You’ve been hearing about the SAT since the day you entered high school. Guess what? It’s time. So when you walk into that testing hall, will it be a case of nerves—or attitude? A guerrilla guide written by six students who destroyed the SAT, Up Your Score combines the best math, critical reading, and essay preparation with the strategies and tips you need to psyche out—and not be psyched out by—The Test. As Sassy magazine said, “It’s everything you need to give ’em hell.”
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"A guerrilla manual to fighting the enemy. . . . It takes no prisoners."
—The New York Times (The New York Times )
“This is big news. . . . Shows other sweaty-palmed teenagers how to outsmart the SAT before it outsmarts them.”
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“This is big news. . . . Shows other sweaty-palmed teenagers how to outsmart the SAT before it outsmarts them.”
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It’s the proven guerilla guide: The students who developed Up Your Score all aced the SAT and went to the colleges of their choice; and the new guest editors, Jean Huang and Swetha Kambhampati, each scored a perfect 2400 by following UP YOUR SCORE principles. Packed with attitude, rock-solid knock-’em-dead strategies, and laugh-out-loud humor, this is the book for students by students, the book that diffuses the stress and actually makes test-prep fun. Its witty, peer-to-peer voice—like getting advice from a good (and really smart) friend—makes the material so much easier to retain than the dry text of traditional test guides. And priced at $11.95, it’s an economical alternative to expensive test-preparation courses, and an affordable addition, breath of fresh air, and reality check for the student who has a Princeton Review or Kaplan book.
Straight from triumphant test veterans, here is: How to prepare the essay in advance. Six hundred key vocabulary words (and proven tricks for actually remembering them). The best way to fill in answer circles and other strategies for saving precious minutes. Plus, tips for maintaining concentration over the long haul, why it’s always better to guess than leave a question unanswered, and a recipe for energy-boosting Sweet & Tasty 800 Bars (and how to smuggle them into the testing hall).
Straight from triumphant test veterans, here is: How to prepare the essay in advance. Six hundred key vocabulary words (and proven tricks for actually remembering them). The best way to fill in answer circles and other strategies for saving precious minutes. Plus, tips for maintaining concentration over the long haul, why it’s always better to guess than leave a question unanswered, and a recipe for energy-boosting Sweet & Tasty 800 Bars (and how to smuggle them into the testing hall).
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This review is from: Up Your Score: The Underground Guide to the SAT, 2007-2008 Edition (Paperback)
I have been giving a copy of this book to my students with the top midterm and final grades in all of my Biology classes for years. Every year the book gets better, and several of the past students have commented on how they are certain that it contributed to their higher subsequent test scores. How they can pack all of the tips and essentials of the SAT with humor and readability into this small comprehensive work is a testament to both their skill and an obvious understanding of their intended audience.
Arnold Hansen Roosevelt High School Los Angeles, Ca
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The best SAT prep,
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This review is from: Up Your Score: The Underground Guide to the SAT, 2007-2008 Edition (Paperback)
I read this book during my senior year of high school. Before I read it, I scored 670 math/670 verbal on my first attempt. After reading Up Your Score and working through some practice tests, my score went up to 760 math/750 verbal. This is the best prep money can buy.
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Best SAT book,
By Kid Holiday (Miami) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Up Your Score: The Underground Guide to the SAT, 2007-2008 Edition (Paperback)
When I took the SAT years ago, this was my favorite study book. Probably because it was the only SAT book I could sit through. It's a fun read, full of humor and personality. A very useful and very well-written book. More than just a collection of practice tests and vocab words. Its now my sister's turn to prepare for the SAT and this is the book I'm getting for her.
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