Barron's SAT 2400: Aiming for the Perfect Score

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Average Customer Rating:	3.5
Release Date:	2010-08-01
Publisher:	Barron's Educational Series
Author	Linda Carnevale M.A.; Roselyn Teukolsky M.S.
Number of pages:	384
ISBN:	0764144359
Language:	Unknown: English; Published: English;

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Most college-bound test takers know that 2400 represents a perfect SAT score. Probably, they also know that scores of 2100 or higher virtually guarantee students acceptance at America's most prestigious colleges. This special test preparation guide for high-achieving college-bound students provides special coaching to help them achieve that 2100+ score. It bypasses standard test preparation exercises and offers specific advice and strategies for tackling the SAT's hardest questions. It offers extra practice and review in all math topics, and presents special vocabulary lists designed to increase students' word power. An enclosed CD-ROM presents a full-length practice test modeled after the most recent SATs plus 50 additional challenging SAT-type questions. All questions come with fully explained answers.

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ISBN13: 9780764144356

Condition: New

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Customer reviews

« a lot of easy problems, not enough hard ones »

How does one get a 2400 if they practice many easy problems as opposed to difficult ones. There are too many easy problems in this book, which is a waste of time for high acheiving math students.

Rating: (1 out of 5) @ 2010-07-05

« Not at all what I expected »

When I bought this book, I expected it to be better than the Official SAT Guide at preparing me to get a 2400. However, after going through the first few chapters, I realized the questions are HORRIBLE.

I've gotten an 800 in both Critical Reading and Writing sections on the SAT both times I've taken it, and really just wanted this book to help with math. But, since I bought it, I figured I should look at the Critical Reading and Writing sections anyway. I was surprised to find how different the practice questions are from the actual SAT-Barron shouldn't be able to say the questions are based on "real SAT" questions, because they are obviously not.

The questions seem very basic, like the authors didn't want to spend much time at all making them. They throw in a lot of (the same) "difficult vocabulary words" into the questions, but these really can't hide the fact that the questions themselves are extremely lower-level. And once you've done a chapter or 2, you know ALL the vocab words Barron uses-for instance, the word "myriad" was used in three separate questions in the same section---definitely NOT what happens on the actual SAT.

The answers for the questions are even worse. No answer seems to be the "best", they all seem to be equally correct or incorrect. The explanations for the answers are weak, with some of the "correct" answers so obviously wrong that I couldn't believe they even attempted to explain why they were right. The answers would NOT be correct on the SAT, so by learning what Barron deems "correct", I'm sure a lot of people would do worse on the SAT than they should.

On the otherhand, the strategies are refreshing and a lot different than the typical strategies given by other guides. They are concise, and only about 2 pages per section-they are much easier to read through than the Official Guide to the SAT, which is extremely long.

But that being said, the horrible questions (and even worse answers) ruin this book.

On the positive side, there's a helpful vocab list in the back (although it's pretty short, and quite basic) and the strategies are new and interesting, even if you don't decide to use them.

However, DO NOT buy this book if you are looking for helpful practice questions that will improve your SAT score. I'd recommend using the Official Guide---actual SAT questions from the maker---if you need them. Barron's SAT 2400 is good for brief strategies, but if you want to actually increase your score through practice, DO NOT buy this book.

Rating: (2 out of 5) @ 2010-06-24

« Very good book »

The book was great in providing all the guidelines, examples, samples and tricks. I also enrolled my kids in a semi-private class. Together, the book and class helped raise their scores in ACT by at least 2 points.

Rating: (4 out of 5) @ 2010-06-05

« Pretty Good Book. »

This book is great for any students who can already ace the basic questions. Thus, it focuses on difficult problems and gives you strategies to help you master the Level 4 and 5 questions. I haven't taken the SAT yet, but when I do, I will update my review. My used copy had some markings in the writing sections, but the math sections (the part I needed most) was pristine and untouched.

Rating: (4 out of 5) @ 2010-02-03

« Great book »

Although I didn't get 2400, this book raised my score from 1950-1990 to 2050-2100.

The book has great tips for the CR part and for the writing part (I found the Math similar to the regular Barron's book)
It raised my CR score by 60 points and improved my essay score to a solid 10.

You can't use this book solely and you will need at least one of the SAT "normal level guides" for several reasons, for example this book has a poor vocabulary list and no practice tests.

Rating: (4 out of 5) @ 2009-12-03

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