Ivy Global SSAT Practice Tests: Prep Book, 1.7 Edition

The practice is decent but this book is horridly overpriced. You can find equally good quality review material online for free.

This book is okay. Sadly, it is one of the best prep books out there for the SSAT. That said, it doesn't have a lot of competition.The problem with this book is that it has lower, middle, and upper level SSATS (2 of each). As such, only 2 tests in the book are relevant to any student in particular.This book might be more useful as a resource for a tutor than for a student.

Great book and I recommend this to every SSAT test taker.

GOOD ITEM

In my opinion, this book is overpriced.As an SSAT and ISEE tutor, I can confidently say that lack of materials is absolutely the biggest problem. There are only a few official practice tests directly from the test makers (unlike the SAT, which has at least a dozen tests released at any time).While the tests in this book are comparable, both in level and in content, to the actual SSAT, the book itself is too expensive. A company called Test Prep Works (with whom I have no affiliation) offers complete practice tests that are just as good for less than half the price, plus they have books with strategies and extra practice sets.Ivy Global's materials seem to do a good job, but they're just not worth the cost.

This book is essential for studying for the SSAT. You need to get it.Why is this book so good? I'm an SSAT tutor. The single biggest difficulty in studying for the exam is the lack of practice materials. The official SSAT guide from SSAT.org only has two tests.Beyond that, I had my students buy five separate books (total price ~$120) and they still ran out of practice materials. Further, many of the practice questions in those books were not good. They differed significantly from the SSAT materials on the exam. And the strategies were not worth reading - typically those sections were written to fill space. The SSAT strategies in other guides are not what I would recommend for practice.This book series from Ivy Global has strategies I do recommend AND an ample amount of practice materials. This practice book has two complete tests. And they're well written tests that closely resemble the actual SSAT.The Math and English SSAT books (which you should also get - links are at the bottom of this review) offer even more practice materials and strategies.It would cost $1,000-$2,000 to study privately with a tutor or to take a class. These books offer everything you need, at a total cost of $150. They're an investment in your child's future.I recommend everyone studying for the SSAT get the following four books:SSAT official guide, available from SSAT.org --> [...]Ivy Global SSAT Practice (this book)Ivy Global SSAT Math -->  Ivy Global SSAT Math (Prep Book) Ivy Global SSAT English -->  Ivy Global SSAT English (Prep Book) Graeme BlakeSSAT Instructorp.s. I want to say a word about price. A lot of parents balk at the cost of the three books. "$150....but I normally pay $10 for a book!".This is misguided. I teach SSAT classes and tutor students. Either option will cost you about $1,000-$2,000. And yet, if you had to choose between sending your child to me, or getting these books. I would tell you to get the books. These $150 books have more value than a $1500 course.Also, the equivalent books cost about $120 anyway. If you just get one $20 book you're putting your child at an immense disadvantage. And if your child is at a disadvantage, they will suffer in admissions. They may even get a smaller scholarship. That will cost your child tens of thousands of dollars.If you're sending your child to prep school, you're committing yourself to spend a vast amount of money on your child's education. Don't handicap them by flinching at spending $150 on prep books. Nothing will get a return on investment like these books will.

This is a GREAT supplement to the (very) few published SSAT tests. An ideal set of questions in all categories for test prep.