Which company writes the most accurate (meaning the most realistic) SAT practice tests?
Asked by SilverI see a great disparity in the scores I get depending on which company's book I use. For example, using Barron's, I can score 1800. But using The Princeton Review, I can score 2150. Which company, Barron or The Princeton Review (you can add your own if you want!) writes practice tests MOST like ACTUAL SAT tests? Thanks for your time! To clarify, I don't want to know which book you LIKE best. I want to know which book writes the most realistic test questions for the SAT I ONLY. Thank you!
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Answered by 88Keys
I like the Princeton Review best for pretty much all standardized tests. I tried Kaplan (and Barron's too, I think) -- they were okay, but not outstanding. It's been a couple years so I don't remember perfectly which one was best, but I remember liking PR (and I just used PR for other tests). If you're really worried about it, go to the library, borrow each book and try one or two practice tests from each. If you do well on all of them, you should definitely be fine.
I like the Princeton Review best for pretty much all standardized tests. I tried Kaplan (and Barron's too, I think) -- they were okay, but not outstanding. It's been a couple years so I don't remember perfectly which one was best, but I remember liking PR (and I just used PR for other tests). If you're really worried about it, go to the library, borrow each book and try one or two practice tests from each. If you do well on all of them, you should definitely be fine.
