<p>Hi!</p>
<p>I was just wondering if the princeton review practice tests were harder or easier than the actual SAT I? Maybe u guys who have taken the SATs can help me on this.......</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>anybody??????</p>
<p>They are generally a little easier, especially on the math.</p>
<p>from the dartmouth board:</p>
<p>"Also, keep in mind that some of these practice SAT's are intentionally made a bit more difficult, such that students using them can breeze through the real thing on test day. I suspect that the Princeton Review uses this tact to help ensure students do better on test day than on the Princeton Review practice exams. Should this happen to be the case, as it often is, students are not entitled to extra tutoring or returns."</p>
<p>I don't know about the tests Princeton Review gives in their classes because I never took one, but I know that the practice tests in the Princeton Review books are WAY EASIER than the real SAT. Do not trust them to give you an accurate prediction of your SAT score. The only reliable barometer are the official practice tests from the blue book, and even that doesn't perfectly mimick your performance on test day.</p>
<p>I had a friend who took a PR course and got a score of 2200 (from PR). He took the new SAT in March 2005. Score? 2000.</p>
<p>the PR practice exams were pretty accurate for me cept for writing.</p>
<p>i found them alot harder than the actual sat and scored much lower but thats just me</p>
<p>for example my average pr math score was about a 650
actual sats-760</p>
<p>pr verbal average-550
actual sats-620</p>
<p>I didn't use average. XD I use highest score from PR (I took 3 practice tests) vs my highest score from SATs (I took 3 SATs). Math was only 10 pts apart, same for Verbal. Writing was pretty accurate for the first 2 tests, and then it shot up 140 points on the third test. XD</p>
<p>How about kaplan as opposed to the Real SAT I?</p>
<p>kaplans just NOT like the real sats...cant really compare them...kaplan is just pointless...random too...kaplans tests are extremely random</p>
<p>so if i happened to score a 2100 on a kaplan sat, would i msot likely score higher or lower on the real sat? cause the way i c it, kaplan as the same deal as pr, higher score= no refunds and all that other stuff. So it wouldnt make sense to make their test easier right?...</p>
<p>I don't know about Kaplan, but PR was harder for me. I used their book, and got around 2050 on their practice tests, but a 2220 on the actual SAT.</p>
<p>Kaplan is a joke. I've seen questions at the end of sections on some of their tests that wouldn't be the first question on a real SAT section. There's nothing wrong with using these tests for practice and reviewing concepts, but the only reliable measure of sat ability is still the blue book.</p>
<p>I got higher on PR than the real thing (Writing just destroyed me)</p>
<p>How does Barron's compare? Just thought I'd throw Barrons into the mix....</p>
<p>I think Barron's is the hardest and PR is the easiest, Kaplan is somewhere in between.</p>
<p>i took a PR class and while i enjoyed the class, i didnt do as well on my SATs as i did on the practice tests, i got a 1750 the first time i took it. after studying with books later though, i got 2020. the classes are good for teaching you how to take the test, but the tests they give are not so great. your best bet is doing the REAL SAT practice books if you just want the tests.</p>