Description:
If you think you can't prepare for the SAT, you're wrong. Of course you can. But what's the best way to prepare for this very important test? The thorough program contained in Kaplan SAT & PSAT can help you achieve what the authors call "SAT Mastery." Detailed skills workouts for both the verbal and math sections of the exam clue you in to what you'll need to know. The math workout is especially detailed, featuring special advice on handling the dreaded "grid-ins," a list of the top ten SAT math traps, key "warning signs" ("If your answer depends on calculating the weight of the moon, in kilograms, you've read something wrong"), and even tips on effective guessing--when all else fails. The "study aids" section includes a list of the hundred most important math concepts for the SAT and long lists of SAT words and roots--which, though dry and uninspiring, are supplemented by a truly helpful set of "word families" linking some of those rather obscure words. A practice test with full explanations in the book is complemented by additional practice tests on the enclosed CD-ROM. Chapters on the PSAT and its new Writing Skills section (which, confusingly, doesn't require you to produce a writing sample but does require you to answer multiple-choice usage, sentence correction, and revision-in-context questions) are followed by a lengthy section on college admissions--from how to choose your colleges and how to get glowing recommendations to how to decide between the many offers you'll get (thanks to your great SAT scores). With its special "FastPrep" and "PanicPlans" for those with only a short time to prepare and checklists to ensure you have mastered each chapter's concepts, Kaplan SAT & PSAT provides a user-friendly way to master the SAT. --C.B. Delaney
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