<p>Can you guys tell me which books are the best or worst ?
(It would be great if you guys include your experience(pros and cons. about books.)</p>
<p>I know that</p>
<p>1)Kaplan
2)Barron's
3)Princeton
4)Sparknotes
5)Mcgarill's
6)The official study guide of SAT</p>
<p>Pleas be specifically, so I can decide which book should I use!!</p>
<p>I used "How to crack the new SAT" by Princeton Review, and I found it really helpful. In addition to three practise tests (which were a little harder than the actual test, I found), there are in-depth explanations to every problem. The book includes many little tricks to use if you're not sure about a problem, and study guides (including a vocab list) for every section. As compared to my first practise tests, it boosted my score in each section by roughly 100 points.</p>
<p>I completely agree.
I also suggest taking the 11 practice tests for the new SAT by Princeton Review. Each test has an in-depth explanation of each question & you can grade them online! I thought that was so cool. You just have to make an account with them and they give you a score report for each test & the option of paying like $3 to get your essay scored and evaluated - pretty cool. I still have yet to take them all.
(sorry i'm a little biased - i took the PR course and boosted 200pnts)
But it's a good book if you already did all the tests in the blue book</p>
<p>I think that The Bluebook and Barron's are the best </p>
<p>Barron's has answer explanations and the questions are not too hard or too easy.</p>
<p>Bluebook-very realistic n gives you feel for the thing but dosent ahv answer explanations.
Princeton review 11 practice tests-a solid book with indepth answer explanations which r very helpful.
Barrons-Definitely on the tougher side and can mke ur overprepare, but that cant be a bad thing
KAPLAN-The kaplan section specific workbooks are very helpful. espciall the writing and critical reading workbook.</p>
<p>1)Kaplan: No</p>
<p>2)Barron's: Yes</p>
<p>3)Princeton: Yes</p>
<p>4)Sparknotes: No</p>
<p>5)McGrills: Not sure.</p>
<p>6)Bluebook: Yes.</p>
<p>I used the official blue book (90%) and Sparknotes (10%). You don't need a ton of books, one or two (good ones) can cover everything for sure.</p>
<p>McGraw, how is it?</p>
<p>Barron's = worthless</p>
<p>PR = I suppose if you need to</p>
<p>Blue Book = No question</p>
<p>Red Book (10 Real SATs) = Good for verbal passages, sentence completions, and math (minus comparisons)</p>
<p>Others = wouldn't bother</p>