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Title: Taking on the new SAT: sharpen your Number 2 pencils and prepare to tackle the updated version of the college admission exam.(Scholastic Assessment Test)
Author: Maura Christopher
Publication: Careers & Colleges (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 26Issue: 1Page: 26(2)

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The Princeton Review realizes that acing the AP Statistics Exam is very different from getting straight A’s in school.We don’t try to teach you everything there is to know about statistics–only what you’ll need to score higher on the exam. There’s a big difference.In Cracking the AP Statistics Exam, we’ll teach you how to think like the test makers and
-Eliminate answer choices that look right but are planted to fool you
-Score higher by learning to use your calculator effectively
-Increase your efficiency by learning to read statistical tables
This book includes 2 full-length practice AP Statistics tests.All of our practice test questions are like the ones you'll see on the actual exam, and we fully explain every solution. ... Read more

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Not a good test prep
I have bought other Princeton AP review books in the past and liked them, so I immediately chose this one when looking for a book. Wrong decision. I find my textbook to be a much better help that is much more organized and thorough. I did not find any redeeming qualities in this book and have stopped using it. The practice tests are way too easy and not at all representative of the AP exam. Basically it was a waste of money.

A Fair Prep Book
The book is very organized.There is an adequate amount of content to get you a 5.However, both the practice multiple choice and free response don't resemble the actual test.The multiple choice part is a little bit irrelevant.The free response part is too easy.

Most disappointing
I've been using Princeton's prep book for my AP European History, Calculus, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics; SAT and ACT. Because I trusted Princeton Review, I immediately chose this book as a preparation for my AP Statistics Test(which will be tomorrow.. gosh. I should be studying right now, not writing a review.) Sample Free Response Questions are just awful. Moreover, answers are awful too. Sample FR questions show almost no relevent to the test and the answer explanations are way too confusing that I don't even know what they are talking about.

I trusted them, and I will. But I am disapppointed on this one. I would prefer my text over this one (which was opposite for other subjects) ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education), published by 1105 Media, Inc. on August 1, 2010. The length of the article is 1689 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: It's all in the preparation: needing every possible edge, students are looking to online solutions to get them ready for college admissions exams.(E-LEARNING)
Author: Vanessa Hua
Publication: T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education) (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2010
Publisher: 1105 Media, Inc.
Volume: 37Issue: 7Page: 12(3)

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This digital document is an article from New York Times Upfront, published by Scholastic, Inc. on May 10, 2010. The length of the article is 958 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Testing, testing ... think you take a lot of exams? Not compared to what students in India endure to get into college.(INTERNATIONAL)
Author: Jim Yardley
Publication: New York Times Upfront (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 10, 2010
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Volume: 142Issue: 14Page: 16(2)

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This digital document is an article from Careers & Colleges, published by EM Guild, Inc. on September 1, 2004. The length of the article is 1838 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Taking on ... the new SAT: sharpen your No. 2s and prepare to tackle the updated version of the college admission exam.
Author: Maura Christopher
Publication: Careers & Colleges (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 2004
Publisher: EM Guild, Inc.
Volume: 25Issue: 1Page: 33(3)

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Scoring high on the AP Statistics Exam is very different from earning straight A’s in school. We don’t try to teach you everything there is to know about statistics—only the strategies and information you’ll need to get your highest score. In Cracking the AP Statistics Exam, we’ll teach you how to

·Use our preparation strategies and test-taking techniques to raise your score
·Focus on the topics most likely to appear on the test
·Test your knowledge with review questions for each statistics topic covered

This book includes 2 full-length practice AP Statistics tests. All of our practice questions are just like those you’ll see on the actual exam, and we explain how to answer every question.


