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Kaplan ACT 2002 with CD-ROM
by Staff of Kaplan Educational Centers (Editor)

Description from Amazon
You will score higher. We guarantee it.

Practice Makes Perfect.
With ACT 2002 with CD-ROM, you'll practice with 4 full-length exams. Each test has complete explanations for all answers and provides you with a detailed analysis of your score.

Review What's Important.
To help you prepare more effectively, ACT 2002 with CD-ROM provides you with complete workouts to build your skills in each of the four subject areas on the test -- English, Math, Reading, and Science Reasoning.

Increase Your Score.
Kaplan's highly effective test-taking strategies will help you test more successfully. You will receive detailed strategies for every question type on the test, plus expert advice on managing time, dealing with stress, guessing, and more.

The Official SAT Study Guide

Customer Review from Amazon
The review by Great Faulkner's Ghost made many wonderful points, and because of that, I did not purchase this book. However, I was given this book, and, upon using it, I feel that I need to review it from another point of view.

This is very much like a new edition of the 10 Real SAT book, which I also own and is extremely useful. But I say: Buy this book, because although some questions are recycled, there is no better practice than being able to take a complete real SAT. You can get that sort of practice from this book. This also includes plenty of practice and intructions for the new writing section, which 10 Real SATs do not have.
It is disappointing that this book does not have a solution explanation section, but keep in mind that the 10 Real SATs book does not, either.

Although 10 Real SATs may still be used, it is no longer the full length, authentic SAT for graduating classes of 2006+. I strongly recommend that you purchase this book for these four points:

1) This is complete with the new critical reading section (originally verbal section, but now w/o the analogies), new math section (w/o the quantative comparisons), and the newly added writing section. The length, the scoring, and the format of the test are as close as can be to the real thing.

2) There are 8 complete tests written by the people who writes the SATs that you will be taking. You must familiarize yourself with their questions. Barrons or Princeton Review may give you an idea of what the tests are like, but this book is the way to go if you'd like a taste of the actual test.

3) The book also gives descriptions and explanations for the different types of problems. This allow you to see how the test makers view their problems.

4) As the owner of this book, you may go online and plug in your answers at CollegeBoard.Com, and they will give you a score report. They will also tell you the key elements that they look for in the essay, and you can score your own essay. At an added fee, they'll score it for you (an excellent chance to see where you stand in the way they grade essays).

On Writing the College Application Essay
by Harry Bauld

Book Description
Vital information for every college applicant. A former Ivy League admissions officer provides tough and funny advice on coming up with the best essay possible.

College Financial Aid For Dummies®
by Herm Davis, Joyce Lain Kennedy

Book Description
Includes a Hot List of the Best Scholarships, Grants, and Loans!!!
A four-year college education now costs more than $100,000 at many private universities. So how are you going to pay for it? College Financial Aid For Dummies, 2nd edition, has the answers! Student aid professionals applaud it as the most informative work of its kind. Whether you're a parent, a high school senior, or a student in college, this valuable and fun guide demystifies the financial aid process -- and shows you exactly how to find every last dime you qualify for.

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