Lisa Zimmer Hatch, MA, is an independent college counselor and test preparation expert with nearly 40 years’ experience helping students succeed on standardized tests and the college admissions process. She’s the author of ACT Prep For Dummies, LSAT Prep For Dummies, and GMAT Prep For Dummies. Ron Woldoff, MBA, was the author of the previous edition.

• Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with the SAT 5CHAPTER 1: What to Expect with the SAT 7CHAPTER 2: Strategies for Success 15Part 2: Clinching the SAT Reading and Writing Section 21CHAPTER 3: Reaching Your Best SAT Reading and Writing Score 23CHAPTER 4: Filling in the Blanks: Craft and Structure Questions 29CHAPTER 5: Thinking Critically: Information and Ideas Questions 45CHAPTER 6: Keeping It Real: Standard English Conventions Questions 61CHAPTER 7: Creating a Connection: Expression of Ideas Questions 77Part 3: Mastering the SAT Math Section 87CHAPTER 8: Pulling Off Your Best Math Score 89CHAPTER 9: Simplifying Numbers and Operations 93CHAPTER 10: Solving Algebra and Functions 113CHAPTER 11: Shaping Up Geometry and Trigonometry 151CHAPTER 12: Measuring Statistics and Probability 179Part 4: It's All You: Acing the SAT Practice Exams 189CHAPTER 13: Practice Exam 1 191CHAPTER 14: Practice Exam 1: Answers and Explanations 223CHAPTER 15: Practice Exam 2 241CHAPTER 16: Practice Exam 2: Answers and Explanations 271CHAPTER 17: How Did You Do? Scoring Your Practice SAT 289Part 5: The Part of Tens 295CHAPTER 18: Ten or so Mistakes That Others Make That You Won't 297CHAPTER 19: Ten Ways to Get the Most from Practice SATs 303Index 309

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