"Only use testing material from Collegeboard" ?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>I've been hearing that for SAT preparation, I can study with any of the brands (Princeton Review, Barron, Kaplan) but that when it comes to taking the tests, I should only use official Collegeboard SAT tests because they're the most accurate and tests made by other companies aren't that good. </p>

<p>How true is this?</p>

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<p>Barrons, Kaplans, and PR > The Official CollegeBoard Tests</p>

<p>The tests CollegeBoard puts out are very bad; in fact, I would not suggest buying them.</p>

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<p>Ask this in the SAT forum for better advice.</p>

<p>It bears a fair bit of truth. Other textbooks have questions too hard/too easy. The essay topics are occasionally skewed, and in my opinion, the actual book is the best practice.</p>

<p>Besides, 10 practice tests are ample to study for - especially if you review the answers and examine your mistakes.</p>

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<p>@Sandwich Girl: </p>

<p>Why are official CB tests bad?</p>

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<p>Sandwich, that was terrible advice. Nothing is better than the College Board practice tests.</p>

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<p>HSL is a ■■■■■ forum (in warning to SandwichGirl’s answer), especially if you post something academic, so post this in the SAT forum instead; I would say tests from CB are 2nd best to actual question-and-answer services from past administered SATs, but the latter option isn’t very economical nor practical to attain. A lot of the SAT is about getting you to think ‘the College Board way’, not just being skilled enough to answer those questions (which the other books prepare you with; the official blue book is apparently bad for actually teaching stuff).
Bottom line: After you get a solid score (around 600ish range) from school and maybe even other practice books or prep classes or whatever, it’s time to move exclusively onto just practicing ‘real’ tests.</p>

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<p><em>sigh</em>
Luckily, I do not have to explain myself to people like you.</p>

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<p>Thanks everary!</p>

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<p>Haha, I laughed.</p>

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<p>Ignore SandwichGirl’s attempt at humor.</p>

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<p>meh. I used PR 11 tests and a PR tutor. I went up from a ~1850 to a 2180 in 5 months, though half of that was my tutor and half was my work ethic. </p>

<p>Just go with BB though unless you can afford a tutor. Now I’m using the BB and seeing the benefits. Here I come october…</p>

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<p>Ignore Boston’s attempt at [chauvinism.](<a href="http://www.explosm.net/comics/1816/“”&gt;http://www.explosm.net/comics/1816/"&lt;/a&gt;)</p>

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<p>LoL@Silverturtle’s posting in HSL only when SAT posts are misplaced.</p>

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<p>I post here somewhat frequently.</p>

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<p>Haha agreed with bandgeek05. </p>

<p>Everary is right; you want to take official past tests so you get how CB thinks. However, the Blue Book itself is horrible at preparing you. PR and Barrons (I dislike Kaplan) are better at preparing. They offer actual tips/strategies.</p>