Up Your Score: The Underground Guide to the Sat, 1999-2000 - Softcover

Colton, Michael; Mistry, Manek; Rossi, Paul; Bowen, Hannah; Jed, Adam; Berger, Larry

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9780761111351: Up Your Score: The Underground Guide to the Sat, 1999-2000

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761111352 ISBN 13: 9780761111351

Publisher: Workman Pub Co, 1998

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Covers preparation for the math and verbal sections of the SAT, and gives insider tips and tricks on taking the test and boosting one's score

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Tired of those stuffy test-prep books written by people "who were born before the invention of the number 2 pencil"? Wouldn't you like a bit of mirth with your math, some vigor in your vocabulary? Then try Up Your Score: The Underground Guide to the SAT. Of the six authors, three scored perfect 1600s on their SATs (the others earned respectable 1500+ scores) and two of them were still in high school when the book was written. As a result, the book is both humorous and helpful, and packed with strategies to outsmart the SAT. This guerrilla guide contains key rules to remember for the verbal and math sections (for example, know that questions always get harder in each subsection), a great word list with helpful mnemonic devices, hints on educated guessing (and a reminder that it can't hurt you to guess--at worst you'll probably break even on points), and even a section on writing better essays for the SAT II. Best of all is the "But Wait! You Also Get" chapter, which offers advice on improving your concentration, relaxation techniques, the moral quandary of cheating, the fastest way to fill in the answer ovals, and even the secret of food smuggling (and a recipe for sugar-packed "Sweet and Tasty 800 Bars"). Easily the most entertaining of the SAT guides, Up Your Score will certainly help you do just that. And remember what the authors say--"It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you outsmart the ETS." --C.B. Delaney

From the Back Cover:

PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION:

"Everything you need to Give 'em Hell"--Sassy Magazine

"Your kids will score big on this one: Add "Up Your Score" to your burgeoning shelves of SAT study guides. Kids will thank you for it."-The American School Board Journal

It might be next week. It might be next year. But one day before long you're going to walk into an SAT testing hall and in three hours set the course of your future. Worried? Well, Larry, Hannah, Michael, Adam, Manek and Paul were worried, too. But not only have the authors been there and back (with all of them scoring over 1500, including 3 perfect 1600s), they decided to do something about it. A guerilla guide written for students by students, "Up Your Score" combines the best math and verbal preparation with the strategy you need to psyche out-and not be psyched out by-The Test.

SIX KIDS WHO'VE ACED IT SHOW YOU HOW TO: Think like the SAT Improve memory and maintain peak concentration Master insider math tricks Learn 600 key vocabulary words Hone your speed and timing Be a better guesser (and why it's almost always better to guess) Do sections in the best order Prepare your SAT II essay in advance

BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE: Insider college admissions advice What to do if you have a nasty proctor The "Up Your Score" Lower Your Stress Plan The SAT and the Internet A recipe for Sweet and Tasty 800 bars and how to smuggle them into the testing hall How to best fill in the answer circles and save nearly 6 minutes and ATTITUDE

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