Nearly every college in America accepts the SAT as a part of its admissions process. Typically taken by high school juniors and seniors, more than two million students prepare for this exam every year. Programs and books are available to help students prepare.

There are many books on the market that sell because they propose to help your child achieve higher scores on the crucial SATs. There are equally as many programs taught on SAT achievement. Most of these books and programs are the same in material and predictability of success, but there is a new book that is well above others in content
and strategies .

This new book, which I was asked to review, shows a unique and positive approach to raising a student’s score on the SAT. The book, “How to Ace the SAT Without Losing Your Cool,” written by Michele Lo Bosco and Jacqueline Lo Bosco, Ph.D. and co-written by Siovahn Walker, M.A., John Bankston, and Mike McGibbon, is one of the best books on the subject that I have reviewed in quite some time. It is part of the program called Academics Plus.

The readability of the chapters makes it easy for students to understand. All exercises shown are geared to help a student with critical thinking skills and the use of common sense needed when approaching the SAT. It is an invaluable tool for anyone who wishes to improve their score on the Reasoning Section of this exam.

The Reasoning Section is a measure of the critical thinking skills a student will need for academic success in college. This book prepares you to assess, analyze, and solve problems. “How to Ace the Sat…”thoroughly and easily, takes students through this process step by step.

The math section is equally helpful as it guides students in a manner that makes the processes of math completely understandable, user friendly, and “do-able.”

I particularly like the fact that the authors do not talk down to their readers. They do not speak to their audience of high school students from a typically pedagogical level as some SAT prep book authors do. The authors explain and help the students to assess their abilities and offer support and strategic keys for interpreting the language of the SATs.

I am very impressed with the outlay and content of “How to Ace the Sat Without Losing Your Cool,” and highly recommend its purchase for SAT preparation. The book’s price is equitable to lesser SAT prep books and the strategies gained from reading it and doing the exercises are far superior to any.

The authors do have a program which students can attend located in NYC. If you are in that area it mat be very well worth your while to look into the program.