<p>Any advice for someone who want a score of above 2300? I'm going to be a junior next year, and plan on taking it in january. I currently have like 5 sat books from various companies which includes the official, 2008 princeton review book for sat, kaplan, etc. I plan on going through all these this summer. </p>
<p>Is this enough or too much? What else should i do?</p>
<p>me 2 buddy.</p>
<p>2300, me too. My opinion is, more books you try and learn from, worse it is. Conflicting views can hurt more than help. Only thing you can do is get one proven book, stick to ideas, and practice blue book/</p>
<p>Above a 2,300?! What's wrong with just a 2,300. :(</p>
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Above a 2,300?! What's wrong with just a 2,300. :(
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<p>lol, I'm striving for MIT so i must beat the odds. :)</p>
<p>^ Nice, me too. I suggest you take the AMC 10/12 too. That will look good in your MIT application. I'm going to start a Math Club just so i can have the rights to take that test in our school</p>
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^ Nice, me too. I suggest you take the AMC 10/12 too. That will look good in your MIT application. I'm going to start a Math Club just so i can have the rights to take that test in our school
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<p>Hm, in my school they just let you take the test if you want to. I took the AMC 10 last year (grade 9), but i didn't put no effort in it. I ended up getting a score in the 80's, which i know it sucks. I would probably take the AMC 12 more seriously this upcoming school year.</p>
<p>Wait, why do you guys wanna start studying now for the Jan test? :confused:</p>
<p>^because they are true cc'ers. duh......</p>
<p>hey somekid..you have any good books for the AMC? I just bought the Art of Problem Solving off of the website.</p>
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hey somekid..you have any good books for the AMC? I just bought the Art of Problem Solving off of the website.
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<p>Um, not really. The book you bought is probably a good choice. </p>
<p>@hpa10
What does cc'ers mean? :D</p>
<p>@tetrisfan
Its better to be safe than sorry. :)</p>
<p>cc'er: n. person who uses college confidential and by definition is a neurotic, overachieving, high school student clamoring to get into HYPMS.</p>
<p>Used in a sentence:</p>
<p>tetrisfan: Wait, why do you guys wanna start studying now for the Jan test?
hpa10: because they are true ** cc'ers **. duh...</p>
<p>ah, thanks for clearing that up. lol</p>
<p>you'll completely burn yourself out by Jan if you start studying now</p>
<p>Hm, hpa10, I don't think I'm neurotic....</p>
<p>That sounded like it was from urbandictionary.com am i right?</p>
<p>Barron's 2400 may be a good choice. Forget Kaplan. Assume you are great at math. For Vocab combine Direct Hits Vocabulary with PR's Hit Parade and if you are really serious add Rocket Review's Core Words. Data is very clear. These are the three best vocab lists/books. For Critical Reading consider looking at the Grammatix strategies for identifying wrong answers. Go for it!</p>
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Barron's 2400 may be a good choice. Forget Kaplan. Assume you are great at math. For Vocab combine Direct Hits Vocabulary with PR's Hit Parade and if you are really serious add Rocket Review's Core Words. Data is very clear. These are the three best vocab lists/books. For Critical Reading consider looking at the Grammatix strategies for identifying wrong answers. Go for it!
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<p>Thank you for your advice. :)
I'll make sure to get those books. btw, whats wrong with kaplan?</p>
<p>Kaplan's 500 word vocab list produced 2 hits on the March 08 SAT, 4 on the May SAT, and 4 on the June SAT. In contrast, Direct Hits's 435 words produced 17 hits in March, 10 in May and 13 in June. That is a big difference. To be fair, Kaplan does have a good review of key math formulas and rules.</p>
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Hm, hpa10, I don't think I'm neurotic....
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<p>i was exaggerating a little.... and nope. made it up myself.</p>