<p>I'll be taking the SAT in June and I'm currently using the blue book as my only source of prep. Do I need a third party study guide or will the blue book be sufficient? I read about 50 pages of Shaan Patel's SAT 2400 in 7 steps today, and he seems to explain things in layman terms and it's engaging at the same time.</p>
<p>Has anyone tried his book? Is it a good source for practice? I don't really trust Amazon's reviews. And because prep books are expensive in my country, I'm not willing to buy it if it ends up not being useful. Do you have any other recommendations?</p>
<p>I have it.</p>
<p>It was pretty good, but I don’t think there was anything really unique about it. I used his essay advice. I haven’t taken the SAT yet, so I’ll let you know how that works out. The best prep book for you is the Official SAT Study Guide(“Blue Book”).</p>
<p>I actually took his SAT Course and it shot my SAT score from the low 1600s and into the 2100s; however, I only ended up with a 1970 on the actual SAT. The book itself contains a wealth of knowledge if you know how to use it. The most important things in there are his actual strategies and routine review.</p>
<p>His course was $1000, so you are getting a bargain! His material does work, if it was not for his book, I would not be in the BSMD program at UNR right now. Hope this helps.</p>
<p>Thank you for your input. 
I went ahead and bought his book.</p>
<p>I’ve also bought that book yesterday. Do the tips really work? It seems like we have to follow every exact steps.</p>