Psat Success 2004-2005 (PETERSON'S PSAT SUCCESS)

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Summary: Save your money
Review: I bought this book with the hopes of increasing my PSAT scores from last year. However, after reading the entire text, I realized that I could have read this in sixth grade, and it still would not have been of any use to me. I found several errors in the text. Furthermore, most of the examples that the authors used in the book were simple and incomplete. Initially, when I bought this book, I was worried because of the seemingly complex nine and eighteen week plans. I know of few people who can afford to dedicate over six hours a week for eighteen weeks in addition to their basic responsibilities. However, I tried my best to follow through with the plan. It took me less than a week and much less than the three hours a day that the book suggested. Its main advice, which is to "read widely," was repeated incessantly throughout the entire text. Somehow, I do not believe that I needed to pay fifteen dollars for someone to tell me that. I would not wish this test prep book on my worst enemy.

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Summary: Helpful
Review: I'm surprised at the negative reviews of this book. The PSAT has changed; reviewers may have been using an out-of-date edition, so who knows how accurate the reviews are now? As an author of standardized tests, I found this book to be a complete and helpful preparation guide for the new PSAT.

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Summary: Don't buy this book!
Review: This book is the worst test prep. It actually has errors in the test that are unacceptable. It caused much confusion to have errors in the test which threw me off. Don't buy this book and save yourself the money.