Cracking the SAT, 2004 Edition (College Test Prep) [Paperback]

Adam Robinson (Author), John Katzman (Author)

Book Description

Series: College Test Prep | Publication Date: June 10, 2003

The Princeton Review realizes that acing the SAT is very different from getting straight A’s in school. We don't try to teach you everything there is to know about math and English–only the techniques you'll need to score higher on the exam. There's a big difference. In Cracking the SAT, we'll teach you how to think like the test writers and

·Eliminate answer choices that look right but are planted to fool you
·Master the 250 most important vocabulary words for the SAT
·Nail even the toughest sections: Analogies, Quantitative Comparison, Critical Reading, and more

This book includes 3 full-length practice SAT exams. Plus, we’ll show you how to go online and take aadditional exams with instant score analysis. All of our sample test questions are just like the ones you’ll see on the actual SAT, and we fully explain every solution.

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The Princeton Review realizes that acing the SAT is very different from getting straight A?s in school. We don't try to teach you everything there is to know about math and English?only the techniques you'll need to score higher on the exam. There's a big difference. In Cracking the SAT, we'll teach you how to think like the test writers and

·Eliminate answer choices that look right but are planted to fool you
·Master the 250 most important vocabulary words for the SAT
·Nail even the toughest sections: Analogies, Quantitative Comparison, Critical Reading, and more

This book includes 3 full-length practice SAT exams. Plus, we?ll show you how to go online and take aadditional exams with instant score analysis. All of our sample test questions are just like the ones you?ll see on the actual SAT, and we fully explain every solution.

About the Author

Adam Robinson graduated from Wharton before earning a law degree at Oxford University in England. Robinson, a rated chess master, devised and perfected the Joe Bloggs approach to beating standardized tests in 1980, as well as numerous other core Princeton Review techniques. A freelance author of many books, Robinson has collaborated with the Princeton Review to develop a number if its courses.

John Katzman graduated from Princeton University in 1980. After working briefly on Wall Street, he founded the Princeton Review in 1981. Beginning with 219 high school students in his parents' apartment, Katzman now oversees courses that prepare tens of thousands of high school and college students annually for tests, including the SAT, GRE, GMAT and LSAT.

Product Details

• Paperback: 592 pages
• Publisher: Princeton Review (June 10, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375763317
• ISBN-13: 978-0375763311
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,903,301 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Princeton Cracking the SAT 2004 review, June 18, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Cracking the SAT, 2004 Edition (College Test Prep) (Paperback)

There were parts of this book I found helpful, such as certain math tricks and the whole Joe Bloggs concept (basically, obvious answers on easy questions are right; obvious answers on hard questions are probably wrong).

I've used many books in my SAT prep: Kaplan, Priceton, 10 Real SATs, and Barrons. I would have to say that for me, Barrons and 10 Real SATs have been the most helpful. Priceton has techniques, but Barrons is way more comprehensive and has more problems, more vocabulary, more everything. You'll see that the pages of Princeton and Kaplan have lots of spaces, some with just a few lines (like the answers to drills), while with Barrons, the entire book is packed and each page looks like a newspaper. This should tell you which book has more content.

Maybe it seems like I'm doing advertising for Barrons, but I truly think it's the best book. But its practice tests are notorious for being harder than the real SAT. Also buy 10 Real SATs as there is no substitute for real tests. But realize that since it comes from the test makers, they won't give you frequent vocab lists or teach you shortcuts. Use it, but don't use it alone.

Well, that was basically my two cents. Hoped it helped someone.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely Helpful, March 13, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Cracking the SAT, 2004 Edition (College Test Prep) (Paperback)

This is an excellent book if your weakness is not in English, nor Geometry, nor Algebra, but test-taking skills. While nothing can replace a solid grounding in English and math, this book is certainly helpful if you are scoring lower than you ought to on the SAT; you can be the judge of that.

The book takes you through the entire SAT, explaining many useful techniques for specific problems and pacing yourself. It is also good for improving scores on specific sections that give you difficulty.

The book is not meant to be humorous or to make SAT study fun, but it does help to put the SAT in perspective; it's not so difficult and frightening as all the hype surrounding it makes it seem.

Cracking the SAT can be an indispensible aid if you aren't good at taking tests, but if you really need to work on your knowledge of the subjects you should look elsewhere. Oh, and be sure to get 10 Real SATs for the practice.