<p>I've been looking at book recommendations lately on CC and I've noticed the best books for SAT Math improvement are Gruber's Complete Guide and Dr. Chung's Math guide. Dr. Chung's is a bit pricey, but Gruber's seem affordable. Can anyone relate or give me their review of these books? Which one should I get?</p>
<p>There’s a thread in the same page (If that is what you are talking about) relating to the same topic. These threads are never endless.</p>
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http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/1169299-dr-chung-vs-grubers-math-wb.html
<p>I got Gruber’s since my Math score was in the high 500s, and not in the 600s. Many people say if you want to go from a low (500 range score) to a higher score, 650> go with Grubers, but they say if youre already in the middle 650s and want to higher than get Chungs.</p>
<p>@herozero1234,</p>
<p>So by using the Gruber’s did you improve at all?</p>
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<p>I highly recommend Dr. Chung’s SAT math book and The Ultimate Guide to SAT Grammar by Erica Meltzer. Dr. Chung’s contains 50 tips and 20 mock SAT math tests. All of the questions in Chung’s mimic the most difficult questions on the SAT, making those more familiar and easy to do. It truly covers a wide range of question types that have all been tested on the SAT and some of the 50 tips are quite useful. However, Dr. Chung’s does no hand-holding and only works if you’re willing to check each mistake you make and why you made it. I’ve also heard that Gruber’s is pretty good, but I’ve never used it. </p>
<p>The Guide to SAT Grammar is another great book that is extremely comprehensive. It only goes over grammar topics that are tested on the SAT, so all the information in there is relevant. It should also be used with the Blue Book, as it has a list of the types of grammar questions found in the Blue Book practice tests.</p>
<p>If you have a year to prepare which vocab book would be good? I want to learn as much as I can.</p>
<p>I like reading a lot so I wouldn’t mind if you guys can also give me a list of books worth reading before the SAT (remember I only have a year).</p>
<p>Also whch dictionary would you guys suggest (thesaurus included)</p>
<p>I know those are a lot of questions but please help!</p>
<p>Thank you in advance :)</p>
<p>@dark knight: I am not allowed to send private messages unless I have about 18 posts so Thanks a lot for your help and one more question, since I have 1 whole year and I have to score above 2200 shall I go throgh the bible trilgy?
Hope you see this :)</p>
<p>I took my SAT in may and scored 1400.I used Mc Graw hills book but it seems that it did not really help;However,I also did two tests in the Blue book but I could not finish all.
I am currently looking for SAT prep books that will help me reach +2100 for my Oct SAT.I really need help please.Can you list the books that i should buy?</p>
<p>The Official SAT Study Guide, aka “The Blue Book” you can purchase on collegeboard.org</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/1438553-cheerioswithmilks-guide-sat.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/1438553-cheerioswithmilks-guide-sat.html</a></p>
<p>If you scroll down enough there’s a section that addresses this.</p>
<p>Barron’s
Grubers for math</p>
<p>yo check out revolution prep’s books. They help out a ton. boosted my score 120 points. matter fact give em a call. they really work with you and you may even consider taking a course with them. they have a listed price but they work with you to make sure money isnt an obstacle from taking their classes</p>
<p>This is one of the perennial questions on this forum, and a questions that invariably triggers a slew of responses ranging from the mildly educated to the absolute silly repetition of what somebody “suggested” before on this forum.</p>
<p>The best way remains to try the books out and see how they appeal to you as far as strategies. The books should, however, not be used for the included tests, as they are mostly garbage. </p>
<p>Also stay clear from “prep” books that contain “harder than the SAT” sections, and are written in poor English. There is ZERO value in wasting time on such books. One of the worst examples is the junk proposed by Dr. Chung. If wasting time, money, and efforts is your cup of tea, you might as well use GRE or GMAT books. The difference is that they won’t include the annoying typos of the drivel of Chung’s Junk.</p>
<p>with all due respect I dont think you are in any position to determine who’s posts are silly and who’s are not. in now way is your opinion more valid than others on this forum. its a discussion and in this case an individual is seeking advice and that entire first paragraph of your post is entirely useless.</p>
<p>Yep, you are so right. Thank you for illustrating so eloquently how silly a post can be. </p>
<p>/sarcasm</p>
<p>Brightstorm Videos for Math Concepts
Blue Book for Math/Grammar Practice
Essential 500 for Vocab
I studied AP English 11 CliffsNotes concurrently (for school) and found that it helped my CR.</p>
<p>Just do the blue book… and do heaps of practice tests and give in your best… I am sure things would work for you…</p>
<p>Ok so I’m starting to do my SAT Prep this summer and I already have a few books including the Blue CollegeBoard Book, direct hits, and a grammar book. I’m just curious as to what other books you guys are using and if there are any I should order?</p>
<p>The Blue Book is a must! It’s about 20 dollars, and it has 10 COLLEGE BOARD issued SAT tests that you can use as practice material.</p>