<p>Dear CC members,</p>
<p>I am an Egyptian student in grade 10 and I took the SAT in May 1 and I scored 1690 (CR 460, M 660, W 570). I am taking the test again in October 2010, so I have about four months of preperation.</p>
<p>I bought the Barron's 24th edition and the BB: second edition.</p>
<p>1) Are the 3600 word in the Barrons good?
2) Do I need another prep books?</p>
<p>HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:</p>
<p>Organized program of studying that I can apply in the four months and that can improve my score to above 2200.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for your help.</p>
<p>i would just recommend getting collegeboard’s blue book and doing all the practice tests. it really helps your score and familiarizes you with the test.</p>
<p>thanks but a lot but do you know anything about the 3500 words in the Barrons and whether they are helpful or not?</p>
<p>The general consensus is that Direct Hits is the best vocabulary book. There are two editions; the first focuses on “core” vocabulary and the second focuses on the “toughest” vocabulary. There is a total of about 400 words. Search the forum and you’ll see a lot of talk and approval of it.</p>
<p>crazybandit;
yeah I’ve seen a lot of threads about it.</p>