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<p>Is the SAT Black Book by Mike Barrett an update from Grammatix? I have both, and there were literally some texts copied and pasted to the SAT Black Book. </p>

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<p>@TommyD36‌ </p>

<p>Yes, they are written by the same author, Mike Barrett.
The Black book is an update from Grammatix.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the reply!</p>

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<p>Hi guys, next year is my junior year, I have taken the SAT twice and scored a 1550 on both, My goal is a 2300, i know I can do it, I own both SAT blue books, I will also be receiving Grubbers, and Dr. Chung’s math preps. I am also going to receive 3 vocab books to use. I just wondered with these tools what is a good approach for preparing to take the test? </p>

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<p>Has anyone tried the Princeton Review SAT premium edition 2015? </p>

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<p>Does anyone recommend any online coaching site for the SAT mainly for the english section? I don’t mind the price as long as it is effective.</p>

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<p>Hello! I’m prepping for the SAT this summer and I need help urgently. My SAT scores are something like this:
Math: 680-710
CR: 620-650
Writing: 600-640
I understand that you can’t really buy a book for CR section except for Direct Hits (I have it already) so I don’t need a book for that. However, I do need one for Writing and maybe for math. What is the best book for Writing and a book for Math? I’m on a low budget so, please don’t recommend more than one book for each section. I’m aiming for 2200+ but I’m only at a 1900 right now. </p>

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<p>That’s incorrect. Erica Meltzer’s The Critical Reader is an excellent resource for CR. There’s also a good free resource available here if you check the stickied threads.</p>

<p>For math I’d suggest PWN the SAT Math Guide or the math guides by Steve Warner or Philip Keller. For Writing, Erica Meltzer’s Ultimate Guide to SAT Grammar is the way to go. Ms. Meltzer has a website, and a lot of her info is available on the site for free.</p>

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<p>@CHD2013‌ Wow! I find it quite surprising that Erica Meltzer has that much free content. Really cool, thanks for the info. </p>

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<p>Sure</p>

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<p>Hi, I’m new here and I start my SAT preparation. I looked at this thread and decided to make a list of books I think I should buy. Here they are:

  1. Official SAT Study Guide with DVD
  2. The Official SAT Subject Test in Mathematics Levels 1 & 2 Study Guide
  3. SAT Prep Black Book
  4. The Ultimate Guide to SAT Grammar
  5. The Insider’s Complete Guide to SAT Vocabulary: The Essential 500 Words
  6. Barron’s 2400
  7. Barron’s SAT 26th Edition
  8. Direct Hits
  9. PWN Sat Essay
    And I’ll buy an online SAT Course on CollegeBoard. What do you think about it? Please tell me which books are unnecessary and what should I add to this list. I know I should do only CB’s practice tests, but I look for more books to practice grammar, vocabulary and everything important for SAT I. From Subject Tests I’m going to take Math and Physics only. I hope you will help me.</p>
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<p>Are there any other good CR books asides from the Critical reader that does not only focus on vocab?</p>

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<p>You might want to google “SAT READING COMPREHENSION” if you need practice in critical reading without it being all about vocab. </p>

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<p>Can anyone answer to my question?</p>

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<p>I suggest eliminating 1,2,6 and 7. Add Erica Meltzer’s The Critical Reader. Don’t use the vocabulary books at first. Read the Black Book first the either 4, 9 or The Critical lReader. Once you finish that book start taking practice tests (sections, not the whole test) in that topic while starting the next topic. Review each practice test in-depth. After finishing the reading for the second topic add in practice tests for that and go to the book for the third topic. Once you’ve finished keep taking practice tests and go back to the books if you have trouble with concepts. Keep two notebooks. One for vocabulary and one for test problems that you got wrong (or lucky). Regularly review the notebooks. When you get close to the test date, review book 5 or 8 if you are still having trouble with vocabulary. Do several full tests on days where you have a lot of time; review these the next day (should be close to 4 hour review).</p>

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<p>Why should I resing from Blue Book? Everyone says it is a must-have an the most important book for preparation. And there are practice tests by CB.</p>

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<p>Sorry. I read that wrong. The Blue Book is a must-have and the most important book for prep. Make sure you get that and use only official college board tests as practice tests. Also, I’m not sure about #2 for subject tests. My comments only related to SATs. Again, I apologize for any confusion. </p>

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<p>Ok, no problem. Thank you for the answer.</p>

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<p>I have Direct Hits Volume 1 5th Edition and The Essential 300, do I NEED to get Essential 500? I’d prefer not spending any more on prep books. </p>

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<p>No, as long as you also take practice tests and make your own vocabulary list from the words in the tests that you don’t know</p>