

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<p>u should probably get a tutor if you have a 360 cr. you need to learn and hone some basic reading and test taking skills- no review book can do that for you</p>

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<p>"there is no substitution to practice"-- sorry for the misquote :D</p>

<p>Nothing will help you unless you work hard for it. There is no secret to the SAT, no tutor can help you-they only motivate you. It is up to you to work hard by doing more practice tests</p>

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Part 5 covers grammar and essay writing, with many examples to help you learn how to write clearly and interestingly not just for the SAT but for college applications as well.

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<p>It's definitely for the new SAT.</p>

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<p>I think the positive feedbacks in Amazon.com were left by the author who wrote that book..........I won't buy it</p>

<p>Actually there is no short-cuts to get a high score on CR......you have to know why you got only 360. You have to learn a lot of words (learn TOEFL wordlist first), and practise reading everyday. If you dont have basic knowledge, no test taking strategy will help you.</p>