- Paperback: 912 pages
- Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; 24 edition (Aug 1 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0764138030
- ISBN-13: 978-0764138034
- Product Dimensions: 27.4 x 21.3 x 4.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.6 Kg
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The new, up-to-date edition of Barron's SAT test prep manual presents a diagnostic test and five full-length practice tests that reflect the most recent SATs in length, question types, and degree of difficulty. The book also presents an overview of the SAT, explains its scoring method, and offers subject reviews in critical reading, grammar and usage, and math. In addition, it gives advice on preparing and writing the required SAT essay. Here is comprehensive preparation for that all-important college entrance exam, which must be taken by most college-bound students in North America.
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A detailed overview of the SAT Study advice and test-taking tips A diagnostic test and five full-length practice tests that reflect the latest SATs in length, question types, and degree of difficulty Comprehensive reviews of all test topics A 3500-word vocabulary list for extra practice
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4.3 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews)
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Great Score Improvement Tool, April 7 2009
By S. Quartey "Stressed Student" - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: Barron's SAT (Paperback)
I am very thankful to have purchased this book - it has helped me a ton! My first score on the SAT was a 2080. I used Barron's to study for my second SAT. Today, my score is 2250 - that's a 170 point score improvement for a score that was already excellent.
Pros:
--The book explains certain "tactics". These "tactics" are like strategies for test taking and for each individual subject. Some of them are common sense, but many of them - especially in the math portion - are incredibly helpful.
--The book stresses guessing. There's an entire chapter devoted to why students should guess on the SAT. I was one of those students that would omit a question rather than risk a quarter point reduction. This book had some eye-opening, cold, hard statistics to show why students should guess.
--The math is pretty straight forward and well-divided. I had McGraw-Hill's SAT 2009 for the first SAT. The math was strong, but it was not nearly as relevant as Barron's. Barron's didn't even bother to teach students what types of math you'll see on the SAT; it gives students just enough background information as well as test-taking strategies.
--The practice tests are realistic in both scoring and content. I'm not sure whether or not Barron's used SAT licensed questions, but you probably wouldn't know, either way.
Cons:
--The vocabulary section is useless. It's one massive list of words. There are hundreds of words. The pull out vocabulary cards are kind of useful, but the entire vocabulary section did not seem to stress vocabulary in context or word parts.
--The writing section was comprehensive and helpful, but I very much preferred McGraw-Hill's in-depth, worksheet method for writing.
My suggestion is that if you need to raise your overall score, your math score, and your critical reading score, you'll love Barron's. On the other hand, if you are focusing on your writing score or you need to work on your vocabulary, you won't find Barron's as helpful.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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pretty good, April 25 2010
By L. Zheng - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: Barron's SAT (Paperback)
<3 i like the book, its just that it took a little bit too long for me to receive it.
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Simply Amazing..., Oct 4 2008
By D. Ali - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: Barron's SAT (Paperback)
i wouldn't have thought this book would do me such good. It explained everything in details and gave extremely helpful tips for taking the SAT. i just took it today and it seemed very easy from the learning process of this book. Very thorough in explaining. It is definitely a must have if you're about to take the SAT.
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