<p>I was wondering which books should I read that will help me score high on the SAT. A lot of people told me the College Board's Reading List while other said to read the NY Times and contemporary fiction.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that reading will help in the long-term, but it’d probably be more beneficial to take more CR practice tests if you have the SAT coming up soon.</p>
<p>Anyways, the New York times and The Economist are definitely good resources. You’re going to want to read things geared towards adults. My personal favorite is definitely the New York times opinion section, though.
Tip: Go to the NYTimes twitter account and follow the links to articles in order to bypass the 10-article limit and read as many as you’d like.</p>
<p>Anyways, I’d probably not read contemporary fiction but look more toward the classics.</p>
<p>Okay thank you so much. I am taking the SAT in June and I have already begun to study. I am currently reading the New York Times, The Economist, and The Humanities Magazine. In addition, I am also reading classic 18th - 20th classic novels to improve my vocabulary, for pleasure, and to help with the SAT Essay as I plan to make connections with literature as it is one of my strengths.</p>
<p>You will do amazing if you are already preparing this intensely this early… lol </p>
<p>Magazines articles are better than books. You can cover more subject material.
New Yorker, National Geographic, Economist, Smithsonian, Atlantic, Scientific America, Humanities.
All have websites and most articles are accessible for free.
Don’t forget vocab!</p>
<p>You may be better off if you spend your time taking and reviewing practice tests - real ones written by the college board. It helps to learn the test, including what they consider right and wrong answers.</p>
<p>This depends on your time horizon. If you are looking forward a year, or even several months, to your high-stakes testing, reading is crucial. There are many questions that you will never get correct by studying vocabulary lists, or even practice tests. You will need to have a strong, almost instinctive, grasp of how words and phrases are used in English. I also think the New York Times and the New Yorker are good things to read for this purpose.</p>
<p>^I agree. When your time horizon is over one year, general reading is a good approach for improving reading skills. However, the OP has stated he plans to take the SAT in June. IMHO, given that time horizon he should focus directly on the test rather than general reading skills.</p>
<p>I recommend Erica’s critical reader and practice BB and college board online tests.</p>