Cracking the AP Statistics Exam has been fully updated for the 2009 test. ... Read more

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This guide to the AP English Language & Composition Exam includes proven test-taking techniques from the AP experts at the Princeton Review. Cracking the AP English Language & Composition Exam, 2011 Edition also brings you:

•2 full-length AP English Language & Composition practice tests with detailed explanations
•Comprehensive review of the AP English essentials - classical and rhetorical modes
•Quick-study list of AP English Language terms and vocabulary to help you master them all
•Detailed walk-through of how to write great analytic, argumentative, and synthesis AP essays
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Included in this book are six full-length practice examswhich accurately depict the scope and content of the actual APexamination for Statistics.Also included is a comprehensive statisticsreview which covers the exam's four main themes: exploratory analysis,planning a study, probability, and statistical inference.For college-bound high school students. ... Read more

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Too through
All topics are covered to the extend that by the time I got through I already forgot what I was studying, but that can be a good thing for certain people.There are many informations that are downplayed on the exams.The practice multiple choice is a little easier that actual exam.The practice free response is too simple and narrowed.

its ok
I pretty much only did the practice tests. those were good, but I cannot comment on the actual text. I did not experience the "learning process" from the book. The questions were a little different then the type on the test, but I got a 5 so maybe it helped!

very regretful to buy this book...
i took a statistics course last year. since my teacher was the first oneever to take on a statistics class in my school, fearing that her knowledgemay be outstandingly insufficient, she recommended that we, the students,buy this book for self-guide. so i did. and now, what do i think? VERYREGRETFUL! i think i wasted my money on it. typical of a book from REA, -no offense to the company, by the way - this book contains a lot ofmisinformation, typos, lacking contents, etc... even after the revision!if you are seeking a stat book to use as a seld-study guide, i stronglyrecommend that YOU OVERLOOK THIS BOOK, as long as you are not competentthat you will be able to handle this curriculum w/ no difficulty at all.well, i guess in that case you wouldn't need to buy ANY book.. but anyway,i really really think you're making a mistake by choosing this book. JUSTIN CASE YOU'RE EAGER TO BUY IT OR IN AN INEVITABLE POSITION TO BUY IT, ihope you make sure there is someone who can and will help you fully withthis subject... that person might help you use this book... if that's evena good idea.

Only one step down from The Barron's AP Statistics Book.
Well organized and has and excellent selection of test questions.I use this book only slightly less often than the Barron's book. ... Read more

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Master AP Biologyincludes a focused review of all topics, including all recommended labs; 3 full-length practice tests with detailed answer explanations; the new Peterson’s College-by-College Guide to AP Credit and Placement; and the free CD, “A Parent’s Guide to Paying for College.Master AP Biologyis a highly effective way for readers to score high on this challenging exam. ... Read more

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Great
I had about a b+ in the class all year and got a predicted 4 on my practice AP test in class. The only studying I did was read through the whole book the day before the test. I ended up geting a 5! This book reviews everything on the test and goes in depth eenough to help with concepts that you don't remeber at all. It was very helpful and I highly recommend it.It has great diamgrams and concise explanations. It would probabaly help during the course also. THis book will help you achieve a better score than studying on your own or with other books! ... Read more

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Cracking the AP European History Exam, 2011 Edition provides the strategies and information you need to get your best score on the AP European History test. Inside this guide you’ll find proven techniques from the test-prep experts and much more, including:

•2 full-length AP European History practice tests with detailed answer explanations
•Engaging subject review of the exam’s topics: Renaissance, the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, World Wars, Postwar Europe, and more
•Highlighted key terms you need to know for the AP European History Exam
•Detailed walk-through of how to write a great AP essay
•Visual timelines covering each time period tested on the AP
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If you are preparing for the AP Calculus AB or BC exam, you’ll find all the techniques and information you need in this guide. Cracking the AP Calculus AB & BC Exams, 2011 Edition comes from the test-prep experts at The Princeton Review, and it includes:

•5 full-length AP Calculus practice tests — 3 for Calculus AB and 2 for Calculus BC
•Comprehensive subject review covering the essential test topics: derivatives, logarithmic functions, integrals, and more
•Numerous problem sets for practice and review
•Detailed explanations for answers to all AP Calculus practice and test questions
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This comprehensive AP guide from the test-prep experts brings you everything you need to prepare for the AP U.S. History Exam. Inside Cracking the AP U.S. History Exam, 2011 Edition you’ll find proven techniques and strategies, as well as:

