<p>Hello!</p>
<p>I currently have Barron's, Spark Notes, and Princeton Review...Because I am rising senior (overwhelming workload), I am planning to just use either Barron's or Princeton Review with Spark Notes...I really cannot decide which book is best fit..</p>
<p>My last ACT score is 28 (June), and I really am hoping for 33+.</p>
<p>Should I use Prineton Review or Barrons ACT + Barrons 36?
What about Spark Notes?</p>
<p>From personal experience, books that advocate the higher scores (i.e. Kaplan’s 2400 (what I used) and Barron’s 36), these books are great for people who are seeking top scores and don’t need instruction on the simpler stuff. That sounds like you.</p>
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Thanks for the response!</p>
<p>I own Barrons 36, but I found out that the problem with me is that I do not really have full grasp of several grammatical rules and etc. Since I do not want to study both TPR and Barrons ACT, I am trying to return one of that book and use another with 36 book…</p>
<p>Is TPR goes well with 36 and Spark Notes?</p>
<p>I’ve heard that Barrons can “overprepare” you, so you’ll be more likely to get a 36!</p>
<p>I don’t know if this is a solution you might be interested in, but Kaplan sells a book “ACT strategies for super busy students.” It has less practice, but explains concepts fairly well. I finished it in a week (multiple hours a day) and after a practice test, Reading came out to be my best subject! (which was my worst by far before)</p>
<p>That may be an option… if not, just disregard this post :)</p>
<p>The “red book” would honestly be your best bet for accurate score comparisons, but to improve I’d say go for barron’s rather than PR so that you can learn techniques for hard questions. However a downside for barron’s is that the question style is very different from the real ACT test (thus making it harder)</p>
<p>Is it okay to use Princeton with Barrons 36 than Barrons ACT?</p>
<p>Thank you for the guidances! I am sticking with Barrons ACT + Barrons 36…</p>
<p>Now I think about it, Prineton Review’s strategies and question-tactics are very </p>
<p>oversimplified compared to the Barron’s (it contains a lot of strategies)! </p>
<p>How long does it take you to finish studying a prep book like TPR or Barrons?</p>