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Ivy Global's New SAT Guide (2nd Edition) is the updated version of the first comprehensive test preparation book to help students ace the 2016 redesigned SAT. This book has been significantly revised to improve on Ivy Global's popular guide to be in a slimmer, more refined package. This book includes: Extensive strategies and content for Evidence-based Reading and Writing, Math, and the optional Essay Three full-length tests 500+ additional SAT-style drill problems Seven practice essay prompts Access to additional resources online, from online explanations to extra practice Why Ivy Global? Rigor-Tested Questions: Unlike other test products, we perform actual testing with high school students to help calibrate our tests' difficulty. High-quality Passages: Passages for reading and essay sections are adapted from articles in The New York Times, The Atlantic, and other high-quality publications. Most-like College Board: Our tests closely adhere to the College Board's test specifications and practice tests. Real-time Scoring: The book includes access to our scoring system, which will enable you to break down your strengths and weaknesses.
Paperback: 730 pages
Publisher: Ivy Global; 2.0 edition (December 15, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1942321759
ISBN-13: 978-1942321750
Product Dimensions: 1 x 8.5 x 11 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
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I'm a Harvard grad, SAT perfect scorer and full-time tutor who has taught the SAT for nearly 20 years. I give this book my recommendation because it provides a good source of SAT strategy and practice, in addition to 3 practice tests modeled after the new SAT.I was hoping that the math section would be a bit more extensive (it is lacking in a few areas, such as synthetic division and the polynomial remainder theorem), but as long as you try all of the official practice tests, you should be fine. If you need more help in math, and are a motivated, high-scoring student, then you should also consider this book: PWN the SAT: Math GuideThere is also a 4th practice SAT that you can download as a free PDF from the Ivy Global website, where you can also access answer explanations to all the tests (the explanations are not printed in the book).When the new SAT came out, the College Board released a book with 4 new practice tests. That should be the very first book you buy (or at least download the free PDF tests and answer explanations from the College Board website). It should be an essential aspect of anyone's SAT prep, and I currently have the #1 review on if you care to read it: Official SAT Study Guide (2016 Edition) (Official Study Guide for the New Sat)However, the problem is that the SAT Official Guide only contains 4 practice tests, which in my opinion is insufficient for a full preparation. Also, although the Official Guide includes answer explanations, it is lacking with regard to SAT strategy. The Ivy Global book helps solve both problems.Real SAT questions are of course always better to practice with, but for the new SAT, they are currently in short supply. So you should also try to get your hands on a copy of the 2015 practice PSAT (free to download from the College Board website), as well as the actual October 2015 PSAT (not available online, but paper copies were sent to students who took the test). Professional SAT tutors like me will obsessively collect every real SAT or PSAT we can find, and at the moment, there are very few of them, so of course they are especially precious.Are the questions in this Ivy Global book totally realistic in comparison to the real SAT? No they are not. Is the advice in this book always the very best? No, I have some points of disagreement with the authors' choices. Are there typos? Of course. Nearly every test-prep book has them. But seeing that the College Board has only given us 4 official tests so far, this book should help round out your preparation, because it's the best third-party option I've discovered so far. Until the College Board cooks up another batch of tests, we will need something to hold us over, and this second, much-improved edition of the Ivy Global book should do the trick.Alternatively, if you have run out of real SATs to practice with, then you could consider switching over to ACT prep: The Real ACT Prep Guide (Book + Bonus Online Content), (Reprint) (Official Act Prep Guide)For more information, you can google "SAT Action Plan - McElroy Tutoring" to read my personalized, frequently updated recommendations for SAT prep.
Excellent book. Like many reviewers, I have been a SAT tutor for 20+ years. I just bought 100 copies of this guide for my SAT students.Buy this instead of the College Board's Official SAT Practice Book! The official guide has four tests that are free online - so don't waste your money on what you can get for free. The math and grammar sections written by Ivy Global is much better than the official book.Take one of the four FREE official practice tests first and then look up what you missed in the Ivy Global Guide - only study what you need to improve your score. Then work your way through the other official tests. Finally do the Ivy Global tests (there is a free one online as well as explanations to all four Ivy Global tests). Eight practice tests should be enough for most students.
Excellent book with 3 full length practice tests for the New SAT - March 2016 and later. My son's scores on these tests closely mimicked the official college board provided tests on Khan academy, so the difficulty level is comparable.
I have been using these books since the NEW SAT information was released. As a tutor, I am using it with all my SAT prep students. I am also using the practice tests that they publish. So far, results have been quite positive. Even better, the company itself is incredibly responsive to requests and feedback!
When implementation of a new, redesigned SAT was first announced, we looked for organizations that had a heads-up as to the specifics of this new college-entrance examination. Ivy Global was one of the earliest companies to release a book on the new SAT, and from first glimpse we knew they had their pulse right on target. Since summer 2015, we have been using various SAT books from Ivy Global-and the students have benefited greatly from these materials. Test-scores in our classes have gone up dramatically, and we believe the quality of the tests and guidance form Ivy Global have been a key factor to this success. Test-Prep Hawaii has been the 50th State's largest test-prep program for the past 31 years, having instructed over 40,000 students through four decades of SAT/ACT classes and workshops. We can without reservation say that Ivy Global's workbooks and test-guides have been instrumental in putting us at the forefront of the newly-redesigned SAT, teaching the first new-SAT classes in Hawaii in 2015. Not only do we recommend Ivy Global to those seeking the highest quality test-prep materials, but we ourselves use exclusively their test-materials to supplement our own SAT vocabulary-building books. We feel that their prep-tests are even better than the College Board tests to help prepare for the SAT! We are now excited to introduce Ivy Globals's ACT test-samples to our classes and workshops for the coming year!
Clearly this organization has paid people to write good reviews. The book would be acceptable, except there are NO ANSWER EXPLANATIONS, so you can know you got the question wrong but not have the faintest clue as to how. Further more the sections where topics are taught explain the basics that everyone should already know if they passed 7th grade super thoroughly and then hardly touch upon how to do harder problems that actually show up on the test. Horrible set-up, go for Kaplan, or literally ANY OTHER BOOK. I really don't understand how this has good reviews.
Get this book along with the Official SAT Study Guide 2016. These two proved to be the best fit as a study companion for the test. I highly recommend you all to have your child use this book along with their regular classes in the 10th and 11th grade of high school. Make sure they pay attention in their regular and/or ap classes and use this book as an adjunct. Most of all, continue to take practice tests. This test is about endurance. Good luck!!
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