Got all the SAT prep books, where to start?

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<p>I'm a rising junior, planning to take the SATs in November. After doing a lot of research, here's the prep books I ended up getting:
-CollegeBoard's official study guide
-SAT Prep Black Book- The Most Effective SAT Strategies Ever Published by Mike Barrett
-Barron's SAT 2400
-The Ultimate SAT Tutorial by Klass Tutoring
-The Ultimate SAT Supplement by Klass Tutoring (has answers to all problems from CollegeBoard tests)
-3 vocab books (both direct hits, and the essential 500 words)</p>

<p>So I don't know if I have time to read through each of those 4 main prep books before my first test while still doing practice tests from the collegeboard book, so should I read through any specific books first? Should I save any books to read after my first SAT in case I have to retake (probly in March)? Or maybe learn one section of the SAT at a time, reading only that section from each of the books until I perfect it? Or do some practice tests first, then see what I need to work on the most, then use each prep book to help me with those sections I need help with the most? What do you think will be the most effective? Also, is the official collegeboard study guide more helpful than my other books to read through, or only useful for the practice tests?
Thanks</p>

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<p>Just do practice tests from the blue book, and if you have questions, look for the answers online on the college board website, and maybe use those other books for learning the material. Vocab lists are good. I’d recommend taking the official online sat course as well as using released practice exams that came out every year since 2005. But all in all, take practice tests, look over wrong answers, and make sure you fully understand why you got a question wrong so that you don’t miss that kind of concept again.</p>

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<p>Hey, XCtrack28. Did you find any significant difference between Direct Hits and Essential 500?</p>

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<p>Bump…</p>

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<p>O sorry quintessencer. I actually found the books to be quite similarly written (just with some same, but many different words). I know direct hits is highly regarded, but I would recommend the essential 500 right after that</p>

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<p>@XCtrack28‌ So how’d you do on the SAT? Which books do you recommend the most? Because I just ordered the Black Prep Book by Mike Barret and already have the Big Blue Book.</p>