Barron's SAT 2400: Aiming for the Perfect Score - Softcover

Carnevale M.A., Linda; Teukolsky M.S., Roselyn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764194666 ISBN 13: 9780764194665

Publisher: Barrons Educational Series, 2008

Synopsis

Even the brightest and most hard-working students aren't expected to score a perfect 2400 on their SAT college entrance tests, but students who approach perfection with scores of 2100 or higher are virtually d acceptance at the country's most prestigious colleges. The new edition of this popular guide for high-achieving college-bound students bypasses the standard test preparation drills and offers novel advice and innovative strategies for tackling the SAT's hardest questions. The book presents Critical Reading strategies for both long and short passages, concentrated help for writing a near-perfect SAT essay, and extra coaching in arithmetic, algebra, geometry, statistics, and math word problems. Students will also find difficult practice questions with explained answers in all SAT test areas, upper-level vocabulary lists, and useful math formulas. New in the second edition is the CD-ROM that is enclosed with this book. It presents a complete practice test modeled after the

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From the Back Cover

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Barron’s SAT 2400
Aiming for the Perfect Score

If you’re an academic high achiever and plan to attend any one of America’s very best colleges, this book was written especially for you. The authors skip past obvious test-taking strategies and focus your attention on the do’s and don’ts of smart test-taking. The purpose is to help you score 700 or above on all three sections of the new SAT—Critical Reading, Writing, and Math.

A score of 2100 or higher will set you apart from the crowd, placing you in the top 5% of high-achieving students throughout the country. That virtually guarantees your acceptance to the most prestigious and academically challenging colleges.

Here is that extra leg-up to help you get those scholarships and gain admission to the college of your choice.

From the Inside Flap

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The new edition of this popular guide for high-achieving college-bound students bypasses the standard test preparation drills and offers novel advice and innovative strategies for tackling the SATĀ’s hardest questions.

Critical Reading strategies for both long and short passages

Concentrated help for writing a near-perfect SAT essay

Extra coaching in arithmetic, algebra, geometry, statistics, and math word problems

Upper-level vocabulary lists

Useful math formulas

CD-ROM with full-length practice test plus 50 additional problems that pose special challengesĀ—all with answers and explanations

About this edition

• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0764194666
• ISBN 13: 9780764194665
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 384