I began reading Up Your Score: The Underground Guide to the SAT. To quote the writers, they pulled this book off with real panache. This is definitely a place where I can find the vocabulary that I learn in etymology class used in a sentence. They use it correctly and make it sound like it’s just part of how they speak, not a deliberate use of vocabulary. The writers write in such a way as to appeal to a teenage reader. They acknowledge that the reader has a life and would much rather do something else than study about or take the SAT. They also use frequent joking to lighten the mood. The SAT is referred to as the Slimy Atrocious Torture, and the ETS is referred to as the Evil Testing Serpent.

I can already tell that this book is going to tell me how to outsmart the SAT, not just ways to ace it. It will include tips on what the methods are of the SAT and how to look for them. It will also include information of how to streamline one’s test taking skills in order to work faster and more efficiently. This book is definitely going to be a help for the test.