<p>So, does anyone know how accurate the "11 Practice Tests for SAT and PSAT" by Princeton Review is? I looked through other threads, but they all vary. Can someone enlighten me the accuracy of the three sections...</p>
<p>Thanks :)</p>
<p>There’s no point in 3rd party tests, they’ll probably hurt more than they help. Just rework all the Blue Book tests.</p>
<p>100% Agree with Duster, I used PR and got 1900s - 2000s, but when the actual test came i got in the high 1600s…disappointing. Only use the BB, its like an unofficial rule around CC.</p>
<p>Sorry I wasn’t clear enough…but I was planning to use PR to supplement me with drill practice…I was going to use the Blue Book for tests and the 11 tests just to do practice sections…do you think that’ll help me? is it wise?</p>
<p>If you’re using it just to practice specific types of problems or sentence completions, that’s fine. But I wouldn’t recommend taking timed tests and scoring them, since it will be largely meaningless if it’s an artificial test.</p>
<p>in that case, yes it will suffice ^^</p>
<p>I like to use PR for supplemental practice questions but I found a lot of mistakes -__- even my tutor said that they make a couple mistakes in the books.</p>
<p>I found Princeton Review’s “11 Practice Tests” to be harder than the actual SAT exams from the Blue Book. I would score 1900s from PR and 2000s and 2100s on the Blue Book exams. As far as preparation goes, I suggest you do PR’s 11 Practice Tests to learn the material, tackle specific sections, and familiarize yourself with the exam. Once you get to the point where you know the exam inside and out, what questions to expect, and don’t face time pressure any longer, I suggest you begin on the Blue Book. Keep in mind the Blue Book is the BEST PREP you can possibly get. Kaplan and PR can only replicate the exam, but Blue Book exams were officially administered at one point. Since it is the best practice, I suggest you save it for last. I actually replicated testing conditions with the Blue Book. I would go to a silent place on Saturday mornings and just take the exam as I would during the actual test days, with breaks etc. I found this to be the best preparation. Hope I helped and good luck! :)!</p>
<p>I went through each test but only did math and writing. Ignore the reading sections; they are useless. I would literally get half of them wrong but got a 770 on the real SAT. However, the math and writing sections helped me significantly and the answers are explained well. I recommend this with the Blue Book- just don’t do the reading!</p>
<p>So I’m guessing it’s good for just practice</p>
<p>How does this sound: do all of sections of PR + 4 or 5 Blue Book Tests on the Saturdays before October 1 SAT? Is this wise?</p>
<p>After the October 1 SAT do you plan to take the SAT again? That determines how many (or if any) BB exams you will use.</p>
<p>^Likely not…</p>
<p>Hmm…because you definitely want to do all the official BB test before your final SAT. Since october will not be your final SAT, I suggest you stop using BB and stick to Kaplan, PR, Gruber, or any other form of practice exams. My entire mentality is that I want to become very familiar with the exam and become a good test taker, and from that point I want to use the BB official exams. I didn’t want to not…“know the math section” and use the best test practice material up only to learn math very well later on and test myself with another non-official source. So, I would suggest you stick to another source of test preparation and before your final SAT you finish up the BB. </p>
<p>~Aceventura74</p>
<p>For some reason, PR always disappointed me with 1700s. Then when I took the BB I got a 1900-2000s.</p>
<p>Beside, 10 practice test? REATAKE THEM?
I’ll start remembering the answers not to mention the passage and end up not reading them…</p>