<p>I plan to do some SAT study before next year(junior) and I'm wondering what book is best,</p>
<p>Barrons, or The Official SAT study guide. </p>
<p>Also, what is the difference between the PSAT and the SAT in terms of material and scores and such.</p>
<p>SAT = much longer. in general, takeyour psat score, add a zero at the eend, and that’s your projected score.however, studying makes a huge difference so it can definitely go up</p>
<p>I prefer the official because its the same style/difficulty of questions you’ll get on the real one…the other companies’ questions are sometimes harder or easier. Plus, you’ll pick up on pattersn. The most effective way I found to study was just do tons and tons of practice tests and you’ll start noticing trends</p>
<p>PSAT- out of 240, you multiply your score by 10 to get your predicted score. There is no essay, its a shorter test, and your score counts for the national merit scholarship if you do well</p>
<p>Go with the official guide. There’s no comparison.</p>
<p>Hi, thanks for the help.</p>
<p>does the year matter on the Official SAT study guide?</p>
<p>people usually improve from the PSAT to the SAT but my score actually declined so make sure you study and prepare for the longer test.</p>
<p>Is the Official SAT guide that good? Oh, I thought that Baron’s was the best and was I actually going to buy Baron’s in like two weeks! Thanks for the tips, and I need to get better sources!!! LOL :)</p>
<p>The official guide won’t give you much in the way of strategy, but it is essential for practice tests. For strategy, people usually recommend Gruber’s for math and Rocket Review for writing.</p>