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17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 Poor Editing, Great Content Mar 31, 2011
By mrpepper
The only reason I gave this book four stars instead of five is because of the apparent lack of editing prior to its publication. Typos and misspelled words dot the back cover, and somebody clearly doesn't know how to keep the height to width ratio on pictures while resizing them - Dr. Chung's head cannot possibly be as long as it is in the picture on the back cover. If you're not a stickler for aesthetics, you probably won't care about any of this...
The good part of the book comes once you flip past the cover. I didn't care enough to go through all fifty "perfect tips" before the tests. If you feel as if you know how to attack SAT math problems but just need more practice, I recommend you do likewise. The problems in this practice book differ from actual SAT math problems in that they are more difficult and more conceptual. You will not stumble across any "read the pictograph" problems. Although some problems are relatively complex, the vast majority of the explanations do them justice.
The transition from this book to practice SATs from the CollegeBoard Blue Book should be relatively easy. After taking 7 practice from this book, I noticed that SAT math problems were much easier and I could do them much faster. When I took the SAT for the first time, I scored a 650 on math and I had actually run out of time on the math sections. After finishing seven practice tests from this book I scored a 760 on the math section of the SAT the second time I took it. Also, I had approximately five minutes to spare on every math section of the real SAT.
If you can devote half an hour each day to doing one practice section out of this book, your SAT scores will improve. But make sure that you understand why you got a certain question wrong so that you won't make the same mistake twice.
Want a higher SAT math score? Willing to work? Buy this book!
23 of 25 found the following review helpful:
If you want an 800 all you need is this book Sep 10, 2010
By A. Chai
"Chai squared/ tea test"
I have read through many, many SAT math review books. Most of them have long, wordy explanations about math concepts. Those types of books are useless for students who are already good at math. You don't need to know "how to do a math problem." What you need to know is "how to get an 800 on the SAT." Those are two entirely different concepts. Dr. Chung's book will get you the 800 if you are a student who is already good at math but cannot afford to screw up on any questions. If you don't know how to do the math yet, you should get Barron's.
Here is a testimonial: I gave my son Dr. Chung's book a month ago. He went over it during his spare time. Then, I timed him on a college board SAT practice exam. I was concerned because he was done in about half of the time. I thought maybe he wasn't checking his work. But then I graded it...and there were ZERO wrong answers. That, my friends, is what we are going for. My son said that the book made it just that easy.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Mastering those stubborn hard to reach math problems May 12, 2011
By Stephen Shay
"Architect"
I have a 3.3 GPA and fit in the invisible first quartile of my high school class. My SAT ambition was to offset my marginal GPA with a shockingly high SAT score - perhaps giving my application a couple extra seconds before rejection.
I got this book after previously purchasing the Kaplan guide, Barrons and the College Board On-line test prep. I had started with a modest 550 math and verbal and gradually climbed up to the 650 range. (I was still having problems with the high difficulty math problems, and finishing the math section within the slim time limit.
The books starts with fifty tips. These tips could fit on 3x5 note cards and they elegantly capture the most common brain benders. Each tip is followed by three to four practice problems that were typical SAT nightmare problems - a three minute problem with two minutes to finish. Following these fifty tips are twenty practice math tests. The math tests have 3 math sections and resemble the SAT test format; however, these are head bangers. I didn't even bother to follow the time requirements because these test questions start out hard and stay hard.
I took each test with the goal of being able to answer each of the questions and applying the related tip. After five or six tests, the questions became less intimidating. I was able to finish 11 tests and the 50 tips in a three week period. Two days before the test I relaxed and got caught up on some TV and chores. I took the test with time to spare. It felt like an entirely different test - a breeze.
The early tips are very helpful, but there are quite a few typos. You can still get the idea with the typos, and I hope that Dr. Chung can touch them up with a future edition of the book. There's very little writing of encouragement and counseling: the book goes straight to business. Just get to work and the anxiety will take care of itself.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Outstanding SAT Math Prep Book May 28, 2011
By JKim
I have tried many other books to improve my math scores such as Barrons, Princeton, Kaplons, etc. but this has been the best that I've ever tried! Dr. Chung's SAT Math Book has great tips and a large variety and amount of practice problems that helped boost my score like no other book has ever. If you would like to boost your scores on the math section of the SAT, I HIGHLY recommend this book for your use!!! Reviewing my mistakes that I made in the challenging problems in Dr. Chung's book has made it much easier to solve the math problems on the real SAT date! So, thank you Dr. Chung and i believe that other's should try this book!! ^_^
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
old pro Aug 05, 2011
By roger onstine
i have taught sat prep for 17 yrs and gotten hundreds of students into college with a full scholarships. this book is the gold standard !!!
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