<p>I noticed you don’t recommend Dr. Chung’s book. What about The New Math SAT Game Plan by Philip Keller? I recently watched one of his webinars, and he seemed pretty well-read on the Math SAT portion. He’s supposedly been doing this for 30 years now.</p>
<p>What about for Critical Reading?</p>
<p>But, does Direct hits work for CR skills? Or just vocab?</p>
<p>I notice you mention reviewing previous SAT tests. How shall one go about that if I’ve never taken one before and don’t plan on spending money? I do plan to take the Jan and May tests so I can get my answers back, but what about in prep for the first one?</p>
<p>Are those books interesting? I tend to like fiction and science, and dislike nonfiction/biography/history/politics.</p>
<p>Do you feel that the answer explanations give by collegeboard should be largely ignored, since they don’t usually give the quickest way to do a problem? Is it better to find the quickest way? For instance, SAT question of the day gives answer explanations but does not always give an efficient way of solving.</p>
<p>Is this [Barron's</a> SAT, 26th Edition (Barron’s Sat (Book Only)): Ira K. Wolf Ph.D., Sharon Weiner Green M.A.: 9781438000190: Amazon.com: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Barrons-26th-Edition-Book-Only/dp/1438000197]Barron’s”>http://www.amazon.com/Barrons-26th-Edition-Book-Only/dp/1438000197) Barron’s 3500? It doesn’t list “3500” on its cover.</p>
<p>Hello everyone. Is it ok if I get the Gruber’s Complete Math SAT workbook published in 2011? I think there’s one for this year, but the ones at the library are 2011.</p>
<p>Someone recommended Grammar Smart by Princeton Review. What does everyone think of this book? It was published in 2001, so quite old.</p>
<p>Does anyone recommend The Insider’s Essential Guide to SAT Critical Reading and Vocabulary? I know this same author made the Direct Hit and 500 Essential, but what about this book?</p>
<p>Just keep on practicing and remember there are online practice tests also, which you can buy off collegeboard. that helped me alot.</p>
<p>I just want to outline my SAT prep and see if anyone has any suggestions.</p>
<p>General:
BB (already have gone through 90% of it)
Barron’s 2400 (just starting, like so far)
Kaplan 12 practice sats </p>
<p>Reading:
DH Volume 1 (half way through it, love the format)
DH Volume 2
Critical reader by erica meltzer</p>
<p>Writing:
the ultimate guide to sat grammar + eight multiple choice sat writing tests by erica meltzer</p>
<p>math:
barron’s math workbook</p>
<p>any comments?</p>
<p>Yes, skip the Kaplan tests, find more CB tests. Have you signed up for the online CB course? More tests are available there. Also, make sure you do a thorough review after you take each test so that you fully understand each question.</p>
<p>Which is better Up your score or SAT 2400 in just 7 steps ?
Thank you</p>
<p>Hey guys,
The best books are supposedly Grammatix, RR, and Mcgraw-hill, however only the latter is still in production and can be acquired easily. So what are the best books for CR and writing? Also, which Mcgraw-hill is it, the overall 2014 edition or the conquering math?</p>
<p>Odacer I wouldn’t get Mcgraw-hill, but you can always buy it and see how it is.</p>
<p>First, get “The Official SAT Study Guide, 2nd edition.” This book is a good introduction to the SAT and has plenty of practice tests. Then, I would recommend buying a specific book for each section.</p>
<p>CR and W:
-“Critical Reader” by Erica L. Meltzer (3/4 the way done myself)
-“The Ultimate Guide to SAT Grammar & Eight Multiple Choice SAT Writing Tests” by Erica L Meltzer (1/2 the way done myself).
-Vocab supplements. I use Direct Hits Volume 1/2 (staring volume 2 myself), but there seem to be other good ones. Know a good base of words + latin/greek roots, but don’t allocate all your study time to vocab.
-Both the Erica L. Meltzer books are great IMO. </p>
<p>M:
I use Barron’s math workbook. I like it so far, but am only around 40 pages in. I’ve heard good reviews about Grubber’s. </p>
<p>You can find extra practice tests online.</p>
<p>Going through the blue book and then targeting specific sections has increased my SAT scores a lot.</p>
<p>Should I get the the Gruber’s Complete SAT Guide or just Gruber’s complete math Workbook? As it’s the best for math.</p>
<p>I went through probably every book you guys have mentioned, and as a SAT freak I would definitely recommend the Insider’s Essential Guide for vocab. It’s statistically better than all other vocabulary books by quite an amount. For all other subjects, I’m afraid only a combination of a number of books would yield the best results.</p>
<p>I tutor math SAT and I use Barron’s Math SAT workbook. I think there are good illustrative problem grouped by topic.</p>
<p>What are the best books for a student trying for 750+ in math? What do you think of Math SAT 800 and Crush the Math SAT? Is Dr. Chung’s appropriate for students on that level?</p>
<p>I have all those books. The book that really helped me was Steve Warner’s Advanced 28 Lessons Book. It’s full of Level 4 and 5 problems with really well explained solutions…I had to work really hard to get through it but it paid off.</p>