SAT Questions

Also, what are the scores that top colleges require? Do I have to take more than 2 subject tests as well?

Can anyone recommend me good SAT guide books other than the Princeton Review?

Sorry for asking so many questions, help greatly appreciated (:

Math-690
Verbal-670
Writing-680
The princeton review is offering a 14 week course for like 0 and I’m wondering if I should take it. It’s about 60 dollars per each 3 hour class. Should I take it or should I just study at home? I didn’t really study much when I took the practice test.

Is it Princeton Review, Gruber’s, Kaplan’s, Barron’s, RocketRevolution, etc…?

Math-690
Verbal-670
Writing-680
The princeton review is offering a 14 week course for like 0 and I’m wondering if I should take it. It’s about 60 dollars per each 3 hour class. Should I take it or should I just study at home? I didn’t really study much when I took the practice test.

I took Honors Bio in 10th grade but I didn’t learn a thing. My teacher was horrible and did not even give notes. We learned the material by doing endless amounts of worksheets.

I’m currently thinking about taking the SAT Bio Ecology Exam because I’m in AP Environmental Science. However, I know very little about Bio besides ecology, and I need a way to learn the material, review, and prepare for the exam.
I’m probably going to buy several review books (Barron’s, Kaplan, Princeton Review). I’m also thinking about buying a used textbook to review.
What review book and what textbook do you guys recommend? (Textbook needs to cover all the material and be easy to understand and get through).
Any other recommendations for SAT Bio preparation?

Thanks a lot!

I am trying out for sat tutoring in classrooms for Princeton Review or Testtakers in New York. I went to Princeton Review.com and can’t seem to find a registeration deadline.Can you sign up anytime like at the end of June or is there a registration deadline?

Also what is the best sat prep book to study from?

i know about the princeton review, are there any others?

I am going to buy a study guide book to help me on the SAT which I will be taking in the Fall;however, I am not sure which one to get. Does anyone know which book is better..either "The Princeton Review’s: Cracking the SAT, 2009 edition" or "College Board’s: Official SAT study Guide" I just need a book that will help me do better on the SAT. I am determined to study a lot this Summer!! Also please tell me why the book you chose for me is better…Thx alot!!

kaplan? college board? princeton review? which did you take?

i bought the official college board sat preparation book, im wondering if its necessary to buy other editions ?
if so, would you recommend editions such as the Princeton Review or Kaplan for SAT ? and why ?
what about for the ACT?
also, the new sat book is coming out in july i heard…but would buying the edition out right now be useful ?

Does anyone know any reduced priced SAT tutoring services in NYC. Companies outside Kaplan or the Princeton Review. Thanks!!!

I have the old Official College board study guide but i just found out a second edition just came out. Should i get the new one?is it worth it? I have also heard about the Princeton Review study guide and Kaplan study guide. Which one is better?

I’m not sure if i should take SAT classes. I know they are helpful but they are expensive. I was thinking about the Kaplan SAT Classroom…
Should i just study with the books or try and go to a class? Thank You for your advise.

I’m a soph in highschool who just took the PSATs. I’m waiting for my results now. I hardly prepared, since it’s really just a practice test of a practice test. I took the practice test at home the night before and that too, only the math part (my weakest subject). I’m not sure if I’m a motivated, studious type. I don’t think I am, unless I’m truly interested in the subject. (History, for example, is something I study for -at least 2 hours- because I adore history. Math I study for -at most 2 hours- because i’m not so fond of operations and logical things. I’m into less predictable things.) I’ve looked at the questions people have asked before about SAT preparation and am disappointed. The answers are SO varying. Princeton Review or Kaplan? Study on your on or in classes/tutoring? Barrons’ books or Collegeboard? Every time i think i know which way is better, based on answers, i find contradiction.

So, based on the information I’ve given you, what do you think is best for me? What kind of Review should I try first? How should I invest in my future?!?!

