Cracking the SAT with Sample Tests on CD-ROM, 2004 Edition [With CDROM]

by Adam Robinson and John Katzman

The Princeton Review realizes that acing the SAT is very different from getting straight A's in school. We don't try to teach you everything there is to know about math and Englishonly the techniques... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375763309
• ISBN13: 9780375763304
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Princeton Review
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 8.3" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Extremely Helpful

This is an excellent book if your weakness is not in English, nor Geometry, nor Algebra, but test-taking skills. While nothing can replace a solid grounding in English and math, this book is certainly helpful if you are scoring lower than you ought to on the SAT; you can be the judge of that.The book takes you through the entire SAT, explaining many useful techniques for specific problems and pacing yourself. It is also good for improving scores on specific sections that give you difficulty.The book is not meant to be humorous or to make SAT study fun, but it does help to put the SAT in perspective; it's not so difficult and frightening as all the hype surrounding it makes it seem.Cracking the SAT can be an indispensible aid if you aren't good at taking tests, but if you really need to work on your knowledge of the subjects you should look elsewhere. Oh, and be sure to get 10 Real SATs for the practice.

Thank You, Princeton Review!

This is the one book I could not have done without on the SAT. I noticed that a lot of people criticized it for the techniques it uses, but it does teach you a lot about the material tested on the SAT and it gives you myriads of helpful tips.It is not intended to be funny. The authors do not try to help readers along with jokes and suchlike. They deliver their information in a no-nonsense, concise fashion that may not be good for people who grow bored easily or for those who do not enjoy working. I found it very interesting, but I am considered by many to be unusual regarding my tastes in extracurricular activities.Something that I found particularly helpful about the book was the included CD with practice tests. Taking one of these helped me see what parts of the SAT I was having trouble with.The techniques WORK. They really do. They give you a better understanding of the material that the SAT tests and of how the SAT is created, and of what it actually tests. (Vocabulary, some reading comprehension, first-year algebra and geometry. I found this to be true when taking the test.) In only three weeks of studying for one hour a night, I was able to raise my scores from a 480 verbal and a 440 math to a 750 verbal and a 650 math (for a total of 1400) on the final test. I am thirteen and in junior high. I took it for applications to a Johns Hopkins CTY summer program and a high school scholarship.I would really recommend this book along with 10 Real SATs (which I used only for the tests) to anyone taking the SAT. The amount of help that it gave me was phenomenal, and I am sure that I would not have done nearly as well without it. So thank you, Princeton Review!

I bought it!

I have bought this book and all it teaches you is how the system of the SAT works its only useful for SAT test only.When i first bought it i though it was kind of like to study for the SAT.But the techniques are wonderful, no question about that.A really good book for improving your scores though.

Very Helpful

I used the 2001 version and I just got my scores back and I got 150 pts higher overall. This was a very helpful book, easy to read and practice with, good tips, made the SAT seem not quite as frightening, and the stratagies are wondeful!!!I highly reccommend it.

The best SAT prep book I have ever bought.

I have been very stressed out on the subject of the SAT test, considering that it is the basis of college acceptance. This book helped me to get a perfect score on the test. If you are like me, and are completely stressed out, this is the book for you.