<p>I got a 640 Math, 670 W and 680 CR, but I'd like to have about 110 points higher (2100) so I've got a decent shot at all my schools. My area really doesn't offer any SAT classes since everyone takes the ACT) and I've heard they don't benefit the higher scoring population that much anyway. I have the Blue Book, which I've looked through and I took 2-3 practice tests in prep for the SAT. I feel a little stuck because I'm not sure what else to do.</p>
<p>buy princeton's 11 practice tests book..and also their "cracking the new sat" book.. its really helpful since it gives strategies and methods to follow for all the sections, and yeah, it gives a good review of each section, what to expect, etc..the 11 practice tests r really helpful too, if you take 1 or 2 practice tests each week before the test, and review their detailed answers, it'll help boost ur score. hope that helps.</p>
<p>I'm pretty much in your same boat (710M, 650W, 680CR) and while I've been prepping for only a short time, I can say that you definitely want to get your hands on the following books: </p>
<ul>
<li>Gruber's Complete Preparation for the New SAT</li>
<li>Kaplan SAT 2400</li>
<li>Barron's SAT 2400 </li>
<li>All of the Kaplan SAT workbooks (writing, math, CR)</li>
</ul>
<p>Start with Grubers and after you finish it, take exactly ONE blue book test (you need to save these -- they're like gold). After that, use the workbooks to build your abilities in each area. When you've finished all of the workbooks, take another practice test. Finally, study Barron's and Kaplan's 2400 books and take a practice test after each. </p>
<p>So, if you've got four practice tests left, then you should be able to follow the plan :) </p>
<p>Note: Do not practice using other full tests besides the official ones. They will give you a false sense of achievement in either direction.</p>
<p>Speaking of practice tests being like gold: in my experience, once you are done with the blue books, you should move on to other real College Board exams if you can. Go to a site like <a href="http://www.powells.com%5B/url%5D">www.powells.com</a> or <a href="http://www.abebooks.com%5B/url%5D">www.abebooks.com</a> or <a href="http://www.half.com%5B/url%5D">www.half.com</a> and buy the old red "10 Real SATs" book, used, if you can find it: the reading passages are very similar to those on new exams and the sentence completions are exactly the same type of stuff that you'll see on a test nowadays. What's more, at least one reading passage from the old red "10 real SATs" book was recycled on a recent exam (as a short passage), so there's always a chance you'll hit the lottery and see a passage you've already read. (Of course, if you go that route, you should skip the analogies.) </p>
<p>Perfect? No, of course not; the old tests don't contain short passages. Better than the "synthetic" practice exams? Absolutely. And if you finish the red book, if you do, I would go on to take the Real GREs (also produced by the College Board). In my experience just about any College Board exam at your level is better than anything produced by Princeton/Kaplan etc. This way, Ashraf, you can be a little bit less sparing with your real practice questions.</p>
<p>I second Ashraf with his book choices.</p>
<p>Gruber is very useful. Complete with strategies. I'm going to be studying Gruber's over the summer and retake my SAT in October.</p>