getting a 2100

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<p>I'm trying to figure out the best SAT course is testmasters good? or do you have any better options? please help me</p>

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<p>In most cases, the best preparation is independent. Purchase the Official SAT Study Guide (called the Blue Book on CC) and take the practice tests. Check the official explanations online. See the stickied threads (I have a guide) for more detailed advice.</p>

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<p>i heard barrons 2400 book is the best? is it or should i stick with the princeton review and what about for vocabulary?</p>

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<p>^Purchase Barron’s 2400. Although a few say that it is satisfactory, PR is the worst book you can ever pick up. Also, OTHER Barron’s books are mediocre.</p>

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<p>I guess that you didn’t read my first response. :(</p>

<p>Get the Official SAT Study Guide. For vocabulary, get Direct Hits. As I indicated, this is explained more in detail in the stickied threads.</p>

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<p>^ Hmm. I thought Barron’s 2400 was not that excellent, but good enough?</p>

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<p>Barron’s isn’t worth. They deliberately make it harder. Also, the 3500 list of words is pointless. </p>

<p>Get the college board book with 10 tests. Once you’re done with that, PR is probably the second best choice to take practice tests from.</p>

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<p>It has some good attributes for some people (usually not for people whose goal is 2100). But taking official practice tests, getting Direct Hits, and just reading the strategies on CC is really all most people need. A supplemental book for Math may be required in some cases, but that is about the only exception. Don’t bother with trying to improve your CR from another company’s book, and don’t bother with prep courses.</p>

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<p>Worth it*</p>

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<p>okie dokie thank u soo much now i have another question lol where can i buy direct hits from oh and gruber’s math book? i know where to get the blue book from</p>

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<p>^You can buy both volumes of Direct Hits from Amazon.com: </p>

<p>[Amazon.com:</a> Direct Hits Core Vocabulary of the SAT: Volume 1 2010 Edition (9780981818436): Larry Krieger, Ted Griffith:…](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Direct-Hits-Core-Vocabulary-SAT/dp/0981818439/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1280639094&sr=8-1]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Direct-Hits-Core-Vocabulary-SAT/dp/0981818439/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1280639094&sr=8-1)</p>

<p>[Amazon.com:</a> Direct Hits Toughest Vocabulary of the SAT: Volume 2 2010 Edition (9780981818443):…](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Direct-Hits-Toughest-Vocabulary-SAT/dp/0981818447/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1280639094&sr=8-2]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Direct-Hits-Toughest-Vocabulary-SAT/dp/0981818447/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1280639094&sr=8-2)</p>

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<p>For writing, ONLY use BB. Just study the practice tests.</p>

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<p>What? For vocabulary, I think it’s sufficient to do some quality reading: read the newspaper and learn the words you don’t know. For me, trying to memorize words never worked; I required repeated exposure to terms in order to appreciate their meaning in context. In my experience, this has been the same for many others.</p>

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<p>^ While a good habit in general, reading is a highly inefficient way to prepare for the SAT. Direct Hits consistently has a very high percentage of the difficult words on the SAT, and it could probably be mastered in an afternoon. Being exposed to as many SAT words by reading would probably take about a thousand times longer.</p>

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<p>Either that or learn to dissect words. Learn roots, prefixes, suffixes, etc. There will always be those damn words that you never even knew existed - like agelastic. o_o</p>

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<p>Well, I don’t know what sort of people you know. I am simply incapable of memorizing words. :(</p>

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<p>Many CCers have reported that spending just a little bit of time to go through vocabulary lists (good ones, such as Direct Hits) improved their scores more quickly than anything else. I haven’t heard of anyone not being able to memorize words before.</p>

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<p>Oh, I didn’t know that word existed either!</p>

<p>Well, the prefix of “a” means (I think…) “not,” and “gelastic” sounds like “gelos,” meaning laughter, a word my Greek precalc teacher always used to describe the noise coming from certain corners of the classroom. :slight_smile: </p>

<p>I think it means unamused. Not bendable did seem possible, but I doubt that such a cool-sounding word would be reserved for such a trivial purpose.</p>

<p>…am I right?</p>

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<p>Well, now you have. And by being unable to memorize words, I mean that I find it difficult to sit down and memorize lists. That just doesn’t work for me.</p>

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<p>See people? You need to start learning prefixes, suffixes, and roots and stop memorizing words.</p>

<p>Bravo :)</p>

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<p>Neither Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary nor any of the dictionaries that Dictionary.com pulls from have “agelastic.” From [World</a> Wide Words: Agelastic](<a href=“World Wide Words: Agelastic”>World Wide Words: Agelastic) on the word:</p>

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