I bought this book new off of Amazon. In the first few chapters, it talks about how the PSAT is great (hey...go spend money and take it!), how many people take the SAT multiple times (hey... don't just spend $41.50 for one test, give us $83 for taking two!), AND they have a special chapter for the PSAT. I bought a darn book on the SAT not the PSAT. And plus, any genius can figure out that the PSAT is similar to the SAT. They also try to make the book look bigger and thicker (not to mention wasting ink and paper) by adding at the BEGINNING OF EACH CHAPTER that you should guess on this section, you should memorize the directions before hand (whether it's the reading, writing, or math chapter, it's the same 3 pages of preach).

Basically this book is the same techniques that others teach. I read Princeton Review's book on "Cracking the SAT" (they are funny because they say the SAT is not a real test and I LOVED that book), I read a few KAPLAN books (I bought this 100 page small paperback called "Inside the New SAT" and it's the best SAT book I've read so far because it has these wonderful "KAPLAN'S 10 WINNING STRATEGIES" with boxing gloves around these strategies.

Every SAT book has more or less the same strategies (Princeton Review calls it "The JOE BLOGGS APPROACH", Official SAT Guide calls it "Smart Guessing")

If you want a authoritive guide that's OFFICIAL and everything, get this book. But the Cracking the SAT book I read is the same except they tell you: loosen up, the College Board is a bunch of knuckleheads!

Perfect for any SAT taker. This book reviews all the necessary parts of the SAT. Also, it was written by the makers of the SAT so it is very useful. It not only teached but also provide some practice tests. Very Very Useful!

This book is absolutely essential for anyone taking the SAT I. The test questions are the most authentic available, and it comes with an answer key. I used this book along with SAT Math Cognition (which explains the answers to the math questions), and I recommend them to anyone.

Let me preface this by saying that I own a tutoring company in the Bay Area called Unleashed Learning. We've just developed our own guide for the SAT based in part on what's missing in others. That being said, this book is only good for one thing: practice tests. It's actually phenomenal for it. 8 full-length practice tests straight from the makers of the test...you can't ask for more...or can you?

Unfortunately, this guide doesn't give you anything by way of tips or strategies - understandable, as the College Board isn't in the business of exposing their own test. If you're looking for a real insight into the test, you have to go elsewhere. The Maximum SAT guide is a perfect supplement, as it breaks down every problem in the College Board's. I've also been hearing a lot about this Rocket Revolution book. I've yet to read it, but rest assured, I'm on the case. By the way, from what I've gathered, the author of RR is not only full of himself, but also deceptive about what he's selling (ie. his cd-rom that comes with the book, and gives you nothing that free registration won't). Also, look closely at all of the amazon reviews. Notice how the RR reviews are mostly done by one-time posters who don't really write the way you'd expect them to...you know, like actual students. I smell cheap and deceptive marketing!

But going back to the College Board's book, there's no substitution for practice and they've got it in spades. Pick this one up with the Maximum SAT book, and you'll be in test-taker heaven :)

This book, by far, is the worst book for preperation. Just because it's from the collegeboard "the test makers" doesnt mean that its good (actually ETS makes the test, not collegeboard). The book gives very simple examples, not much help or hints or "way of eliminating the answere." They just say "which one sounds wrong." ALso, the pactice test do not align with the actual SAT, it's easier (in the book). Also the practice test just comes with an answer key, and they expect YOU to figure out the answeres, if you want the explination, you'll have to buy "the official SAT online Course" which cost $60 or $80 dollars (the online course also sucks). So don't buy this book. also, they give the lames tips "stay focused, think positive" and my most favorite one "remember you are in control" which your acutually not, your a statistic in the Normal Distribution, so actually YOU are NOT in control.