Barron's SAT 2400: Aiming for the Perfect Score

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Even the brightest and most hard-working students aren’t expected to score a perfect 2400 on their SAT college entrance tests, but students who approach perfection with scores of 2100 or higher are virtually guaranteed acceptance at the country’s most prestigious colleges. The new edition of this popular guide for high-achieving college-bound students bypasses the standard test preparation drills and offers novel advice and innovative strategies for tackling the SAT’s hardest questions. The book presents Critical Reading strategies for both long and short passages, concentrated help for writing a near-perfect SAT essay, and extra coaching in arithmetic, algebra, geometry, statistics, and math word problems. Students will also find difficult practice questions with explained answers in all SAT test areas, upper-level vocabulary lists, and useful math formulas.

PRODUCT DETAILS

Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
Pub. Date: 1st August 2008
Catalog: Book
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 384
Ean: 9780764138058
Isbn: 0764138057

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USER REVIEWS

Lookit, I Got a 2400
~ Written on Nov 16, 2009. out of users found this review helpful.

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!)

Misleading title and an unhelpful book
~ Written on Jun 8, 2009. 1 out of 2 users found this review helpful.

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.

Barron's SAT 2400: Aiming for the Perfect Score
~ Written on May 30, 2009. out of 1 users found this review helpful.

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

Good, but not Great
~ Written on May 4, 2009. 1 out of 2 users found this review helpful.

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.

Uneffective
~ Written on Apr 27, 2009. 1 out of 5 users found this review helpful.

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.

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