<p>What do you guys think about the products Sparknotes offers for standardized test preparations in general (SAT, ACT, SAT Subject Tests, etc.)? Are the practice tests realistic? Does the material reviewed in these study guides accurately cover what is expected on the tests?</p>
<p>Don’t bother with sparknotes at all, they are very unrealistic on their tests.
For the SAT get:
Direct Hits
Official BB
Barrons 2400(Optional)</p>
<p>For the ACT:
Real ACT prep guide</p>
<p>For the SAT II Subject Tests:
Barron’s and Princeton Review are best. I tend to lean to Barron’s more so for the Math type tests (math II, Physics, Chem) and PR for Bio, languages, and histories. There are many threads you can search for to see which is the best guide for each individual test. </p>
<p>I don’t like Sparknotes at all, their practice tests should be used as supplements to these other books, not primary sources.</p>