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IMPORTANT NOTE: The SAT has been changed again so make sure you get the Gruber book for the 2018 New SAT:
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The 10th Edition book was used for the revised New 2005 SAT. This 10th edition of the SAT guide was used in more schools than any other book and featured proven strategies to help you attain the perfect score of 2400.
Praised on national TV, radio, and in hundreds of newspapers around the country for his revolutionary Critical Thinking Skills method, Dr. Gruber--"the leading expert on the SAT" (Houston Chronicle)--offers students:

5 complete SAT practice tests modeled on the 2005 format

New tips on the SAT writing test

An expansive vocabulary builder to boost your score on the new written test

The inside track on how SAT questions are developed and meant to be answered

Key strategies to assist in the general, math, verbal, and written sections of the test

And much more!

Based on more than 30 years of research, Gary Gruber's method and books have helped millions of students successfully prepare for the test that determined their future. Let him help you succeed!

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1072 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Collins Reference
Publication date

February 1, 2005
Grade level

10 - 12
Dimensions

8.5 x 1.71 x 11 inches
ISBN-10

0060581700
ISBN-13

978-0060581701
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“His methods make the questions seem amazingly simple to solve.” (Library Journal)

“Gary Gruber is the leading expert on the SAT.” (Houston Chronicle)

“America’s Super Genius!” (Washington Post)

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

About the Author

Gary R. Gruber, Ph.D., 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.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Collins Reference; 10th edition (February 1, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 1072 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0060581700
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0060581701
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 10 - 12
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.13 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 1.71 x 11 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #4,778,486 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #600 in Teen & Young Adult SAT Study Aids
- #1,544 in Study & Test-Taking Skills (Books)
- #1,592 in SAT Test Guides

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Gary R. Gruber, PhD is recognized as the leading expert on standardized tests, test-taking methods, and critical-thinking skills. Gruber’s programs are used more than any others by the nation’s school districts, and proven to result in the highest-documented school district standardized test scores. The Washington Post called Dr. Gruber “America’s Super Genius,” and PBS selected him to train the nation’s teachers on how to prepare students for the SAT. Dr. Gruber has consulted with all the major testing organizations, including the College Board and ETS–the world's largest private educational testing and measurement organizations. He has published over 40 books, with more than 7 million copies sold. His website is www.drgarygruber.com

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Angela C

Good, but watch out for the practice exams!

Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2009

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Great preparation, amazing list of vocabulary, fabulous verbal preparation. I've been tutoring for a while and just bought this book to add to "the arsenal". The practice exams are a tad difficult, which could be a good and bad thing. However, I've noticed that several (not just a few!) math questions in the practice exams in the back of the book are incorrect in that either the answer choice does not appear in the choices or there are two correct choices for one question. I'm glad the book was able to educate my students enough so that they pointed out these errors, though.

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Nikoras

Prepared me well

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2013

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Good examples of everything you will run into. The main problem I have is not the difficulty of the math, but doing the math in a reasonable amount of time. The only way to overcome this is to practice practice practice, and Grubers has enough material to get a decent amount of practice in. If you want to do really well I would recommend getting multiple books so you can practice even more examples but Gruber's is a great place to start.

Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2013

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My daughters are studying from this edition and have found it very helpful. There are so many preparation manuals out there; this one is excellent.

Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2014

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Beneficial.

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K. S. Chong

I got 2190. I think that's pretty decent.

Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2006

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It's all you need. Not cluttered like Barrons. Not vague and inaccurate like Princeton. Not full of typos and errors like Kaplan. It's nice and concise, and if you decide to study many months before the SAT, it has a comprehensive list of vocab words. The lessons are easy to understand. Watch out for the occasional typos though, like any other book. It has good practice too. My advice: PRACTICE!! Whatever you get wrong on the practice tests, check the answer explanation and learn from that. If you're still confused, go back to the lessons because they're pretty good on Grubers. Out of the books I've seen, I think Gruber's is the most dependable. Was recommended by a friend who got 1590 on old SAT.

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Legolas Greenleaf Whittier

The best SAT textbook I've used so far.

Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2007

This is not the kind of book that is mainly about strategies to get you through the test (Princeton Review's "Joe Bloggs" comes to mind, here...), so it's not recommended for last minute studying. However, when it comes to actually teaching the things that you need to know, Gruber's is really, really good.

I've had problems in the past with textbooks that are riddled with careless errors that caused significant confusion, but I can't say that I found any major errors in the book, or even any typos. What's also nice about this book is that it gives approximately equal emphasis to each of the sections- I've had books that completely ignore verbal while focusing on math, and vice versa, but Gruber's gives you a thorough grounding in everything.

1) The diagnostic section was great. The book opens with a short math and verbal diagnostic, but also had a section about "the 101 math questions that you most need to know how to solve", which was great for pinpointing lingering issues that I had.

2) Regarding the math section: It's quite thorough, with lots of handy practice questions interspersed throughout the lessons. One caveat: I didn't use this section all that much, because I had separate books that were entirely devoted to the math portion. However, I still found it to be extremely helpful when I did use it.

3) The verbal section is fine. It focuses mainly on the vocabulary portion of it, which I personally feel is unnecessary- the SAT only has a few vocab questions, and it's not really worth the time to spend hours and hours improving your vocab for a couple points. They did cover it thoroughly, though, with sample questions. I would really like to see some more sample reading passages in the next edition, but they do have tips for reading long passages in the "Strategies" section.

4) The grammatical section is the best I've seen- I haven't come across any other textbook that comes close. It's also the section that I needed most, especially since I (and most people I know) haven't been taught proper grammar since... never, really. What's nice about it is that it actually teaches you grammatical rules, including those about misplaced modifiers, dangling adjectives, etc., instead of mostly expecting you to wing it. In fact, I think that the grammar they taught in the book was actually more difficult than what the SAT required: I shed tears over the grammar section when cramming, but I breezed through the writing portion when I took the actual test, so I think the level of difficulty is a good thing. The only problem I had was that in the part about the essay, it didn't thoroughly emphasize the fact that you need clear examples in your essays, either from history, literature, current events, or personal experience. Otherwise, it helped my score to no end.

The practice tests at the end were really nice, and there were a lot of them, with thorough explanations for each answer. Two thumbs up.

I recommend it unreservedly, if only for the grammar section alone.

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curbsideprophet89

Gruber's New SAT

Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2005

I knew that the Gruber SAT books for the old SAT were great, so I purchased this book when I saw it in the bookstore. I haven't gone through it in depth, but it seems to be one of the best SAT books for the new version. It has a lot of helpful features like the "101 Most Important Math Questions You Need to Know How to Solve" and a very thorough "Math Refresher" that will definitely raise your score. The word list is great, as the definitions are very concise and easy to remember. The 5 practice tests seem to be very realistic. The grammar review is phenomenal. It goes over basically all the grammar one could possibly need to know for the SAT, and it also seems to contain some extraneous information that will be very helpful for a high school English class. For some reason, my high school teaches no grammar, so I need all the practice that I can get for the writing section. This is probably one of the best SAT books for actually learning the material. The Kaplan and Princeton Review books won't help you learn a lot, though they will provide you with a lot of practice. The three best books for the new SAT are, in my opinion, McGraw Hill's SAT I, Barron's How to Prepare for the New SAT, and this one. They are also quite thorough, and you don't need to purchase more than 1 or possibly 2 of the 3 to be well-prepared for the test. Good luck :)

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