McGraw Hill's 13 Practice SAT and PSAT

<p>Is this book good in Math, CR or Writing or none? I've done almost all of its tests for practice, including its PSAT practice test. Is it any good for SAT prep?</p>

<p>I don’t think so.</p>

<p>Here’s what I found when I used it, and also now that i’m trying to help my friends with the M-H book:</p>

<p>Reading: scores tend to be lower b/c passages are too long (and not realistic)</p>

<p>Math: scores tend to swing a little wildly but not bad practice</p>

<p>Writing: scores in book are too easy b/c questions</p>

<p>@truthdude: THANK YOU! I was getting so frustrated about my CR scores in McGraw Hill’s. Yes, I agree that the writing scores are too easy. I mean, 47 MC and 10 essay still equals 800, that’s gotta be wrong.</p>

<p>^
Totaly disagree. My WR in McGraw Hill is 15 raw; in BB 20-25 raw.</p>

<p>Suleyman, is that on just one test or the average for a number of tests on McGraw Hill? I typically get the same scores on both McGraw Hill’s WR MC and BB’s, so I’d have to “Totaly disagree” with you :stuck_out_tongue: (and it’s “TotalLy” btw, you missed an “L”)</p>

<p>From first test; I abhor McGraw Hill’s book. It turns you into wrong direction. I’m using ONLY those tests which are edited by CollegeBoard.</p>

<p>Hey,</p>

<p>I have just got the McGraw Hill’s PSAT book and I was wondering if the Critical Reading sections of the practice tests are effective for the actual PSAT.</p>

<p>Also, how hard is the actual PSAT compared to the McGraw Hill’s(Critical Reading basically)? </p>

<p>Thank you</p>

<p>I only took one McGraw Hill practice PSAT (online) but I felt like it was too easy…
then again, I also felt like I was able to concentrate better when it was on a computer screen.
Still, I was scoring 205-210 on Princeton and Barron’s PSATs and McGraw gave me a 222… so</p>

<p>I tried a McGraw Hill PSAT and I found it to be pretty bad. The writing section had errors like split infinitives that weren’t even underlined, and the math section was written very poorly. I got a 185 on the McGraw test but my College Board official practice PSATs and princeton review tests were all around 205</p>

<p>DO not use this garbage.</p>

<p>I’m on the same page as you guys… the McGraw Hill PSAT book SUCKS. My scores TANKED on their practice tests and the questions are just bleh. After having took the PSAT test last year, there’s no WAY my score could have dived 30 points…</p>