Kaplan New PSAT 2005

Rating:
Summary: Okay
Review: I used this book to prepare for the PSAT, and I guess that it did its job. A lot of the book was full of stupid stuff, like telling you to cross out all of the answers that you know are wrong so that you have a better chance of getting the right answer, and stuff like that. The only thing that I really used in this book was the practice tests, which definately did help.

Rating:
Summary: Superb!
Review: There are only three choices for prep books for the new PSAT over the market right now. Peterson's, Princeton Review, and Kaplan. Peterson's is far too easy as compared to the SAT, Princeton Review's is full of errors, but this book is perfect. Not only does it actually introduce strategy that's actually original, but its questions closely mirror those found on the actual SAT.

Buy this book: it may be well worth the thousands of dollars you may win in a National Merit Scholarship!

Rating:
Summary: Excellent guide to be very well prepared for the PSAT.
Review: This is an excellent practice and teaching guide to the PSAT. It provides you all the information you need to succeed at the new PSAT. It gives you strategies that take advantage of the test structure such as when is it worth to guess or not, and in what specific sections. Given the structure of the PSAT, it also shows you how to best manage your time. It also shows you when the PSAT is more likely to set traps (an easy answer that looks right at a quick glance, but that is wrong). The book also gives you enough material such as in the math appendix to quickly teach yourself the math you need so you will test well. This is especially important for the sophomores who are taking the test, and will obviously not have learned the entire math being covered by the PSAT.

The book also provides three full-length PSAT practice exams. Anyone who has the discipline to read and study a good part of this book (including the math sections) and do at least one of the book's practice exams is bound to do a lot better on the PSAT then if they had not prepared at all for this test. Sadly enough, the great majority of PSAT test takers do not practice at all for this important exam. Well, this puts the rest of us who do practice at a marked competitive advantage. When there is misery for one party, there is often opportunity for another party. Take it [the opportunity] by buying and studying this book. Good luck!


Rating:
Summary: Best book for studying the new PSAT!
Review: This is the best review book for the new PSAT. Right now, you really only have the choice between Princeton Review and Kaplan for the new PSAT review, and I bought both books. The difference is tremendous! This book is MUCH better than Princeton's.

One of the best features of this book is the appendix in the back, which gives you quick access to many of the important facts you need to know for the test.

I also found that Kaplan's tests were much better than the Princeton Review's, which had many large errors and typos.