<p>I have enrolled in Kaplan but I also want to buy a book.</p>
<p>What is the best practice book?</p>
<p>I used the Princeton reviews 10 practice tests book I liked the explanations. I did a half a practice test for like 30 mins the night before the december sats and went 660-720 math and 690-740 cr</p>
<p>Kaplan is a good choice. As for books, I’ve been through almost all of them and I made an improvement from 1600’s to 2100’s. (but i ended up getting a 1700 something on my actual one because of no sleep the night before :/)</p>
<p>Breakdown:</p>
<p>Collegeboard SAT - I’d really only use this book for the practice tests, because this is the only book that offers REAL practice SATs. Other books tend to make the practice tests slightly harder, easier or accommodative to the things they taught in their book. It also tells you basically everything you need to know, in terms of Geometry and Algebra and Stats. But they will not really go into depth with the “tricks” you need to know, they just teach you the basics. But seeing how this book is made by the actual SAT makers I can see why they wouldn’t want to give you all the insight on how to ace their test, they just give you enough knowledge to figure the rest on your own. I still recommend it though. I finished this.</p>
<p>Ivy Insiders - This is actually a pretty good book but there are so many damn typos. I was taking a practice test once, timed and I had to stop because one of the questions had a typo on it. It has good tips, though. If only it had a better editor. I finished it.</p>
<p>Princeton Review - I didn’t finish it but it’s a good book. It’s like Ivy Insiders except even more in-depth with the questions and a better editor. It’s also easy to understand and best seller. I’d say it’s probably your #1 choice out of the ones I’m mentioning. </p>
<p>Barron’s SAT - Buy this book if you’re aiming for 2300’s-2400’s. You’ll know how to do the hardest problems with this book. If you haven’t broken the 2000’s yet, you should really start with something simpler. I don’t know this book too well, but I flipped through it and didn’t buy it because a 2300 was unrealistic for me in the amount of the time I had. (I’d need a good year for that)</p>
<p>Sparknotes: SAT - Typically, Sparknotes is sort of a last resort thing like if you didn’t read a book in English and you need to learn how to figure it out really fast. I believe it gives you the main idea and a couple of pointers, but it’s not going to help you improve all that much. It was written by Harvard students who probably did really well on their SAT, but they didn’t pass down their knowledge in details. It’s written in a fun kind of way, so I recommend going through it if you get bored of all your other SAT stuff. (finished this one too)</p>
<p>Zen: In the Art of the SAT - One of my friends suggested this book to me. It’s a short book and a fast read (not a practice book, but a book on how to think on the SAT), you’d probably be done with it within hours. It really helps you get into the mindset of the SAT and helps you know how to THINK on the SAT. Because on the SAT, I realized, it matters more how you think on the SAT not what you know. So read it if you have time, it’s a fast read.</p>