Barron's SAT 2400: Aiming for the Perfect Score,   ISBN:9780764138058

Customer Rating: 

Never in a million years would I dream I would have gotten a 2400. But I did, and it was not at all due to this book. All the tips in this book were just glorified tips found in other less pretentious, unassuming books that did not tout "2400." Moreover, the vocabulary section, which is supposed to be super challenging, was questionably easy for me. The math as well. It was disappointing. After completing one section of each, I never touched it again. Also, the book promised college advice, and the college advice was along the lines of "Get everything done early. Relax. Your SAT score isn't everything."

When it gets down to the SAT, nothing works better than practice tests, or at least practice sections. Books like these -- which are touted like quick fixes and easy solutions -- are definitely not worth your money. Get Barron's Workbooks, Princeton Review's Practice Tests, McGraw Hill's Practice Tests, all of which I used to earn my 2400!

I do NOT recommend this book, because of typos, unhelpful advice, and the image of being a quick "panacea." (SAT word!)

Customer Rating: 

All of the "strategies" in this book are what can be derived from common sense: Read carefully yet as quickly as possible, time yourself, don't get nervous, etc.
The book's examples were repetitive and unlike the actual SAT problems, and there were numerous typos and mistakes littered through the book.
This book was useless, and I regret buying it. If you are looking for SAT Prep, simply go with the official Blue Book; that's all you need.

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This book really prepares you for the SAT test. I would recommend this to anybody.

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while this book was somewhat helpful, i didn't get the vibe that i would be getting a 2400 after using its strategies. I just took the SAT a couple of days ago and I must say it did help a little in the Critical Reading somewhat, but the math portion doesn't help too much. All in all, it's good, but not great.

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Real SAT questions are not like the ones in this book. The review strategies are at times silly, especially since they are not applied to actual SAT questions and material. Stick to what College Board releases.