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A revolutionary way to ace the bigger, tougher exam--updated to reflect the latest SAT content and format
The SAT exam is undergoing the most drastic change in its 76-year history. The second edition of McGraw-Hill’s SAT I offers more complete and intensive practice and guidance than ever to score big on this exam, with updated material and proven study techniques from the breakthrough College Hill method. Also included are intensive practice sample tests modeled directly on the actual exams.
The only book that gives you the critical reasoning skills you need to master the new SAT
The most effective way to prepare for the new SAT is here! McGraw-Hill's SAT I is 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.
Revised to include the latest changes to the SAT I after its launch in March 2005, this powerhouse preparation guide has the most complete guidance available for this exam. It 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—as well as valuable time- and stress-management skills to help you stay focused, calm, and confident. And, this revised edition includes new sentence completions, Long Reading Questions, Short Reading questions, and Improving Sentence Questions.
No other test prep guide gives you:
“I am happy to say I never have to take the SATs again…but if I did, this is where I’d begin.”—Brian Williams, Anchor and Managing Editor, “NBC Nightly News.”
Christopher Black, M.A. Ed., is the founder and 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 a tutor and 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 United States.
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60 of 61 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best of them all,
By Jon Cohen "Jon" (White Plains, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: McGraw-Hill's SAT I, Second edition (Paperback)
If you want to know why this book is so much better than the other thick SAT books out there, just go to your bookstore and leaf through them all. What's obvious right off the bat is that the McGraw-Hill book is for students who actually want to learn the stuff on the SAT and not just a few quick tricks. Take the practice tests here (what everyone says ius true-they are tougher than the real thing), and then use the detailed answer key to point you to the lessons you need to review. The lessons in this books are very clear and WAY more thorough than the Princeton Review or Kaplan books. It has a great set of flashcards and the best vocab list of any book. But don't take my word for it. Go to your library or bookstore to compare, then buy it here ('cause it's cheaper). I used this book with the College Board "Official SAT Guide" for the October SAT, and my scores improved by 290 points overall. You can do it too without a $1400 Kaplan class!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best SAT Prep Book,
A Kid's Review
This review is from: McGraw-Hill's SAT I, Second edition (Paperback)
This book really deserves more recognition than it has. None of my friends had ever seen this book, but I saw the reviews here and decided to get it anyway. I looked through it and simply didn't have enough time to study for the SATs as much as I would have liked, but I think if I were to do it all again, the number one thing I would have changed in my studying would have been to go through this entire book, maybe even twice. I got a 2160, which is okay, but really if I took the time to study the word list (which surpasses any other prep book BY FAR), I'm pretty sure my CR score would have gone up.
If you are a sophomore and are about to be a junior, or a junior who is getting prepared to take the SAT senior year, I recommend doing this entire book over the summer. Then the first month of school go through this book again and get all those vocab words in your head. I didn't study any vocab and I regret it. Everyone I talked to said that because the 2400 SAT doesn't have analogies, vocab wasn't as essential. I think vocab is still important for fill in the blank sections obviously, but also for the passage-reading sections. If you don't know a word in a sentence it really affects you and you just guess on the meaning, which you shouldn't be doing. The vocab list is definitely the highlight of this book. Another great part of this book is the math section. It teaches you how to do all those math problems by thinking rather than memorizing. My math score went up about 60 points after doing about half of the math section in this book. Again, if I had more time to thoroughly go through this book I think my score would have gone up, and that goes for everyone willing to put the time into it. This book is thick, and may be a bit much for people who are less serious about the SAT, but if you set up a strict schedule, and study this book, I'm sure it would help. I only went through a little vocab and half the math and even that helped me a lot. I didn't look at the Writing section quite as much so I don't have much to say about that, but the other sections would more than make up for it if it wasn't that good. So, get this book if you are willing to put in some serious hours. Don't get lazy!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent book, if you have a lot of time to prepare.,
By Chris from CEEAE (OC, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: McGraw-Hill's SAT I, Second edition (Paperback)
Summary:
This is an excellent book, if you have sufficient time and energy to plow through it. There is an enormous amount of practice problems for all subject areas and question types. Also, every practice problem has a concise explanation. Most effectively, there is a comprehensive review of math, grammar, writing, and other applicable areas. If you need to review a particular area before taking the SAT, then this book is probably for you. However, if you do not need a comprehensive review of the subject areas on the SAT, you may conclude that this book is not for you. It is very long (about 900 pages), and not that easy to read. It reads more like a textbook instead of a friendly, compact strategy book. Also, there are only 5 tests provided in the book, but each is very close in kind to the real SAT. Finally, my only complaint is that the authors state that it is not possible to devise strategies or "tricks" that maximize students' effort. I disagree as do my students whose scores have increased on ALL three sections (Black states on his plog that his students' CR scores dipped on the June SAT). I hope the reader will not view this statement as arrogant, rather as evidence refuting statements made in McGraw-Hill's SAT prep book. This book as well as more than 20 other SAT prep books are reviewed and ranked on CEEAE dot org. Every book review has a direct link to its Amazon page, so you can read the reviews, view the rankings and then purchase your selections from Amazon.
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