Peterson's Psat Success 2002 (Psat Success, 2002)

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Summary: Complete waste of time
Review: Due to the lack of PSAT prep books out on the market (most books are SAT and PSAT in one, lacking the writing section), i was ecstatic when i found this book, after all, the title is PSAT success... so i thought it would help me score well.
big mistake. there is probably 2 or 3 pages of review on each section, and only a short list of common errors (such as "do not use him and me want to go play") in writing. most of the errors are obvious and the list does NOT help at all. it doesn't even help you through the book exercise! i saw only about 15 pages of "teaching" material in the book and lots of error-filled practices.
only on the last page did i see that the peterson success series are for people who already know all the material and only want a some practice.
boooo! if i had wanted this kind of "review" i would have gotten the free ETS PSAT booklet from my guidance counselor... they're practically the same. boo!

Rating:
Summary: Save your money
Review: I bought this book with the hopes of increasing my PSAT scores from last year. However, after reading the entire text, I realized that I could have read this in sixth grade, and it still would not have been of any use to me. I found several errors in the text. Furthermore, most of the examples that the authors used in the book were simple and incomplete. Initially, when I bought this book, I was worried because of the seemingly complex nine and eighteen week plans. I know of few people who can afford to dedicate over six hours a week for eighteen weeks in addition to their basic responsibilities. However, I tried my best to follow through with the plan. It took me less than a week and much less than the three hours a day that the book suggested. Its main advice, which is to "read widely," was repeated incessantly throughout the entire text. Somehow, I do not believe that I needed to pay fifteen dollars for someone to tell me that. I would not wish this test prep book on my worst enemy.

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Summary: Helpful
Review: I'm surprised at the negative reviews of this book. The PSAT has changed; reviewers may have been using an out-of-date edition, so who knows how accurate the reviews are now? As an author of standardized tests, I found this book to be a complete and helpful preparation guide for the new PSAT.

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Summary: Don't buy this book!
Review: This book is the worst test prep. It actually has errors in the test that are unacceptable. It caused much confusion to have errors in the test which threw me off. Don't buy this book and save yourself the money.