<p>Which book do you think is the best to use for the essay? In terms of what types of examples to use, they both differ greatly. Without revealing anything about what the books say, which method do you think will result in a higher score?</p>
<p>Ok I pose this question to all of you. I am a rising sophomore and my practice math score is around 650. I want to increase that to a minimum 700+. If I prep three hours a day for apporximately 1 month can I achieve this goal. If not, how long do I need to prep to increase my score. Thanks.</p>
<p>CC User...you could've made a new thread for that since I wanted to make this thread a discussion about whether RocketReview's advice or Grammatix's advice is better for the essay.</p>
<p>i dont know how to make one ?</p>
<p>Click the white box in the upper left corner that says "New Thread" in the "homepage" of the SAT and ACT Tests & Test Preparation forum</p>
<p>I have Grammatix, but I didn't look at the writing section yet. However, if you need help on the reading section (not very helpful in math), I think Grammatix would be great for you. Sorry, I haven't tried RR yet, and I'm eager to see what others have to say as well. I feel as though I've bought too many books, and before I buy another, I want to see how others have liked RR.</p>
<p>KRabble88, I already have Grammatix and read through it and today I read through RocketReview's essay portion. I agree that Grammatix does help in critical reading but what about for the essay? Grammatix's approach and RR's approach seem to contradict each other. Which is the best to follow?</p>
<p>I prefer Grammatix.. I have both and RR doesn't seem to float my boat.</p>
<p>idk about Grammatix but RR seemed to have worked wonderfully for me. Guess depends on the type of person u r</p>
<p>lildezikobe836:</p>
<p>I'm sorry, I can't really comment on either the Grammatix or RR for the writing section at least- I've been focusing mostly on reading. Have you tried portions of practice tests and seen any improvement? Get back to me on this!!</p>
<p>RR essay section is way better than the Grammatix approach, although I feel RR is pretty vague in how we should apprach the writing section.</p>
<p>KRabble88:</p>
<p>I have seen improvement using Grammatix. I dunno it seems like such a simple approach but it helped: I only missed one or two on the passage-based questions for one of the sections after reading Grammatix (I only bought Grammatix two days ago so I didn't experiment with the methods too much) but one of the questions I was going to skip anyways.</p>
<p>Edit: I have yet to take a full practice test using the methods in Grammatix...I only practiced here and there.</p>
<p>By the way...have you emailed Mike recently? He hasn't responded in 3 days (including today) and I heard that he is usually quick to reply.</p>
<p>I e-mailed him last Thursday, and he replied on Friday- telling me that my hardcopy is on the way. If he is tardy to reply, it is probably because he was busy over the weekend. Wait until tomorrow and see what happens.</p>
<p>He hasn't responded to me in almost two weeks... :(</p>
<p>Maybe you should e-mail him again. Also, make sure you purchased the book.. lol.. (in case you forgot!) :P</p>
<p>I plan to order grammatix later today (Tuesday). Should I just order the e-book version and e-mail him about sending the hard-cover version? I'm in New York, so when should I receive the e-book a/o hard-cover?</p>
<p>Bump...does anyone else have an opinion?</p>
<p>lildezikobe836:</p>
<p>I've been doing almost the same thing you have (practicing sections at a time instead of taking the entire test). I've improve significantly since I started using Grammatix, etc. (only missing about 3 or 4 questions per reading section and virtually none of the sentence completion), however my biggest concern is the time limit right now. I keep track of time, but I try not to rush myself (so I can not feel pressured to rush, instead take the time to understand the questions, etc.), and I normally take 10 minutes longer than the given amount of time (ex. it takes me 35 minutes for a 25-minute section). I've tried taking only 25 minutes for a 25-minute section, and I found myself getting at least 10 wrong (it may have been a fluke, but I got a lot of sentence completion and long passage questions incorrect) in only a single section. For now, I'm still trying to improve my score without worrying about how long I take. </p>
<p>killaerone:</p>
<p>As for Grammatix, I'm not sure how long it will take for the hardback version to arrive at your house (it has not arrived for me yet), but I would suspect about 5 business days.
"Should I just order the e-book version and e-mail him about sending the hard-cover version?"</p>
<p>Yes, that's what I did. About 5 minutes after I purchased the electronic version, I e-mailed him and the next day he e-mailed me back telling me that he sent the book already. If you have any questions, you can PM me, and I'd be more than happy to help you.</p>
<p>KRabble88, thanks a lot! I will do just that.</p>