Kaplan SAT/ACT/PSAT 2006 Platinum (PC & Mac)

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 6.1 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009NR69G
• Item model number: 80675
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 26, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,157 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Kaplan has helped more than 3 million students score higher on admission exams and get into the nation's top colleges and universities. Our effective program of practice, review, and test-taking strategies has made Higher Score SAT/ACT/PSAT the best-selling test prep software brand. The Platinum Edition builds on the Gold Edition curriculum by providing supplemental material on writing and vocabulary, plus it includes Kaplan Essential Review, and admission and tuition guidelines, all on CD-ROM.

Features:

• New two-part writing section featuring essay and multiple-choice sub-sections
• New 2400 perfect SAT score (800 per Critical Reading, Math, and Writing sections)
• Over 3,000 test questions
• Complete score analysis and performance feedback
• Interactive lessons
• Exam strategies and hints

Product Description

Kaplan SAT/ACT/PSAT helps you score higher on standardized tests, getting you into the nation's top colleges and universities! These interactive lessons offer exam strategies & hints, to determine and eliminate test strengths and weaknesses. The key to a high test score is a good study plan -- one that fits your personal needs. The realistic test questions, personalized instruction and customized practice drills included here make SAT, ACT and PSAT tests no trouble at all.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not the greatest thing ever, but helpful, December 23, 2005

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The Gamer - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kaplan SAT/ACT/PSAT 2006 Platinum (PC & Mac) (CD-ROM)

I've found this software pretty useful for studying for my ACT so far. It gives you a diagnostic test, and has lessons that explain how the test is done and everything. I also like the way they show you how the test is done step by step. It's good that they have lessons read out to you, since I tend to skim and fall asleep while attempting to read the guide books.
My problem is their sad attempt at making the thing fun by putting in corny little cartoon characters and jokes. But then again, I guess it's sort of hard to teach something as boring as Test Prep while making it entertaining, so they get points for trying. The other reviewer complains about it making the screen go all white. I haven't had any such problems.
I do reccommend getting some book study guides to go along with it though. This CD is great for teaching you everything, but it's a bit annoying to have to take math tests on the computer, since you can't write on it and stuff.(although it's helpful that it calculates your score for you) It takes too much extra time to have to re-draw figures on a piece of scrap paper. The best reason to get this software is if you're like me and tend to skim and nod off while trying to read lessons in a book. I find it more helpful to have it read aloud. But if you don't have speakers on your computer, this won't be very helpful.
Bottom line is, this is definitely a helpful software, although it's a little boring. But don't only depend on this, get a book as well. (Both of those together will still be cheaper than a course!)
edited 5/6
I just used this softwares SAT II: US History program, and I really don't reccommend it for that part. While the normal SAT and ACT parts are definitely helpful, don't trust this program to help you greatly improve SAT II scores. The program only had review and one diagnostic test (no other practice tests!) it was also done in an entirely different and very bad format from the ACT and SAT cds.
So, get this program for its ACT/SAT stuff, not SAT II!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worst software I've dealt with in a while, March 8, 2006

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RHM "RHM" (Pensacola) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kaplan SAT/ACT/PSAT 2006 Platinum (PC & Mac) (CD-ROM)

This program would not properly load onto my computer and I have loaded hundreds of programs over the years. A call to Kaplan resulted in them attempting to hand me off to the people who actually burn the cd's.

I won't ever buy anything from this company again if I can avoid it.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Product, March 22, 2006

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Matthew Fillmore - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kaplan SAT/ACT/PSAT 2006 Platinum (PC & Mac) (CD-ROM)

After studying for just five hours, I was able to increase my ACT Score three points on my composite (From a 26 to a 29). I can only imagine how much it would have gone up if I would have put more time into the CD. I highly recommend this product for anyone that is serious about their ACT Score.