Sometime within the next month or so I’d like to meet with an SAT tutor once or twice. How can I go about finding a good one? No one I know has ever used one. Thanks.
I already took the Princeton Review, it was offered free by my school. I don’t feel like it helped much. Also, I did already take the SAT once and got a really good score. I want to do even better when I take it again because my GPA isn’t great and I’m aiming for schools that are pretty tough to get into.

I would be using the Princeton Review, of course, and last year I recieved a 4 on my AP world history [with the help of a great-at-lecturing teacher].

What do you guys think?

I am really aiming for an 1800 on my second SAT. The first time I took the SAT I was tired and I was kind of sick so I made the following scores

Math: 450
Reading: 460
Writing: 560

Now the last practice test I took my scores were (I took a timed practice test)

Math: 530 (after averaging out the range in the princeton review book)
Reading: 620 (after averaging out the range in the princeton review book)
Writing: 630 (after averaging out the range in the princeton review book)

I had a neighbor of mines, who used to grade essays for collegeboard, grade my essay and I received a score of 5.

I want to get my math up in the 600s range. Is it possible for me to do this good on the REAL SAT ON OCTOBER 10th. I am really aiming for a 1900 though. I am a senior in high school. I studied 2 hours every day during the summer for the SAT. School started for me 4 weeks ago and even since then I have been studying for the SAT. Could it happen?

I have taken about 10 practice tests ever since May (the 1st week of summer). I plan on taking 2 more.

Any tips?

I own these books.

Sat math 800
Kaplan SAT Math workbook
Collegeboard official SAT Study guide
Princeton review cracking the SAT
and Princetion review 11 SAT practice tests
I do better on the collegeboard practice SAT tests though, I get more questions correct on all of the sections I get about 40 to 50 points higher on the total. So I usually make 1800s on the collegeboard SAT practice tests.

Is it going to your local learning center or going to a test prep service like Kaplan or Princeton Review?

There’s an SAT test prep company in the bay area called University Test Prep, and I want to know if it is any good. There are many test prep companies in the silicon valley, like Flex, Elite, Vanteus, Princeton Review, etc, so I want to know if UTP is like these or not. It doesn’t do a lot of advertising, which may mean that it doesn’t need to because their classes are always full.. or maybe not.
I read the testimonials online, and they seem to be pretty good, but who knows.

Anyone have any experience with this company?

Is it Princeton Review, Gruber’s, Kaplan’s, Barron’s, RocketRevolution, etc…?

I went to Barnes & Noble today to look for an SAT study guide, but there were such a wide variety of publishers and material, that I couldn’t decide on just one.

I lowered it down to Kaplan, The Princeton Review, and Sparknotes. Do either three of those sound like a reasonable choice?

Also, while I’m at it, does anyone have some true tips to increase my score on the SAT?

Thanks

For people who have taken these courses:
I was wondering if the Princeton Review courses really help.
And are there any other good classes out there?

and also, is it worth taking a class or can you just use a prep book or something?

I want to help a private tutor for the SAT test in this summer. But I don’t know which one is good??? Can you give me some suggestions…. I am very appreciate about that….

I am thinking about The Princeton Review and the Kaplan. Which is better?

I’m going to be a junior next year, and I’ve been trying to get my score up to at least the 2000 range. I’ve made a litle bit of progress, going from a 1440 to a 1770 this summer, but I’ve had some big problems I don’t know how to fix.

For the math section, I always struggle with the last five problems, which are the most advanced. I just don’t understand how you make up your own equations and see it from a different point of view. It really frustrates me when I don’t know what to do or how to even start it. I look in the back of the book on how they solved the problems, but I always end up feeling stupid after seeing the strange techniques they used… although somehow they make it work. Most of the time I end up leaving these advanced problems blank. How can I get better at this?

By the way, I’m taking the SAT early senior year I think.. and my parents are considering sending me to an SAT prep class for this upcoming year. Has anyone heard of ELITE, or has anyone taken a Princeton Review Class? Any suggestions would be highly appreciated.

i’ve been looking to buy a SAT subject test prep book but i can’t decide on which is the best one…i’ve had good recommendations for pretty much all of them, mostly barron’s and princeton review…
someone offer an opinion? which do you think is the best and why??