<p>For those that have taken an actual SAT, how do the questions compare with those in the blue book ( The official Guide to the SAT)? And does your scores correlate? What other SAT prep books do you guys suggest? i know Barrons is too hard, but what about PR and Kaplan?</p>
<p>The problem that I have with the Blue Book is that the raw score conversion table gives such a wide range, I believe up to 100 points difference per section, which is ridiculous. How are you supposed to get an accurate estimate of your score if it could go up or down 300 total points? I would think that the actual curves barely change for each test (maybe like a shift of 1-3 questions per section, but not a lot), so I do not understand why they can't give a much more accurate conversion table for the blue book.</p>
<p>scorpio08:</p>
<p>They are pretty good. I use them for my students and they are pretty accurate, but you cant beat old exams for the best indicators, since the SC questions in The BLue Book are a little too easy.</p>
<p>The Online Course tests appear to be a little more accurate, but also harder than the Blue Book, but if you r smart than you can get the Course for free.</p>
<p>Who told you Barron's is too hard? If anything it is too easy, but their question phrasing is way off, and that is why I would never use it.
I like PR's book because most students are basically psyched out by the "SAT", and the PR book does a good job of demystifying the SAT. Kaplan is good also, as is Grubers. For your introduction to the SAT, you might want to check out Up Your Score. It is an easy read and actually entertaining, but it doesnt cover everything you need to know, you will need other books for that and you will need practice tests, but we already mentioned that one.</p>
<p>Blue Book is WAY too easy imo. The math is especially easy in the later practice tests.</p>
<p>Try the math in the Grubers book, it should give you a reasonable challenge.</p>