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| The Official SAT Study Guide | 
 enlarge | Author: The College Board
Publisher: College Board
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  109 reviews
Sales Rank: 63
Media: Paperback
Edition: 4th
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Pages: 889
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Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.2 x 2.2
ISBN: 0874477182
Dewey Decimal Number: 378.1662
EAN: 9780874477184
ASIN: 0874477182
Publication Date: January 7, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 As a Secondary English Teacher/Online SAT Essay Grader... August 4, 2005
21 out of 22 found this review helpful
I recommend this guide highly. As a previous reviewer cautioned, don't use it as your only means of preparation. Your study should be multi-faceted. In terms of which preparation guide to purchase, this one is the way to go. Used alone, you will increase your score. Used in combination with school classes or private classes, as well as paying attention to instruction and feeback from your writing teachers, and/or participating in study circles with like-minded students, you will increase your score greatly! Good Luck.
 Useful, but don't base your practice around it July 30, 2005
19 out of 21 found this review helpful
Many people who reviewed this guide online seem to recommend making it the center of their studying. While this book is good practice and contains some advice, it lacks in what students such as myself crave most- strategic advice.
This book was made by people who excel at WRITING tests, not taking tests, and it shows. The test-taking strategies and "relaxation and concentration techniques" are generally common sense and can be worked out by simply taking a few tests...
Which brings us to the bulk of the book. The practice tests are indeed written by the experts, and so they are generally unambiguous, good questions. However, I have found that most other test books provide well-written practice questions in the course of their review sections (though generally subpar diagnostic tests).
A test like the SAT requires much more than just familiarity with the style, which is all this book really offers. If you want the full studying experience, buy it, but if you only have budget for one book, this isn't the one- go for Kaplan instead.
SAT prep MUST HAVE June 8, 2005
18 out of 20 found this review helpful
I have bought countless SAT prep books already over the past few years and with this new SAT that college admissions will be looking at for the first time for high school graduates of 2006, I have built much confidence for this test. I do recommend Kaplan, but there are a few errors in their books. With this book, you are guaranteed "real" questions that will show up on the test. Of course, they will be in a different format, but after taking the June 4, 2005 test, I can safely say that this book predicted the actual one very well. One warning on the essays though. I've heard that they actually grade slightly harder than the samples they give online. Otherwise, great test prep book. (Some of the questions have been recycled from past SAT college board books, such as the 10 Real SATs book, but this is still definitely worth getting!)
 Just because it's from the college board it doesn't mean anything November 9, 2005
18 out of 37 found this review helpful
This book, by far, is the worst book for preperation. Just because it's from the collegeboard "the test makers" doesnt mean that its good (actually ETS makes the test, not collegeboard). The book gives very simple examples, not much help or hints or "way of eliminating the answere." They just say "which one sounds wrong." ALso, the pactice test do not align with the actual SAT, it's easier (in the book). Also the practice test just comes with an answer key, and they expect YOU to figure out the answeres, if you want the explination, you'll have to buy "the official SAT online Course" which cost $60 or $80 dollars (the online course also sucks). So don't buy this book. also, they give the lames tips "stay focused, think positive" and my most favorite one "remember you are in control" which your acutually not, your a statistic in the Normal Distribution, so actually YOU are NOT in control.
Great buy for practice, not strategies - No Solutions April 6, 2005
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
My 5 star rating is not an overral review, but a review for the quality of their practice tests. If you are looking for practice tests, this is the book for you because it inclused tests written by ETS, and after taking the March 12 exam I can tell you that the practice tests and actual tests are very similar. While this book is awesome for practice tests, it is not the book to buy for strategies. Which the book includes some strategies, CollegeBoard is not going to release a book that tells you tricks to solve the problems they test you on. Also, the solutions to problems ARE NOT in the book, and you mast pay for them through their online course. I did this, but I don't think you should have to pay for them.
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