Product Description

You’ve been hearing about the SAT since the day you entered high school. Guess what? It’s time. So when you walk into that testing hall, will it be a case of nerves—or attitude? A guerrilla guide written by six students who destroyed the SAT, Up Your Score combines the best math, critical reading, and essay preparation with the strategies and tips you need to psyche out—and not be psyched out by—The Test. As Sassy magazine said, “It’s everything you need to give ’em hell.”

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9276 in Books
• Published on: 2006-07-12
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

Review
The New York Times : "A guerrilla manual to fighting the enemy. . . . It takes no prisoners."
—The New York Times

Boston Globe : “This is big news. . . . Shows other sweaty-palmed teenagers how to outsmart the SAT before it outsmarts them.”
—The Boston Globe

From the Back Cover
You’ve been hearing about the SAT since the day you entered high school. Guess what? It’s time. So when you walk into that testing hall, will it be a case of nerves—or attitude? A guerrilla guide written by six students who destroyed the SAT, Up Your Score combines the best math, critical reading, and essay preparation with the strategies and tips you need to psyche out—and not be psyched out by—The Test. As Sassy magazine said, “It’s everything you need to give ’em hell.”

About the Author
Larry Berger is a Yale graduate and Rhodes Scholar and the CEO of Wireless Generation. Michael Colton, a Harvard graduate, is editor-in-chief of ModernHumorist.com Manek Mistry graduated from Cornell Law School and is in private practice. Paul Rossi is a Cornell graduate. Jean Huang is a high school senior in St. Cloud, Minnesota and applying for early admission to Stanford.

Customer Reviews

Best wordlist ever!
I took the SAT back in 2001, and this book raised my verbal score by close to 170 points. Seriously, I took a practice test, got a 620, spent 3 weeks studying the word lists in this book, took another practice test, got a 790 (I also got a 790 on the real thing). I didn't use anything else. I also didn't learn anything in school because it wasn't in English. This book is awesome. I still remember the words that I learned using this book!

You won't regret it!

Best SAT book
I took the SAT's the first time 2 years ago when I was a junior and I was to take it again fall of my senior year so I planned to spend summer studying. I took classes at Sylvan learning center (great!) and had Princeton Review's SAT book and book of practice tests, flashcards, and Kaplan's book. I could not find a way to focus for too long with any of those, so I went on Google to search for an SAT book that maybe had some jokes or was a bit entertaining and I ran across this book.

The book teaches you but still takes breaks in between to do have a little cartoon or tell a joke. It is great! They also give really great tips. For the first time I actually found studying for SAT's fun. Also the jokes and everything are a great way to help you remember things. I definitely recommend this book for anyone who is studying for the SAT's! With the SAT classes and this book, my score increased 200 points.

also they have a free thing for you ipod so you can listen to vocab words in a song or something like that.

Hilarious and helpful
No actual problems in this book, but still very very useful. I used it along with a generic study book for practice problems. It's hilarious, it has a great vocab section, and it teaches you strategies and tricks and tips. My reading score went up to 770 (from 710) the second time I took the SAT, after reading this book.