<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I am an incoming sophomore and I was wondering which PSAT prep book is the best to use to study for the PSAT. Before you mention it, I am going to buy the Blue Book, because everyone reccomends it. But I need an another psat prep book because the blue book doesn't have tips and explanations, so i heard that geting another PSAT book on top of that would be ideal. I heard great things about PR! But I also great things about Barrons, but a lot of people said it was really hard to understand. I don't know which to get? Which would you buy?</p>
<p>Thank you soo much!</p>
<p>I have Barrons PSAT book and I think it’s really good. I find all parts to be pretty helpful, but the math was what I got better on the most. Sure, a lot of the questions are kinda hard and the explanations might be vague, but the practice is useful regardless. I don’t have PR psat, but i do have PP regular sat, which i also like. And barrons psat is difficult enough to prep you for the regular SAT, too. Barrons is your best bet for psat. 
Good luck!</p>
<p>I’ve been using the McGraw Hill’s PSAT and had done most of the practice test. </p>
<p>Do you guys think the book is effective?</p>
<p>Is the actual test harder than the McGraw Hill’s PSAT or similar to the McGraw Hill’s PSAT?</p>
<p>I tried McGraw Hill and my score went down 100 points after 3 tests, so I’m sticking to the BB from now on. I’ve heard that the writing score is curved higher than I’d should be and I think the reading score is lower. </p>
<p>also, to answer OP’s question, I’m under the impression that Barron’s is better if you already have a high score and PR is better if your score is so so at the moment.</p>
<p>Did your score drop 100 points on the actual test or just the practice tests in the book?</p>
<p>The practice tests in the book.</p>