the new sat is less vocabulary-focused than older versions of the exam. reading strategy is more important than just learning vocabulary. you want to approach your sat reading in a way that helps you understand the whole passage and correctly infer the meaning of words and phrases, even unfamiliar ones.

there is still some use in studying vocabulary though. a set of flashcards or a vocabulary word list can help you check your vocabulary range. if you see a lot of words you aren’t at all familiar with in an sat vocabulary set, you know that you need to build on your vocabulary. you can also know that you need to build really good reading strategies to deal with the unfamiliar words you will likely encounter on the exam.

for both reading strategy and vocabulary word lists, barron’s sat is pretty good. their books have excellent reading strategy advice– just be sure to use the most recent editions! and barron’s has a great set of sat flashcards too.

right here on the blog, we also have some good content for studying new sat vocab. this new sat vocabulary post is the best place to start.

hi yousuf, i responded incorrectly. we do have our 3 month new sat student schedule up with more coming soon. you can find it here: //www.catharsisit.com/hs/sat-study-schedules/

hi yousuf, yes! we are working on it right now and will have it up soon! best of luck studying!

that’s a good question! when we introduced the flashcard app, there weren’t enough words to have it completely replace barron’s in the schedule—that’s why it wasn’t included. we have since built up the app a bit, but it’s still not quite as comprehensive as we’d like (although the words included are generally more useful than many in longer lists)—hence barron’s staying in the daily assignments. that is, there are about 200 more barron’s words assigned in the schedule than there are in the magoosh flashcard app.

so at the moment, i’d recommend using both, if possible. but if you need less vocabulary work and will be focusing on other areas, you may want to forgo the barron’s book and use just magoosh flashcards, yes. 🙂

“the blue book” isn’t actually a magoosh product, i’m afraid—it’s what we call the official guide. i’m sorry if the study schedule was unclear about that or at all confusing! we don’t sell that book, but i do recommend buying it for the official practice tests. the cost depends on where you buy it, but it’s usually $20 – $25. i hope that helps clarify a little bit!