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Whistle Stopper - Cracking the SAT, 2008 Edition (College Test Prep)
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List Price: $19.95
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Manufacturer: Princeton Review
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 378.1662
EAN: 9780375766060
ISBN: 0375766065
Label: Princeton Review
Manufacturer: Princeton Review
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 704
Publication Date: 2007-06-12
Publisher: Princeton Review
Release Date: 2007-06-12
Studio: Princeton Review
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Summary: If you are preping SAT
Comment: Cracking the SAT, 2008 Edition (College Test Prep)
if you are preping for SAT, it's good to look at many different books that will provide you with different perspective and way of solving question types of SAT
most of the questions are from past SAT tests, so it is the current difficulty of SAT tests.
GOOD BOOK, should go through once before taking SAT:)
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Summary: Math questions are not representative
Comment: I am an SAT tutor and instructor (with my own company) with over 9 years' experience, and I used this book in 2006 in a 3-session SAT refresher course that took place just before the October 2006 SAT. The students improved overall in the Critical Reading section, but they actually DROPPED in their Math scores on average (the students had fairly high Math scores at the start). I had used Math questions exclusively from this book as review, and I will never make the same mistake again. The book, and Princeton Review in general, does not have a good grasp of the style and "flavor" of actual SAT Math questions. An experienced SAT tutor who has worked with the official and real SAT questions should be able to detect small, but important, differences in the Cracking the SAT Math questions as compared to official SAT questions. For one thing, the last few questions on a section are not tough enough, and they are a bit off in the style and emphasis on "question types." The Math coverage and questions are probably good enough for a student scoring below 550 on the Math section, but I would hesitate to recommend them to any students scoring 550 or higher on Math. On the other hand, the Critical Reading and Writing sections are probably strong enough for students of almost all levels. As for the claim from one reviewer (for the previous edition) that the practice tests in this book are "extremely accurate" and preferable to those in the Official SAT Study Guide, I would have to STRONGLY disagree with that assertion. I've already stated that the Math questions are not representative, but readers should know that the Critical Reading questions, while fairly representative, contain some blatant (and sometimes subtle) errors in the answer choices and stated correct answers. For good practice alone, stick with the Official SAT Study Guide and the College Board Official SAT Online Course.
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Summary: Great Deal
Comment: Very good price and shipping deal. Ship in with nicely packed box and plastic bag. Fast process.
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Summary: My BEST Books for College Students...
Comment: This certainly ranks up there. My other choices for 2007, hands down:
1) How To Ace Your Way Through College & Still Have a Life
2) The MLA Handbook
3) Fiske Guide to Colleges
Dr. Vernon M
Cambridge, MA
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Summary: Verges on perfect
Comment: I bought over half a dozen books on test prep, and this one is by a huge margin the best of them. It is engaging, and the tone of it is truly remarkable. It feels like you are talking to a highly knowledgeable friend, while imparting more information and knowledge than all the others I bought put together. I would recommend this book to absolutely anyone planning on taking the SAT, or for that matter anyone who finds themselves in school period. The strategies for test-taking, while obviously best suited to the SAT, are very much applicable in every other test taking situation which involves multiple choice.
Highly insightful, highly engaging, and actually entertaining.
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Cracking the SAT brings you proven techniques from the test prep experts! The 2008 edition includes full-length practices tests and exclusive free access to further review online. In Cracking the SAT, we’ll teach you how to think like the test writers and
· Master specific strategies for answering every question type
· Boost your vocabulary with our exclusive “Hit Parade”– a list of words that appear most frequently on the SAT
· Practice online with an additional full-length test, lessons, and drills
· Get the most out of your prep time with the study plan that’s right for you
We give you plenty of practice problems to help you master our proven techniques. In addition, this book contains 3 full-length, “paper and pencil” SAT practice tests. Our practice questions are just like those you’ll see on the real SAT–but with detailed answers and explanations for every question.
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