<h1 class="subject">What are the best books to buy to review for the SAT's test?</h1>

I've heard about Princeton Review and Barrons 2400, how are these? and what other books should I look into buying.. What books helped you the most?

THANK YOU!

The Barrons 2400 is a extremely high level book and if you are just starting out I would not suggest you buying it. The Princeton Review is a good buy for your money since it has the practice tests and some tips on how to work out the SAT type questions.

But besides those two books this is what I suggest:

Here are some pointers to improve your score:

There are alot of SAT Prep books out there for example the College board SAT Prep book (the best one in my opinion, since it is made by the testmakers), and the Kaplan one is a close 2nd. The Collegeboard SAT Prep book is excellent because it gives you alot of tips and tricks on how to crack the SAT and it ahs alot of practice questions and actual previous SAT tests from the test makers. Also once you finish the practice test you can go online and put in your answers and see your actual score. Which helps alot! Trust me.

Your second option is to take a SAT prep course in your area. (That is if you cant study from a book). The SAT prep courses that I recommend (which are common everywere in the US) is the Kaplan course, and the TestMasters course.

They are a bit expensive but will give you the information you need to succeed on the SAT.

And the last and final option (if the book does not work and if you cannot take the course) there is a online website (which is totally free) called www.studybeans.com

It helps you with practice problems, vocab words, and almost everything on the SAT.

Good Luck on your next SAT! and hope this helps!

The Official SAT Study Guide is made by College Board themselves and it's really helpful and comprehensive. I also really like the Princeton Review books; they make corny jokes and make studying a bit less painful.

I used two books:

1.Barron's

2.The Official SAT guide.

Why I recommend them:

1.The Official book gives you real practise,just like it's on the real SAT.

2.The Barron's book is tough and prepares you really well for the test by covering a lot of topics.

I would look for the College Board book produced for the sats .....also i took a prinston review class where we went through the whole book and that was very helpful.....many great studie skills and stragedies for taking the test

I'm always pushing kaplan because after using every book, I felt it was the closest to the actual test. Also, they have a 12 practice tests book that will definitely be worth studying and paying for. Princeton Review is my second choice, but actually I never push for Barron's. It made the test harder than the actual one for me and it was more trouble than needed. I also took Kaplan private tutoring classes and he rose my score 300 points. It's pricey but worth it. I also took Princeton Review courses and they didn't help me at all. But this of course depends on your strong and weak points.

Good luck.