Product Description

* SIMPLE CLEAR EXPLANATIONS / SOLUTIONS for EVERY TEST PROBLEM for all eight tests & problems in the introduction section. * READING PASSAGES SUMMARIZED to help in comprehension. * The BEST, MOST DIRECT SOLUTION to each math problem with visuals and diagrams. * Why close answers are wrong, and which ones are TRAPS that students usually pick. * VOCABULARY WORDS DEFINED so you don't have to look them up in a dictionary. * GRAMMATICAL ERRORS highlighted for clear understanding of errors in the writing section. * SAMPLE STUDENT ESSAYS included.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #542129 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-31
• Binding: Paperback
• 310 pages

About the Author
Van Tsai (University of California at Berkeley, University of California at Davis) is a credentialed high school teacher who has been teaching the SAT and ACT for more than six years. He has personally taken more than 30 SAT, PSAT, ACT, and SAT II exams and knows how ETS (the maker of the SAT) systematically and formulaically develops test items.

Customer Reviews

Helped me get into Stanford!
I had the Official SAT Guide, and couldn't solve a lot of the problems. This explained things clearly and it also showed the best way to solve all the math problems too. Some other guys have a book like this too, but the explanations are really long and not very clear. After I used this, I got a 2240 on the SAT, and I just got in early admissions to Stanford!!!! Go Seniors '08!

Finally an explanation to the damn guide
Don't be fooled by what "Stu Dent" was talking about. This isn't some "random guy" from California but a well trained SAT teacher of six years, and it clearly shows in the book. He obviously failed to say that he didn't read this book enough to have a complete understanding of it.

It's been a pain for me to search for the solutions online and some aren't even on there. This book makes studying for the SAT much easier and efficient.

Explanations vague and insufficient
As an SAT tutor, I was looking for something to offer my students and to provide explanations for the College Board's Study Guide. I was disappointed. Many explanations, especially in the criting reading and writing, are too brief and are vague and insufficient. I'm left still wondering, "why"? I wouldn't spend the money again on this product. I think doing the College Board's online course, which I believe offers explanations, would have been better.