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Summary: My score increased by 240 points in only 4 days
Review: The Kaplan SAT II Writing Book is guaranteed to increase your score! It includes a writing clinic to help you with grammar, several multiple choice drills, and an ample number of practice tests to up your score. The chapters are easy to follow, contains several tips and stress relieving strategies, and is not boring like so many other test prep books! This book has tests very similar to the real thing. I definitely benifited from this book---I got a perfect 800.
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Summary: A "Perfect Score" Book
Review: The Kaplan SAT II Writing Book is guaranteed to increase your score! It includes a writing clinic to help you with grammar, several multiple choice drills, and an ample number of practice tests to up your score. The chapters are easy to follow, contains several tips and stress relieving strategies, and is not boring like so many other test prep books! This book has tests very similar to the real thing. I definitely benifited from this book---I got a perfect 800.
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Summary: It got me an 800!
Review: This book completely did its job in helping me prepare for the test. I used it to study intensely for only three weeks before the exam and I was able to score an 800 on the test! This book was my only preparation for the exam, which is why I'm sure this book is incredible! What helps is that it teaches you a concept and then quickly follows it up with practice exercises (to which the answers are in the back!). I was amazing because many of the questions inside the book were EXACTLY like the ones on the test - they try and trick you in the same exact areas! Without a doubt, this book was incredible. I would recommend ANYONE who wants to score an 800 on the SAT II to buy it!
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Summary: Amazing!
Review: This book is just simply amazing. I had received a 570 on my writing section of the PSATs so I was really worried about the writing test. I bought the book after reading all the great reviews here, and they are completely true! I studied for only one week, about 3 hours a day from the book (including the time to take all 5 practice tests) and I got an 800 on the actual test. A friend of mine who also used this book got a 750 on the it. The writing test does actually trick you on the EXACT SAME areas as the kaplan practice tests. I even felt like I was just taking another Kaplan practice test on test day. My only criticism of this book is that their score conversion on the end is way off. Collegeboard has a much more lenient curve. It's hard to prepare for the essay, but if you want to ace the multiple choice, this is definitely worth every cent.
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Summary: Practice tips on Examination Materials
Review: This is a pretty good study guide to study from, and I would highly recommend this to anyone who is interested in getting a high, decent score. To reiterate what someone posted somewhere else, I also bought the Teaching Solutions CD in preparation for my SAT I, and SAT II, and the quality is no where near Kaplan at all. In fact, someone must had made this overnight just to get our $$! Kaplan, Princeton Review, the Official SATs, Barrons, are all good legitimate study guides, but not Teaching Solutions! Please spread the word.
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Summary: Practice tips on Examination Materials
Review: This is a pretty good study guide to study from, and I would highly recommend this to anyone who is interested in getting a high, decent score. To reiterate what someone posted somewhere else, I also bought the Teaching Solutions CD in preparation for my SAT I, and SAT II, and the quality is no where near Kaplan at all. In fact, someone must had made this overnight just to get our $$! Kaplan, Princeton Review, the Official SATs, Barrons, are all good legitimate study guides, but not Teaching Solutions! Please spread the word.
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Summary: My score increased by 240 points in only 4 days
Review: You don't believe me?A week before the real test, I took a Princeton Review practice SAT II Writing test and got a FANTASTIC 550. I even cried because I'm an "A" English student. With only 4 days left to fully dedicate myself to studying (I had to study for finals too), I feared my fate was sealed. Personally, I always buy Princeton Review books to study for standardized tests, but this time I chose the Kaplan book. This book is great. If possible, just memorize all of the writing rules and errors that Kaplan goes over, write a coherent essay, and you're looking at a 700 or above. You don't need to study out of this book any more than 2 or 3 weeks. But if you don't have that much time, like me, get this book and take one practice test and have someone grade your essay (an English teacher would be good). Go over the writing mechanics section. Don't spend more than a day on the essay section unless you get a 2,3, or 4 out of 12 on the practice essay. And if you have no idea where to begin, just remember that all you need is four days. With four days, I got a 790!!!
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