Gruber's Complete SAT Guide v. Others?

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<p>Hi, I ordered the BB and I went to the library today to take out a couple of other review books for the SAT. The couple I found were Kaplan 2013, Mcgraw hill 2012, Grubers complete Sat Guide 2012 (15th eidtion) and Barron's 2012. The librarian told me to stick with either barrons or Gruber's. I just decided to take Gruber's because on the cover page it said </p>

<p>"Features The Exclusive Gruber System That Has Raised Actual SAT Scores By More Than 600 Points" which by the way is what I need. I took the SAT the first time on June 1st and scored a 1510. </p>

<p>So my Question is, Should I just use Gruber's Sat guide along with the Blue Book?</p>

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<p>Also, should I use the vocabulary list from Gruber’s or get Direct Hits?</p>

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<p>i haven’t done gruber but I love their direct hits! Personally, I prefer Barron over Gruber for SAT in general. </p>

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<p>Gruber’s is awful for W and very bad for CR. Math is supposedly fine.</p>

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<p>Don’t just use Gruber’s. Find the best prep book for each section. There’s plenty of advice on this forum for that, especially the stickied threads at the top.</p>

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<p>Congrats on utilizing your library and coming here to check the advice of the … librarian. From here on, go through your practice tests in the BB and look up the tips offered in the books you checked out. Make notes of the tips you find helpful and move on. If needed, go check the other books. Over time, you will find the books that are really relevant to the current SAT. In the end, you will notice that some are pretty bad and others contain very good suggestions. In general, the math advice is better than the verbal sections. </p>