McGraw-Hill's SAT I with CD-Rom, Second edition (McGraw Hill's College Review Books) [Paperback]

Christopher Black (Author), Mark Anestis (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071468072 | ISBN-13: 978-0071468077 | Publication Date: September 21, 2005 | Edition: 2

THE FASTEST WAY TO A HIGHER SCORE

The only book that gives you the reasoning skills you need to master the new SAT!

The most effective way to prepare for the new SAT is here! America's most trusted name in learning brings you McGraw-Hill's SAT I, the only guide based on developing your reasoning abilities--the very skills the SAT is designed to measure--so you can out-think the test and find the right answers.

This powerhouse preparation guide helps you master eight essential thinking skills, allowing you to approach any problem from any angle--and solve it quicker and easier, even if it's a question type you haven't seen before. You get an in-depth look at all the changes to the SAT--including comprehensive coverage of Algebra II, critical reading, and the English Essay, and an included CD Rom features practice and diagnostic tests to help hone your test taking skills. You also get valuable time- and stress-management strategies to help you stay focused, calm, and confident.

No other test prep guide gives you:

-The 8 essential thinking skills that work for any problem in the math, critical reading, and essay sections -10 full-length simulated SATs and 20 practice essays -7 simple, proven steps to writing a winning essay -College Hill's breakthrough method for increasing your score

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THE FASTEST WAY TO A HIGHER SCORE

The only book that gives you the reasoning skills you need to master the new SAT!

The most effective way to prepare for the new SAT is here! America's most trusted name in learning brings you McGraw-Hill's SAT I, the only guide based on developing your reasoning abilities--the very skills the SAT is designed to measure--so you can out-think the test and find the right answers.

This powerhouse preparation guide helps you master eight essential thinking skills, allowing you to approach any problem from any angle--and solve it quicker and easier, even if it's a question type you haven't seen before. You get an in-depth look at all the changes to the SAT--including comprehensive coverage of Algebra II, critical reading, and the English Essay, and an included CD Rom features practice and diagnostic tests to help hone your test taking skills. You also get valuable time- and stress-management strategies to help you stay focused, calm, and confident.

No other test prep guide gives you:

• The 8 essential thinking skills that work for any problem in the math, critical reading, and essay sections
• 10 full-length simulated SATs and 20 practice essays
• 7 simple, proven steps to writing a winning essay
• College Hill's breakthrough method for increasing your score

About the Author

Christopher Black, M.A., Ed., is the founder and co-director of College Hill Coaching, and the creator of the College Hill Method for developing reasoning skills. He has been a consultant to some of the nation's leading educational publishers and software developers.

Mark Anestis is the codirector of College Hill Coaching and is the author of McGraw-Hill's 5 Steps to a 5 on the AP Biology Exam.

College Hill Coaching provides high-quality academic tutoring and standardized test preparation and is one of the foremost providers of individual tutoring services in the country.

Product Details

• Paperback: 890 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 2 edition (September 21, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071468072
• ISBN-13: 978-0071468077
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,065,735 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely well-written and organized, April 22, 2006

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Gregory Buckman (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: McGraw-Hill's SAT I with CD-Rom, Second edition (McGraw Hill's College Review Books) (Paperback)

The folks at McGraw-Hill finally got it right!!!! After using the Princeton Review book before my PSAT, and then the Rocket Review and Up Your Score, I felt like I was being duped. I wanted to really learn how to improve my SAT scores, and I was willing to put some work into it. I thought a test-prep book would have lots of practice and detailed answers to explain your mistakes to help you improve. But these books kept insulting the ETS gratuitously, and tooting their own "secret methods" that I started to suspect that the emperor had no clothes. They would explain a trick, and give an example, but then there was almost no practice, and their "tricks" hardly worked at all on the real SAT. "Joe Bloggs" is truly a joke that helps perhaps only the most naive student in the world. Reading these books, I felt like I was being patronized by a bunch of smart alecs. The SAT isn't a joke, folks: I'm serious about learning and doing well on the SAT.

Then I found this book, and I discovered that someone really got it. The way to prep for the SAT is to take a realistic practice SAT, then get good feedback about your mistakes that shows you what you need to practice in order to improve your score. This book is BRILLIANTLY organized. It's huge, but you will probably end up using only a part of it. The vocabulary units are great and very effective, and the lessons are so systematic that you can't help but learn. Whe I did the lessons, I finally understood so much that I learned in math years ago and never really had understood. I can't tall you how good that feels, not to mention improving my SAT scores by 260 points!