Books : Up Your Score: The Underground Guide to the SAT (Up Your Score)
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by: Larry Berger, Michael Colton, Manek Mistry, Paul Rossi, Paul Rossi
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 378.1662
EAN: 9780761133254
ISBN: 0761133259
Label: Workman Publishing Company
Manufacturer: Workman Publishing Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: January 07, 2004
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Sales Rank: 588472
Studio: Workman Publishing Company
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Product Description:
Big changes are coming to the SAT. Much to the consternation of America's high school students, beginning in March 2005, the SAT will include a written exam with required essay; the math section will add questions covering Algebra II; and the verbal section will be reconfigured as a critical reading exam. But one thing won't change--the best way to ace the test is to outsmart it with strategy and attitude, which is why the Up Your Score franchise is growing every year. Janet Xu knows: Using the student-tested Up Your Score as her study guide, she scored a perfect 1600 on the SAT and is this edition's guest editor.
A special edition that straddles the new and the old, the 2005-2006 Up Your Score is revised and updated to address the specific changes in the upcoming SAT, yet still contains all the material relevant to students taking the current SAT in Fall 2004. It combines guerilla tactics with rock-solid strategies for acing the writing, math, and verbal sections, and wraps it all in humor that does the opposite of distract--in fact, as so many students know, attitude actually makes the material more memorable, the lessons more effective. Up Your Score covers the thirteen rules of the essay section; 600 key vocabulary words, and how to improve memory and concentration so you can actually remember them; insider math tricks; how to do the sections in the best order; techniques to hone speed and timing (just filling in the answer circles correctly can save six minutes); plus, why it's better to guess than to leave a question unanswered. With recipes for Sweet & Tasty 800 Bars (and how to smuggle them into the testing hall) and a revamped Web site, www.upyourscore.com.
Amazon.com Review:
Tired of those stuffy test-prep books written by people 'who were born before the invention of the number 2 pencil'? Wouldn't you like a bit of mirth with your math, some vigor in your vocabulary? Then try Up Your Score: The Underground Guide to the SAT. Of the six authors, three scored perfect 1600s on their SATs (the others earned respectable 1500+ scores) and two of them were still in high school when the book was written. As a result, the book is both humorous and helpful, and packed with strategies to outsmart the SAT. This guerrilla guide contains key rules to remember for the verbal and math sections (for example, know that questions always get harder in each subsection), a great word list with helpful mnemonic devices, hints on educated guessing (and a reminder that it can't hurt you to guess--at worst you'll probably break even on points), and even a section on writing better essays for the SAT II. Best of all is the 'But Wait! You Also Get' chapter, which offers advice on improving your concentration, relaxation techniques, the moral quandary of cheating, the fastest way to fill in the answer ovals, and even the secret of food smuggling (and a recipe for sugar-packed 'Sweet and Tasty 800 Bars'). Easily the most entertaining of the SAT guides, Up Your Score will certainly help you do just that. And remember what the authors say--'It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you outsmart the ETS.' --C.B. Delaney
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - It's OK, I Guess
I got this book for my son. He read it, and so on, but when he took
the SAT, he got fairly low grades (500s). Then we sent him to the
Princeton Review. Each of his three SAT scores was raised about
100 points (600s). That's the difference between UC and Cal State.
On the other hand, the Princeton Review is _expensive_. . .
Rating: - The book is amusing but not so beneficial
reading the book is amusing and full of fun,but the beenfit is so little
Rating: - Clever Marketing but No Substantial Content
This book was written by clever marketers who want to appeal to younger readers. They are trying to be cute when they should focus on content. I know most SAT books are boring, but they provide the content you need, not cute pictures. I teach SAT verbal and writing (this book was published before writing was added to the test I believe), and the academic material leaves something to be desired.
The BEST books to use are Gruber's and Barron's. Avoid Princeton and Kaplan unless you've ... Read More
Rating:  - Fun and helpful
I started the introduction one night at 11 pm. I couldn't stop reading it! They give you excellent tips but in a hilarious style. I absolutely love it! Everything in that book will give you great prep on the new SAT. From mnemonics to bubbling circles.
Rating:  - Big Disappointment - Too many errors
I found three errors in the math section, then quit reading it. Errors are on pages 194 (when the fish takes his last break, he is already finished), 199 (what should be the factors for x**3+y**3 are screwed up), and 203-204 (the signs on the factos should be reversed). For someone who is not strong in math, this book would be terribly confusing.
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