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Title: Barron's How to Prepare for the Sat II: Writing (Barron's How to Prepare for the Sat Ii. Writing, 3rd Ed) by George Ehrenhaft ISBN: 0-7641-1689-4 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: July, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.05 (22 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Extremely Thorough and Effective
Comment: I have always been extremely strong in English, but I ordered this book for review, just in case. While I didn't spend much time with it, what I saw in it was very good. Every section was comprehensive, even the essays (although it is very difficult to prepare for that part of the test). I got an 800 on the SAT II writing (I only took it once, November of my senior year.) I would recommend this book to anyone who is taking the test, whether they struggle in English or already do quite well.
Rating: 5
Summary: An excellent test preparation
Comment: I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to gain a good score on the SAT II: Writing. Not having a natural flare for writing (especially not in so short a time frame), I rather reluctantly registered to take this test, for I thought it would be necessary for me to display some writing ability to employers, universities, and the like. I managed to gain a score of 760 in this test, which greatly exceeded my expectations. Such a score would not have been possible were it not for the practice which this book gave me, most especially in the essay section. It didn't teach me how to write, but it taught me to use my limited writing skills to gain a great score in this writing test.
Rating: 4
Summary: 700+ SAT/SAT II Scores ARE Possible
Comment: (...)
Do books like this help? When I attended a decent public high school, we were told that outside preparation was a good way to spend a lot of time and money on statistically insignificant returns. This doesn't bother private high school students I've met recently. I don't know if preparation has improved, or if the "cost" side of cost/benefit inhibits them less. Familiarity with the format and grounding in tactics has got to be worth something.
I think Lance Armstrong likes to ride the course before the Tour de France starts. His margin of victory is statistically insignificant, but it seems to work for him.
In rebuttal to another reviewer's comments: You *can* improve your ability to write essays (assuming there's room for improvement to begin with). I'm coaching a student whose essays just improved dramatically after she studied the tactics recommended by the Princeton book (e.g. add some literary or historical references). Of course some essay topics are easy to get one's teeth into, others are intractable, and we can't tell how she'll feel about the one the test puts in front of her--but she has a better template to work with than she did before.
Not bad, eh? I think I tossed this together in 20 minutes or less, with an illustrative reference to sports! I've had more practice than my student, but improvement is possible!
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Title: How to Prepare for the SAT II Math Level II C by Howard Dodge, Richard Ku ISBN: 0764120190 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: How to Prepare for the SAT II: Math Level IC by James J. Rizzuto ISBN: 0764107704 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: March, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: 10 Real SATs, Third Edition by The College Board ISBN: 0874477050 Publisher: College Board Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: How to Prepare for the Sat I (Barron's How to Prepare for the Sat I, 21st Ed) by Sharon Weiner Green, Ira, K. Ph.D, Wolf ISBN: 0764113909 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: How to Prepare for the SAT II Chemistry by Joseph A. Mascetta ISBN: 0764116665 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: 12 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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