•2 full-length AP U.S. History practice tests with detailed explanations
•Essential review of all key historical eras and timelines covered on the exam
•Targeted strategies for mastering the multiple-choice question section
•Detailed guides to writing great AP essays for the document-based and free response questions
•Terms and concepts organized by time period and category
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THE BOOK THAT GETS YOU RESULTS

*Includes four full-length AP Calculus practice tests, two each for the AB & BC exams.
*Sharpen your skills with more than 900 practice questions.
*Review the essential calculus covered on the exam.

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We don't try to teach you everything there is to know about calculus-only the facts and techniques you'll need to know to score high on the Advanced Placement exam.There's a big difference.In Cracking the AP Calculus AB & BC, 1999-2000 Edition, you will learn to think like the test-makers and:

*Review and practice the calculus concepts that are covered on the exam
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*Become a test-taking expert by practicing on the more than 900 problems in this book

Practice your skills on the four full-length sample tests inside (two each for both the AB and BC exams).The questions are just like the ones you'll see on the actual AP Calculus exam, and we fully explain every answer. ... Read more

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Once again....
Princeton Review does it again.Nice work.I amnot a math person, but I did pretty well on the AP courtesy of this book.Highly recommended for AP practice.Can't vouch for the BC section though.

The Calculus Bible
This book has been such a great influence on my Calculus class that it has been praised as "the Bible" by my classmates.The examples presented within are very helpful because they are given in plain englishand can be easily understood by high school students.I recommend it toanyone who is struggling to grasp the difficult concepts of Calculus. ... Read more

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"Will the Sun Rise Tomorrow?" is a memoir of Heidi Fang's childhood in China - a childhood that felt every bit normal to her as a child. She was born in Beijing in 1965, the year before the Cultural Revolution. She spent her early childhood with her doting grandmother in the countryside in Jiangsu province. In spite of material deprivation, her early childhood was filled with freedom, joy and a care-free spirit. By the time she reached school age, Heidi Fang returned to Beijing to live with her parents. Her education in the elementary school was mostly on the teachings of Mao Zedong, leader of China at the time. Little attention was given to academic studies since she was expected to be "sent down" to remote countryside for manual labor after high school, as all city youths were during the Cultural Revolution. Heidi Fang's life drastically changed following the end of the Cultural Revolution. All of a sudden what she needed to prepare for was college instead of manual labor. Her middle and high school years were under an intense pressure to study and to excel in the all-important College Entrance Exam. Even with an unthinkable mistake in the omnipotent exam, Heidi Fang was admitted to one of the top colleges in China. The book contains the author's personal experiences, and stories of her family which were told to her while she was growing up. The events in the book are portrayed entirely from the view of Heidi Fang as a child and teenager, without judgment or hindsight. The title of the book came from her belief as a child that the sun would not rise without Chairman Mao, who was always compared to the sun in all forms of propaganda. ... Read more

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A Fresh, Child's Eye View
This book is a wonderful gift from a parent to her young American daughters to let them know what her childhood in Mao's China was like. The author's stories are simple, clear and detailed. She has no agenda, political or otherwise, other than to let her daughters know about a childhood so very different from theirs. The details of relationships, family ties, food (or lack thereof), trips to the outdoor privy at boarding school are described without self-pity by one who, in the main, enjoyed her childhood. It is a refreshing view of a world many of us know little about. It is an easy, quick read that left me wanting a sequel immediately. How does she get from college in China to Yale, marry, and then settle in California? I'm hoping to see a second volume soon!

