Brian W. Stewart - SAT Study Guide Premium, 2023: 8 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review + Online Practice

Dedicated to Caitlin, Andrew, and Eloisewithout your love and support, this book would not have been possible. I would like to thank my mom, my dad, Andy, Pam, Leah, Thapasvi, Patrick, Sarah, and Bella. A special thank you to Michal Strawn for her invaluable help. I am grateful to all the support from my publisher, especially Jennifer Goodenough and Angela Tartaro.

Thanks so much to all of my students over the yearsI have learned far more from you than you have learned from me.

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Brian W. Stewart is the founder and president of BWS Education Consulting, Inc., a boutique tutoring and test preparation company based in Columbus, Ohio. Brian is a nationally recognized test preparation expert, having over 30,000 hours of direct instructional experience with a wide variety of learners from all over the world. He has achieved a perfect score on the SAT, helped hundreds of students reach their college admissions goals, and presented on best tutoring practices at national conferences.

Brian has used his experience and expertise to write several best-selling books with Barrons, including Barrons ACT and Barrons PSAT/NMSQT. He is a former high school teacher and graduate of Princeton University (A.B.) and The Ohio State University (M.Ed.).

Brian resides in Columbus with his wife, two children, and an assortment of pets.

To learn more about Brians online tutoring and group presentations, please visit www.bwseducationconsulting.com.

This book is designed to allow for highly targeted preparation for the SAT. Based on your previous SAT scores or the SAT Diagnostic Test in this book, review the strategies and content knowledge that are most relevant to your needs. There are hundreds of drills that range in difficulty from easy to challenging so that you can achieve the very best results for your personal situation.

First, take the Diagnostic Test to gain an understanding of your strengths and weaknesses. It is a complete test with answer explanations and a question-type analysis guide so you know what types of concepts need the most attention.

The Reading, Writing and Language, and Math sections each have:

Proven test-taking strategies that allow you to customize your approach

Extensive review of key concepts, particularly grammar and math knowledge

Practice questions fully aligned with SAT content

Advanced practice drills for ambitious students

The final section of the book offers the opportunity to take four full-length practice tests that include all question types found on the actual SAT for the Reading, Writing and Language, and Math (calculator and non-calculator) sections. Comprehensive answer explanations are provided for all questions.

In addition to the Diagnostic Test and four practice tests within this book, there are also three full-length online practice exams. You may take these exams in practice (untimed) mode or in timed mode. All questions include answer explanations.

Every strategy and explanation is based on what I have found works best for students on the actual SAT. No matter your personal goals and background knowledge, you will find practice drills and test-taking strategies that are geared toward your situation. Look at the SAT as an opportunity to showcase all of your knowledge and skills for colleges.

Best of luck,
Brian W. Stewart

While many students will like working through this book independently, others will maximize their learning when they have a great teacher or tutor as their guide. Help your students work smarter instead of simply harder by utilizing the concept reviews and drills most appropriate for your students needs. Also, you can coach your students on which test-taking strategies will be the best fit based on their past performance. I am hopeful that the skills students develop from using this book will help them not just with the SAT, but also with their academic coursework and future careers. If you have any suggestions for future editions, please reach out via the publisher.

Sincerely,
Brian W. Stewart

In January 2022, the College Board announced that in the spring of 2024, students in the United States are scheduled to switch from a paper SAT to a digital SAT. Students taking the SAT internationally are scheduled to shift to the digital format in the spring of 2023. The fundamental math, reading, and grammar skills and knowledge necessary for success will remain the same, and the test will still be scored out of 1600 points. The most important anticipated changes are that the SAT will take about 2 hours to complete instead of 3, the test sections will be adaptive (changing in difficulty based on your performance), and the entire test will be given on a computer. Check out the latest information on the digital exam by accessing Barrons Online Learning Hub via the link provided in the card at the front of the book. The Learning Hub includes online practice materials, and you can find more information on the digital SAT in the Library section.

The SAT is a standardized test designed to assess your readiness for college-level work. Approximately 2,200,000 students take the exam each year, and most U.S. colleges and universities accept it for admissions consideration. Many schools also use the SAT to determine eligibility for scholarships. The SAT is one of many factors that colleges use to grant admission, along with evaluations of high school coursework, application essays, extracurricular involvement, and more.

The SAT takes approximately three hours to complete, and is broken down as follows: