Cracking the SAT & PSAT with Sample Tests on CD-ROM, 1998 edition (Serial) [Paperback]

Adam Robinson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 8, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0679784039 | ISBN-13: 978-0679784036 | Edition: Bk&CD-Rom

Proven techniques for scoring high from the world's #1 test-prep company

Four complete sample tests on CD-ROM

The Book That Gets You Results


Improve your verbal score by mastering the vocabulary words  that most often appear on the test
Earn more math points by remembering some basic terms and concepts
Practice your skills on the two full-length sample tests in the book and four on CD-ROM


SAT TEST DATES:
1998: Jan. 24, March 28, May 2, June 6

New York Times Bestseller - Over 1,000,000 sold!

SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) is a registered trademark of the College Board, which does not endorse this book.

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From the Inside Flap

Proven techniques for scoring high from the world's #1 test-prep company

Four complete sample tests on CD-ROM

The Book That Gets You Results


Improve your verbal score by mastering the vocabulary words  that most often appear on the test
Earn more math points by remembering some basic terms and concepts
Practice your skills on the two full-length sample tests in the book and four on CD-ROM


SAT TEST DATES:
1998: Jan. 24, March 28, May 2, June 6

New York Times Bestseller - Over 1,000,000 sold!

SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) is a registered trademark of the College Board, which does not endorse this book.

About the Author

Adam Robinson was born in 1955.  He graduated from Wharton before earning a law degree at Oxford University in England.  Robinson devised and perfected the now-famous "Joe Bloggs" approach to beating standardized tests in 1980, as well as numerous other core Princeton Review techniques.  He has collaborated with The Princeton Review to develop a number of its courses.

John Katzman was born in 1959.  He graduated from Princeton University in 1980.  After working briefly on Wall Street, he founded The Princeton Review in 1981.  Having begun with nineteen 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, and LSAT. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 617 pages
• Publisher: Princeton Review; Bk&CD-Rom edition (July 8, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679784039
• ISBN-13: 978-0679784036
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,292,028 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Needs improvement., July 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Cracking the SAT, 1999 Edition (Paperback)

The major problem I have with the princeton review is that they crack out books that have errors in them. This book is good in that respect, however I think there are better ways to prepare. Their discussion of Joe Bloggs isn't bad and it will help, but IT WON'T HELP AS MUCH AS THE MASTERY OF THE MATERIAL! I can not emphasize that enough. The Princeton review shows you all these 'tricks' and not enough time is spent on mastering the material. I hope that I catch many high schoolers and they see this review. If you have about a month before the test I urge you to get a few books. First is Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis. The second is The Memory Book by Harry Lorayne. After you read Word Power you will rip through the Verbal section. The Memory book will help you in all aspects (especially memorizing words)and it will cut down study time by 75%. I am pretty good at math so I didn't get any math books. Now I got a 1230 on the PSAT. Then I read those two books and my score jumped to a 1440(750v, 690m). Remember techniques will help, but mastering the material will help a lot more.

Good luck on the test!

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most people don't understand the SAT........, October 2, 2002

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Vivek Reddy (Columbia, SC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cracking the SAT with Sample Tests on CD-ROM, 2003 Edition (College Test Prep) (Paperback)

First of all, I must stress the point that many people say is bad about this book. People say that it doesn't teach the material on the SAT. It just helps you out by giving tips and such. While this is true, that is the point of the SAT. You cannot try to learn the SAT material in a book. The people who try to do this usually do not do well. You just need help on taking the test. If you don't know the material, then you wouldn't be scoring well on the SAT. I made a 1300 before this book, and then my score jumped to 1540. I knew most of the material but I fell for a lot of traps. So if you are making decent scores and know the material, this book will help you a lot.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Want to build confidence?, July 4, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Cracking the SAT with CD-ROM, 2001 Edition (Cracking the Sat With Sample Tests on CD-Rom) (Paperback)

This book is NOT for you if you are scoring higher than 1300 in your SATs. First, all the questions will be WAY too easy for you, especially the verbal section. I have this book and the Barrons, and the KAPLAN. I took practice tests from Barrons/Kaplan, and I scored about 1340. I did the practice tests from Princeton's Review and it's up by almost 80 points.(70 points coming from the verbal section!) Because it's easier, it will give you confidence about the SATs. But you must also realize that the REAL SATs are not THAT easy.(just a note: I scored 1350 in the REAL SATs, which is close to the BARRON/KAPLAN score but much lower than the Princeton Review) If you're buying this to build vocabulary, buy WORDSMART, or BARRONS SAT. They have much more words for you than this easy book. BUT!! I HAVE TO ADD that this WILL be helpful to those who score in the range of 1000's. I have seen people with those scores who got 100-point boost after studying this book, one aspect being self-confidence and some humorous material.