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<p>I have the book. I don’t think it’s worth the $25 dollars that it’s selling at on Amazon. Ignore all the glowing reviews on Amazon - those are the author’s friends reviewing his book. </p>

<p>But then, there isn’t really any alternative on the market except for Dr. Chung’s … and two horrible books from Gruber’s and PR, and one relatively solid math workbook from Kaplan … so I guess he can charge that much.</p>

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<p>I don’t know if anyone’s posted this already, but this website has a lot of good information regarding the essay (strategies, examples, transitions, etc.) and vocabulary: </p>

<p>[Reading</a> and Writing Tips for the SAT and ACT: How to Write the SAT Essay](<a href=“http://ultimatesatverbal.blogspot.com/p/how-to-write-sat-essay.html]Reading”>http://ultimatesatverbal.blogspot.com/p/how-to-write-sat-essay.html)</p>

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<p>Honestly I would buy it. Math is my weakest subject as well and it has helped me quite a bit and I am not even all the way through it. $25 is chump change in the end if you plan on going to a private college or even a public one for that matter. Furthermore, his humor makes the book quite entertaining while still focusing on math topics.</p>

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<p>The chinese “pool of essay examples” is right here:
<a href=“http://www.onebest.cn/upload/files/2011127215822.pdf[/url]”>http://www.onebest.cn/upload/files/2011127215822.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Hey guys, I found some more writing questions from the Chinese website. I also have the 2000 word Testmaster list in this link for anyone wanting to memorize them. :)</p>

<p>Here’s the link: [Crate</a> - SAT: Let’s Crate](<a href=“http://lts.cr/QN8]Crate”>http://lts.cr/QN8)</p>

<p>@knock, thanks a lot. I really needed that.</p>

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<p>Plz help!!</p>

<p>Members of the debate team, determined to hone their skills in argumentation, have been practicing each day and competing on every possible occasion.</p>

<p>is it necessary to change “competing” to “have been competing” to make it parallel with "have been practicing??</p>

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<p>@Fat_Nerd, ■■■■■!!</p>

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<p>I don’t think it is necessary.</p>

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<p>I concur with IceQube. The sentence is parallel as is.</p>

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<p>iceqube, good luck on your quest to become MR.2400!</p>

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<p>Dear diary:</p>

<p>Today at school I failed a couple of pop quizzes. Ouch. It looks as if my SAT preparation is interfering with my schoolwork. Or maybe I should just manage my time better. </p>

<p>I did cram in some practice after school. I met a few problem that I’d like you guys to meet as well ;). I’ll be posting them shortly! </p>

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<p>Thanks - I need all the luck I can get :).</p>

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<p>Hard SAT Questions</p>

<p>1) Marie Curie’s more ------- achievements often -------
the contributions of her daughter, Ir</p>

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<p>I got:</p>

<p>1)B
2)E
3)C
4)C
5)5.833
6)B
7)D</p>

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<ol>
<li>B</li>
<li>E</li>
<li>C</li>
<li>C</li>
<li>5.83</li>
<li>B</li>
<li>D</li>
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<p>^ high five! 2400 club. ;)</p>

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<p>I got the same answers as above. (I put 35/6 for 5 since I don’t like decimals…)</p>

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<p>I guess my decimal answer has something to do with the way I solve these problems.</p>

<p>700/7 = 100
700/5 = 140</p>

<p>[(5)(140) + (7)(100)]/(140+100)</p>

<p>In retrospect I realize that it’s the same thing as 2(total dist)/(t1+t2). I feel better re-deriving the entire equation each time.</p>

<p>Anyway, that thingy yields a decimal more easily than a simplified fraction.</p>

<p>Thanks for the questions, IceQube. As for me: tomorrow I’m going to continue practicing effective reading.</p>

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<p>You guys got them all :D!</p>

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<p>Hi, IceQube;</p>

<p>I’m hoping for a 2300 in Jan, due to my diffidence in essay (8, cannot only finish one and a half pages);</p>

<p>I usually miss 3-7 in CR, 0-1 in math, 0-4 in writing MC.</p>

<p>Targeting for a 2400. BTW, good luck on coming Jan test.</p>