{"product_id":"sat-prep-black-book","title":"SAT Prep Black Book","description":"\u003ch2\u003eCurrent SAT Prep for 2020, 2021, and beyond\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fully up-to-date\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSAT Prep Black Book, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egives you unique, effective SAT strategies from Mike Barrett, an SAT tutor with clients all over the globe who pay him hundreds of dollars an hour for phone tutoring. In addition to extensive and effective training on every aspect of the SAT, the SAT Black Book gives you detailed, systematic, easy-to-follow walkthroughs for every question in 4 of the College Board's official SAT Practice Tests. The Black Book is a must-have in your SAT preparation, whether you want to\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emake a perfect 1600 to apply to an Ivy,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003escore a 450 in each section to claim a sports scholarship,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eor anything in between.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find the first 4 Practice SAT tests from the College Board for free on the College Board’s website, or in the \"Blue Book,\" which is the College Board's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOfficial SAT Study Guide,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2016 Edition or 2018 Edition---both editions contain the first 4 official SAT practice tests. (The SAT Prep Black Book has no affiliation with the College Board.) The Black Book and the real practice SAT tests from the College Board are all you need to get your best possible SAT score. The Black Book is the ideal SAT book for 3 major reasons:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt covers every aspect of the test with advice that actually works, making it unique in the SAT prep field. It doesn't just review material from your high school classes! Instead, you'll learn to exploit design flaws in the SAT, using its own \"SAT tricks\" against it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Black Book contains 600+ detailed, systematic, easy-to-follow walkthroughs for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ereal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSAT questions from the College Board, so you know that what you're learning actually works. You'll see every question from the first 4 official SAT Practice Tests attacked in a way that clearly demonstrates the ideal thought process on the SAT. (You'll need your own copies of those real SAT practice tests, which you can get for free from the College Board’s website. You can also find them in the College Board’s 2016 or 2018 “Blue Book.”)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Black Book is a clear, concise roadmap to the SAT. (See the selected highlights below). 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