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Some of the content in the SAT Insider has previously appeared in Paying for College Without Going Broke, published as a trade paperback by Random House in 2012; College Essays That Made a Difference, published as a trade paperback by Random House in 2012; Planning the Perfect College Visit, published as an eBook by Random House in 2012; and The Right College for You, published as an eBook by Random House in 2012.

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2015 Edition

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An SAT course is much more than clever techniques and powerful computer score reports. The reason our results are great is that our teachers care so much about their students. Many teachers have gone out of their way to improve the course, often going so far as to write their own materials, some of which we have incorporated into our course manuals as well as into this book. The list of these teachers could fill this page.

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Thanks to Ed Carroll, Pete Stajk, David Stoll, and Curtis Retherford for their work on previous iterations of this title.

Thanks to Jonathan Chiu and Ben McWhite for their hard work in reviewing and updating this years edition.

Finally, we would like to thank the people who truly have taught us everything we know about the SAT: our students.

Special thanks to Adam Robinson, who conceived of and perfected the Joe Bloggs approach to standardized tests and many of the other successful techniques used by The Princeton Review.

Welcome to the 2015 edition of Cracking the SAT. The SAT is not a test of aptitude, how good of a person you are, or how successful you will be in life. The SAT simply tests how well you take the SAT. And performing well on the SAT is a skill, one that can be learned like any other. The Princeton Review was founded more than 30 years ago on this very simple idea, andas our students test scores showour approach is the one that works.

Sure, you want to do well on the SAT, but you dont need to let the test intimidate you. As you prepare, remember two important things about the SAT:

• It doesnt measure the stuff that matters. It measures neither intelligence nor the depth and breadth of what youre learning in high school. It doesnt predict college grades as well as your high school grades do, and many schools are still hesitant to use the score from your 25-minute essay in their application decisions at all. Colleges know there is more to you as a studentand as a personthan what you do at a single 4-hour test administrated on a random Saturday morning.
• It underpredicts the college performance of women, minorities, and disadvantaged students. Historically, women have done better than men in college but worse on the SAT. For a test that is used to help predict performance in college, thats a pretty poor record.

Your preparation for the SAT starts here. We at The Princeton Review spend millions of dollars every year improving our methods and materials so that you are always ready for the SAT, and well get you ready too.

However, there is no magic pill: Just buying this book isnt going to improve your scores. Solid score improvement takes commitment and effort from you. If you read this book carefully and work through the problems and practice tests included in the book, not only will you be well-versed in the format of the SAT and the concepts it tests, you will also have a sound overall strategy and a powerful arsenal of test-taking strategies that you can apply to whatever you encounter on test day.

In addition to the comprehensive review in Cracking the SAT, weve tied the book to drills and tests on our websitePrincetonReview.comto make it even more efficient at helping you to improve your scores. Before doing anything else, be sure to register your book at PrincetonReview.com/cracking. When you do, youll gain access to the most up-to-date information on the SAT, detailed score reports for the tests in this book, exercises that will reinforce our techniques, and more SAT and college admissions resources.

The more you take advantage of the resources weve included in this book and the online student tools that go with it, the better youll do on the test. Read the book carefully and learn our strategies. Take full-length practice tests under actual timed conditions. Analyze your performance and focus your efforts where you need improvement. Perhaps even study with a friend to stay motivated. Attend a free event at The Princeton Review to learn more about the SAT and how it is used in the college admissions process. Search on our website for an event that will take place near you!