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July 7, 2009 1402225024 978-1402225024 13

The #1 independent voice in test prep - complete SAT advice from the expert students trust.

For more than 30 years, Dr. Gary R. Gruber has been the leading authority on testing and test preparation - his Gruber Method has helped thousands of students develop critical thinking skills, dramatically boosting their scores on standardized tests. Now in its 13th edition, Gruber's Complete SAT Guide is the best and most effective complete study guide for students tackling the most important test of their lives.

Using the exclusive Gruber Method, Gruber's Complete SAT Guide points students toward a personal study plan that shows them their strengths and weaknesses through a revolutionary approach - evaluating not just what answer the student chose, but why they chose it! Once students know this, they can focus their studies on the areas that will boost their scores and increase their knowledge for life.

Featuring five full-length practice tests, Gruber's Complete SAT Guide has all the tools students need, including targeted sections on the math, reading and essays sections, plus everything students need to know for the new SAT format.

The Fastest, Easiest Way to Improve Scores

  • Quick quiz gives you a personal plan—strengths, weaknesses and what to study
  • Proven strategies based not just on answers, but why you chose the answer!
  • Inside info on how SAT questions are created
  • Student-praised grammar and vocab sections
  • Five full SAT practice tests - as close as you can get without taking the real test!

What the Media Is Saying:
"Gary Gruber is the leading expert of the SAT." -Houston Chronicle

"The only commercial book I've seen that would actually help a testtaker." -David Owen, Washington Post

"His methods make the questions seem amazingly simple to solve." -Library Journal

"Gary Gruber is the most prominent guru of SAT preparation." -Chicago Tribune

What Students and Parents Are Saying:

"In just two hours, you were able to boost my son Lance's SAT scores by 200 points." -Amy Loomis,
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"I've gone through almost all the SAT books I can get ahold of, and so far the best is the Gruber's SAT book. I wish I could have found it earlier." -Online review

"With the aid of your books, my scores improved so dramatically that I am now anticipating acceptance into schools that I was reluctant to even apply to." -Lauren Frascieloo, Princeton, New Jersey

"In regards to the breadth and quality of material offered, the difference between Gruber's and other publications is quite astonishing. Indeed, only Gruber's deserves the highest recommendation in SAT preparation." -Online review


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"His methods make the questions seem amazingly simple to solve." (Library Journal )

"America's Super Genius!" (Washington Post )

"Gary Gruber is the most prominent guru of SAT preparation." (Chicago Tribune )

"Gary Gruber is the leading expert on the SAT." (Houston Chronicle ) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Gary R. Gruber, PhD is recognized nationally as the leading expert on the SAT, test-taking methods and critical thinking skills. His books on test taking and critical thinking skills have sold more than seven million copies.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 1088 pages
  • Publisher: Sourcebooks; 13 edition (July 7, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1402225024
  • ISBN-13: 978-1402225024
  • Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 1.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #370,462 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Gary R. Gruber, Ph.D. is recognized as the leading authority on standardized tests and the originator of the critical thinking skills used to prepare for them. Through his work, more than 35 books with over 7 million copies sold, he has dramatically increased standardized test scores, aptitude, and intelligence among all age groups. His lifelong mission is to get the nation passionate about problem solving and to develop and hone critical thinking abilities.Check out his web site: www.drgarygruber.com.

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I work for a tutoring company. With my employer's permission, I use this book after my students have exhausted all of my company's prep materials.

This is an excellent book for SAT tutors; a average-to-good book for students using this book as their sole source of preparation; an excellent book when used in conjunction with the SAT exams published by the College Board.

This book teaches critical thinking strategies which are essential for not only the SAT, but other examinations you will take in high school and college. I cannot recommend the strategies highly enough. Other SAT test prep books teach you tricks. The Gruber book teaches you thinking strategies which will serve you for years to come.

I will focus especially on the math content, as that is what I usually use this book for.

-Critical Reading Section-

The questions in the review tests are a little harder than the actual SAT. The critical thinking strategies are useful.
The vocab list is extensive, and perhaps a touch overly difficult, but it would be a good list for a student to work with if they want to do very long term preparation (12+ months plus) for this test.

-Writing Section-

The writing section is an afterthought, in terms of content review other than the practice tests. The section on writing a good essay is helpful (see below), but the guide lacks numerous practice questions for the multiple choice writing questions. The practice test questions are a touch harder than the actual SAT questions.

However, this book has a section on writing the essay which would be helpful for many students. It also has a section on grammar that should be required reading for every high school student in this country. Grammar is not taught extensively in schools anymore, and this book gives you a back to basics course in the subject.

-Math Section-

Math Practice Test Questions- Unlike the SAT, the questions sometimes seem to be randomly placed within the section. An entire section can be very easy, and the next section can be brutally tough. The questions are tougher-to-much-tougher than the actual SAT. (Students using this book on their own should be made aware of that.)

Questions on the practice test are linked by a numerical code to the content review (covered below) as well as the general math strategies (covered at the start of this review). As such, they can serve as a reminder of the general math principles that the were just part of a specific test question. It's helpful if you get the question wrong, or omitted, and can even be helpful if you get the question correct.

