<p>I heard that the PR SAT2 prep book practice tests are generally harder than what is on the SAT2 tests themselves...does the same go for the PR SAT I prep book?</p>
<p>In my experience the PR Cracking and 11 Tests are very close to the real thing.</p>
<p>There has been speculation that the 'score increase' guarantee is just a product of harder problems and a more difficult curve on the PR practice tests than what is actually present on the real SAT.</p>
<p>So, you COULD say that the Princeton Review SATI prep books are harder than the real SAT.</p>
<p>I personally think the test as a whole is a VERY good indicator of the real tests, where the easy questions and medium questions are about on par, but the hard questions in math especially and reading to a certain extent seem to be harder. I think some of the math questions on the Cracking practice tests are WAY harder than what you'll find on the real test. But that's just my observation.</p>
<p>And it's way better to be too hard (the SAT will be comfortable) then have your prep be too easy.</p>
<p>from my experience....i started practicing for the SAT1 with the PR book and I agree with ReninDetroit...the math is harder in that some of the medium problems in the PR book would prolly be hard problems in the blue book, and alot of the hard problems are much harder than anything you;ll see in the blue book. I think CR and Writing is pretty accurate tho.</p>
<p>The higher score guarantee isn't from their books; it's from their courses, and they use different books in the course, not the Cracking book. I think they also use official tests, not just their own test, in the course, but I haven't taken the course so maybe someone who has can confirm.</p>