fresh voice in new genre


Wonderfully fresh voice in the genre of Chinese memoirs. Not a hidden apology for Mao's revolution; or a bitter critique of the Cultural Revolution. Rather, a timeless autobiographical portrait of a resilient little girl coming-of-age when "things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
Even more compelling because we are `reading over the shoulder' of the one person it was written to. Heidi Fang writes to introduce herself to her own daughter; to bridge a gap. How could her daughter even imagine that her now staid and accomplished professional mom was once a free-spirited, barefoot urchin who got into trouble at school (when she could attend), often went hungry, and managed to survive remarkably unscathed some of the most turbulent years in modern Chinese history?
Heidi Fang (her nom de plume) writes with a spare, unembellished candor; a stripped-down directness that must pass the scrutiny of any writer's harshest critic: her own adolescent daughter. The tone is child-to-child--dialogue, graphic details, emotions, dreams and disappointments come through the eyes and mouth not of the adult looking back, but of the child then and there. This rare ability to recapture the voice and heart of a child's-seeing is for me the most salient feature of this memoir.
(Note: the book must have also gotten something of a `thumbs-up' from her targeted audience. Her daughter, after reading it, was inspired to illustrate the ms with her own hand-sketched artwork. The simple black-and-white images, like the book itself evoke, as only children everywhere can, that disarming innocence in the human spirit before all the `isms, creeds, and lessons spoil it.)
In this sense, Will the Sun Rise Tomorrow? is a priceless account not of one person's early memories about growing up Mao's China, but a universal story about growing up itself--the realm of childhood, a world unto its own, ever and in all places. Through the author's vivid and unvarnished retelling of her formative years, we are inexorably led back to revisit our own. One is reminded of a line from e. e. cummings

children guessed(but only a few
and down they forgot as up they grew

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• NEW! Fully revised and updated to reflect recent test changes
• 2 full-length practice tests with audio portions on CD-ROM for the most test-like experience
• Detailed answer explanations
• Practice questions to reinforce key concepts
• Intensive listening and reading comprehension review
• Vocabulary-building tools, including word lists and a pronunciation guide on the CD-ROM

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Good practice, but...
Bought this for an exchange student living with us. She had great English skills and was hoping to get a 900 on the TOEIC. She went thru the practice exams several times feeling pretty confident.

On test day, she was a little surprised to see the written part of the test (letters, documents, etc) were in several different fonts. She had not prepared for this (this revision of the test guide did not include multiple fonts). She found that to be a little unnerving and difficult to read, which was reflected in her test scores.

Overall a good resource, but make sure you get the absolute latest revision to avoid surprises. ... Read more

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To help you prepare for your advanced placement American history exam, Retrieving The American Past offers you a variety of topics and sources culled from 20th century American history and historical scholarship. ... Read more

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Completely revised to cover the new test! Everything you need to know to score your best . . . Covers math, critical reading, and writing in one complete practice test . . . Tips and techniques for the essay section of the test . . . . Covers the new writing section and expanded math. This easy-to-follow guide arms you with tons of practice questions, detailed answers, and plenty of savvy test-taking techniques, as well as a practice exam. From reading comprehension and sentence completion to math and grammar essentials, you'll be fully prepped to take on the new exam and score your best.Geraldine Woods has more than 25 years of teaching experience. She currently teaches English and directs the independent study program at a high school for gifted students. ... Read more

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Welcome to the ACT Advantage. This program will help you prepare for the ACT Mathematics Test, which is the second of the four ACT tests you will take on test day. The first step in your climb to the summit of test success is a Practice Test. This is not the actual test, so don't worry. This is simply a chance to practice skills that will be on the real test. It will also give you a sense of your strengths and weaknesses so that you can better prepare for test day. Like the real ACT Mathematics test, this test has 60 problems to be completed in a total of 60 minutes. The problems cover the wide range of topics that you will see on test day, so that you may familiarize yourself with the subject matter of the test. All of the questions are multiple choice. Use the answer grid to mark each answer so you can become accustomed to doing so on test day. ... Read more

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Kaplan's guides to the New York State Regents Exams come complete with a comprehensive review of all the tested material plus Kaplan's exclusive test-taking strategies. This powerful combination makes the New York State Regents Exam: Chemistry, Second Edition, a highly effective way for you to score higher on this very challenging test.

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