Math Content Review- Excellent. If anything, it overprepares you for the test. It covers some areas (such as set theory, and certain geometric formulas) that are not covered on this test. This section can be a godsend if you are weak in this subject.

After each content review section, there are 50 practice questions which cover what you reviewed. These questions are much harder than what's on the test.

-Summary-

This book prepares you for a test that is more difficult than the actual SAT. But the strategies it teaches, as well as the essay review and grammar review sections mentioned in this book, are worth their weight in gold.

This book should be used in conjunction with the book of SAT exams published by the College Board. (The Official SAT Study Guide) You will likely score higher on those more realistic practice tests than the harder Gruber practice tests.

-Addendums-
The 10th, 11th, and 12th editions of this book are 99.95% the same as the book under review. If you can buy a copy of those books (at what I assume would be a very inexpensive price), you are getting this book.

Another, less effusive way of saying the same thing: This book hasn't been really updated in at least 5 years.

But that's a personal quibble of mine. You should buy this book.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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First off, I want you to understand that I took the original SAT in 2001 and made a 1100 without any preparation. I graduated HS with honors. I had to re-take the SAT to be able to apply to a school for the Army. Anyway, I had to refresh myself on ALL highschool math. I also needed information on how the new test was structured and basic "test strategy". Granted, I have a Bachelor's Degree in Biology/Chem minor and took Calculus (about a year ago) and I managed to score well on all of those exams. I still needed a COMPLETE refresher. When I started this book, I was having some difficulty remembering all of the "tricks", so I referred to this website: [...] and reviewed all the old stuff in about a day. THEN, I attacked this book.

This book has study timelines for those who only have 4hours to review or months to review. They explain what to do first to make sure you are as prepared as the time you have allows. That I thought, was GREAT, because I was sort of in the middle.

I just took the SAT a few days ago and I would say that I felt WELL prepared on the Math section. I wish my "experimental" section was math because I was cruising! The strategies were VERY helpful and I managed to answer all the questions on every section except one (the first one, I wasn't in sync with the time). So, I would say that math section and strategies were VERY helpful for me. The questions in the book were actually HARDER, than on the real exam so I felt very confident answering the questions and dodging the "obvious error" choices. I didn't use any other review, except Gruber's 2400, so I can't compare to Barron's or Princeton.

There is a section "A List of SAT Words Appearing More than Once on actual SAT Exams" I memorized about all of these words and didn't see even one on the exam that was relevant to the question. The other vocab lists with root/prefix and the Vocab tests are GREAT if you have the time for memorizing 3,400 vocab words. Another site: [...], etc already made that you can download to your iPod/iPhone via a 99cent app. to review on the go. This was my preferred method.

I took my grammar skills for granted and just reviewed briefly the night prior, and I wish I would have reviewed more. The book goes over basic definitions of all sentence components: noun/pronouns to mood and voice to connectives to tense, etc, but I don't think there is enough practice in this section.

The writing section was adequate for what you need for that part of the exam.

There are also 5 practice exams. PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE.

Also, since I knew I wasn't going to take the exam more than once, I checked the books out at my local library so I saved some cash.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Best SAT Prep Book July 23, 2010
By John D.
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This book was recommended for SAT prep on [...] and I was not disappointed. The book was really helpful, and it was far better than other books out there because it teaches critical thinking strategies that you can apply to several answers, instead of using rote memorization. The pretest is really helpful and saved me countless hours of studying what I already know. I would definitely recommend this book for everyone.
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Great Math Section
Gruber's has an AMAZING math section. It goes through absolutely everything that you'll need to know for the SAT, with numerous problems after each specific section. Read more
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I CANNOT GIVE A FAIR REVIEW OF THIS BOOK AS I PURCHASED IT AS A GIFT. I WILL TELL YOU THAT THIS IS A VERY, VERY THICK BOOK. Read more
Published 10 months ago by KEVIN
Really good math section
I am a math tutor, and I purchased this book for one of my students. I particularly like Gruber's math strategy section of the basic "stuff" a student should know. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Howard G. Starr
Better Than College Board!
I own both, The Official SAT Study Guide and Gruber's Complete SAT Guide (2011), and if you are debating on which of the two to pick, I recommend Gruber's Complete SAT Guide. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Danilo Soto
typos make study questions a waste of time
2011....study questions have serious typos, making it a waste of time to use this as a primary SAT prep book
Published 14 months ago by criticalvoice
Great SAT Guide
I purchased them all (Barron's, Princeton Review, Collegeboard) to prep for SAT and used this one the most. The actual vocabulary section...the vocab words... Read more
Published 17 months ago by dory1126
Book way too old than as pictured
All I can say is that I got what I paid for.For four bucks as an SAT reviewer? Guess where it ended up? Oh well sometimes I have luck on most of my other purchases so...
Published 18 months ago by rosetan
excellent resource
This book is an excellent resource. my 17 year old daughter found it very useful. when she took her SAT last weekend she said this book was right on point. Read more
Published 18 months ago by lindsey4
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