<p>I know things released by the college board are the best, but my mom just spent a LOT of money on SAT prep items from the Princeton Review?? For the SAT, is the PR good? I'm looking to raise CR by 100 points and math by 100 points. Did my mom just waste her money? How do the practice sections compare to the actual SAT? Thanks!</p>
<p>I heard they are harder. I have 2 Princeton books, the 11tests and the sat book. It’s good to get used to the structure but most prefer the blue book. I personally choose to buy all, as some are useful. I use Kaplan,McGraw,Princeton,Barron. Most seem to like Kaplan best of the four, I prefer McGraw for sat prep. Then Princeton or Kaplan. I don’t particularly like Barron for the SAT, but that’s only for the 2400 book. I also have the writing, math, and reading books, but I haven’t bothered to use them yet.</p>
<p>Basically, books are pretty cheap so I would just buy them all. Instead of going to a class I bought most Proper sat books on the market as it’s a good deal if I can get even a 10 point increase for 20bucks. 2400 for 400 bucks! Heck yes, 2300 for 200 bucks, yuppers</p>
<p>The answer is pretty easy. Take the Blue Book and cut it in parts. Only keep the tests. The rest of the books? Do the opposite and throw away every page that contains tests. As far as the tips and contents, they vary from decent to pure garbage. In the past McGraw was in the garbage category, but they may have improved. Who knows! </p>
<p>All in all, the books are cheap and they could be resold or donated. A very small investment. Of course, if you plan a ROI, it is better not to cut them up! 
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<p>PR isn’t very good.</p>