Foreign student - Taking the SAT again

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<p>I took the SAT about 2 years ago because I was supposed to receive an athletic scholarship in the US, but decided to stay where I am for a job opportunity.</p>

<p>I am currently thinking about having another go at the scholarship, but I need a better SAT because they are not offering me full athletic scholarships anymore, and it's quite expensive. </p>

<p>My last one was 1500 on the new test, I studied for a couple of weeks using the book " Princeton Review 2008" I got locally. </p>

<p>My question is, should I study from the same book and use the online resources on this site, or get the 2011 new version for 35 dollars ? Is there any difference in the test structure between 2008 and now ? </p>

<p>Note - I know the Blue Book is probably best, but the Princeton is available in the nearest store (and i live in a *****hole) and I do not have the time to study for anything higher than 1800-1900, don't think I can anyway :)</p>

<p>Plus the PR is nicely laid out, very easy to read and to understand... The test from my experience were pretty good, I had no surprises on test day.. I was just stupid :) </p>

<p>Is the blue book a PDF Download ? I don't mind putting 10$ for it then, sure ! </p>

<p>I also have 10 official tests from 2005-2007 - Are they still useful for today ?</p>

<p>Thanks for all the nice tips ! Very nice forum.</p>

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<p>The blue book cannot be downloaded in PDF format. You have to buy it for $22. Or $12.80 on Amazon.</p>

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<p>Hmmm since it’s just good for tests, I will order now and receive it in 2 weeks when I’m ready to actually take tests then… Why not ! Thanks ! </p>

<p>Does it contain recent, updated tests? Because I already have 2006 tests (official)</p>

<p>So you reckon if I study real hard for more than a couple weeks using the tips on this site, the Blue Book tests, and the PR book, I should do better than 1600-1700 for the 2nd time around ? </p>

<p>Should I get the 2011 PR ? I have the 2008, anything changed in the SAT since then ?</p>

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<p>I think it is quite possible to score more than 1600 - 1700</p>

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<p>There’s no need. The two versions will be similar enough that you probably won’t even notice any difference. </p>

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<p>Is it the one with the red cover? The format of the old tests are different from the present ones, but some questions can still be useful. I would stay with the current SAT first and only resort to the 2005 version if I run out of up-to-date practices.</p>