Is barron's 2400 the most effective book?

<p>Hey guys, </p>

<p>I’ve heard from everyone that barron’s 2400 is a very effective to score high on all(I,repeat,all) sections of the SAT. Now I have two questions,</p>

<li><p>First off, is Barron’s the most effective book, or is PR or Kaplan better?</p></li>
<li><p>Second, do you have to be intelligent enough to get an above average score on the SAT to follow up with this book and score 700+? Is is possible for an above-average, if not average, student to get into this book with diligence and score 670+? </p></li>
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<p>Please help me out. Thanks.</p>

<p>My out-of-date experience is that getting actual tests from the college board books was very important. </p>

<p>Why wouldn't you practice based on last year's actual tests if you could - and you can!</p>

<p>no, 2400 is useless.</p>

<p>Get Barron's specialized books such as writing, math and CR (CR, really, you just have to learn by yourself, there are no good CR books).</p>

<p>I agree. I think it's vital to purchase the individual workbooks because you get a wide variety of question-types and tips that focus on what you need to do. Do Barron's 2400 after you've exhausted everything else, if you feel the need.</p>

<p>Barron's writing workbook is very good.</p>

<p>BB for practice tests, of course. Do all the tests in there and then the online ones. Thats the best preparation you can get.</p>

<p>So.... Doing practice tests and such is the most effective way to practice?
In that case, which book offers the best strategies?</p>

<p>I like Barron's 2400. I think it offers the best, clear-cut strategies. See, I don't bother with individual workbooks . . . too much to buy.</p>

<p>I would use the CollegeBoard Blue Book and Princeton Review for overall prep. Use the Blue Book for test practice and Princeton Review for review/explanations.</p>

<p>I highly recommend Barron's Critical Reading Workbook as well.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

<p>Thanks. I need some help in CR, so maybe I'll buy the Barron's CR book.</p>

<p>I wouldn't worry too much about memorizing roots/words. Getting tons of practice is a lot more important. I recently posted a list of 66 commonly used words (should be in SAT prep section). So that might help out! :)</p>

<p>Hmmm...workbooks, I wonder if I could complete those in 5 days? THE RACE IS ON.</p>

<p>If you're thinking about the Barron's CR, I def. think 5 days is doable!</p>

<p>Is that all you need to finish the CR book?</p>

<p>I personally did not like the Barron's CR workbook...... at least not for the long passages part. Although the selections of passages were similar, the questions, I thought, had a different feeling to it. I don't think it was the "type of questions" that were different, but more like the reasoning behind the right answer choices. SAT comes down to reasoning, and I think Barron's CR dosen't seem to have the right logics down. Not that I do either, but it just feels different when I am taking a section from the Blue Book/Online and when I am taking a section from Barron's. The same goes for the CR from PR. I 'm not sure how to describe it, but it's always sort of vague and at times random.</p>

<p>Me too!</p>

<p>I got the same feeling.</p>

<p>PR and Barron's I think are harder, and I don't think because it's of the question, but the way that it "feels." They seem harder. Now I have to wait for the Blue Book to come to the library. It better come soon!</p>

<p>:-X</p>

<p>^i got mine from the library too!!!...I think I'm gonna have a "anger-release" party if I do well on this upcoming SAT. (cross my fingers)..I'm gonna burn all my prep books if all goes well. (knock on wood). BTW...I found the Blue book much easier....and i have a feeling the real CR would be more similar to that...i hope...god..i'm really scared...</p>

<p>Barron's CR questions (especially the RC questions) generally do not accurately reflect the common wrong answer types on the actual exam. Even the correct answers are not always very well written (although they are still generally defensible). That is one reason the questions may feel different.</p>

<p>Barron's SAT 2400 is strong in its coverage of CR and Writing, but the Math section is somewhat lacking. Although one can definitely find some difficult questions in the Math chapters, the coverage is not comprehensive by any means, and the book inexplicably omits some major and minor topics. I would recommend using the Math portions of Barron's SAT 2400 only AFTER having thoroughly worked through the Barron's SAT Math Workbook, which is still one of the gold standards on the market for a Math workbook.</p>

<p>Another great book for SAT Math, by the way, is Private Tutor for SAT Math Success 2006, by Gulden Akinci. It exceeds most other SAT Math books by providing a comprehensive discussion of math strategies and techniques, plenty of (tough) practice questions for each topic, and challenging practice exams. You can find it on amazon.com. :)</p>

<p>Well, I haven't yet worked thru the Barron's SAT Math Workbook, but I feel like they rather cover too much! ANd it rather seems that SAT Math section is another high school math test!</p>