Prepare for the upcoming SAT and ACT Exams by checking out our latest SAT and ACT exam resources in print and electronic formats. Here are a few recommended titles:

SAT:

Peterson's Master the SAT 2013 by Peterson's
This book provides a wealth of strategies and helps students prepare for the SAT with extensive reviews and nine full-length practice tests--including three online--to help sharpen math, writing, and critical reading skills.
 

SAT 2013: Strategies, Practice, and Review by Kaplan, Inc.

Get ready for the SAT by taking 9 practice SAT tests covering math, writing, and critical reading skills. This book contains detailed answer explanations for each exam question, a parent's guide to college admission testing and useful chapter summaries to help guide the student through the book.
 

The Official Study Guide for All SAT Subject Tests by The College Board

Planning to take one of the SAT Subject Exams? Then check out this substantial study guide, which contains exam tips, strategies and practice tests for all SAT subject exams.

ACT:

Cracking the ACT by The Geof Martz
Cracking the ACT contains proven techniques from the test prep experts. Two full-length practice tests in the book and exclusive free access to an additional practice test online will help prepare ACT test takers.

McGraw-Hill's ACT by Steven W. Dulan

This is a substantial guide for students preparing for the ACT exam. Includes exam tips and strategies, suggestions for each section of the exam, an eight-week training schedule and six practice tests.  

ACT or SAT?: Choosing the Right Exam for You by The Princeton Review

This useful book will help you decide which college entrance exam to take - the SAT or the ACT exam. Make an informed decision by learning the differences and advantages of each exam.

Online

Take free online SAT or ACT practice exams by accessing Schmoop, Tutor.com College Center and LearningExpress (San José Library Card and PIN needed for home access):

Schmoop

Note: First time users will need to create an account. 

Tutor.com College Center

Note: First time users will need to create an account. You can also access Tutor.com on your iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch by downloading Tutor.com To Go™ from the App store.

LearningExpress

Note: First time users will need to create an account. 

Feel free to ask a teen librarian at your local San José Public Library Branch if you have any questions about the SAT or ACT exam preparation resources. Good luck!

Teens, do you want an easy way to find out if you would do better on the SAT vs ACT?  

Come to the Santa Teresa Library Community Room this Saturday, April 21st from 1pm to 5pm.   Kaplan will be proctoring sample SAT and ACT tests.

Please note that Pre-Registration is required to participate in this program.    Call the Santa Teresa Library, 408.808.3068, to reserve your spot today!

You can also check out our Learning Express database, ACT and SAT books

for more college test preparation materials.

San Jose public Library and Kaplan will be offering a series of practice tests in April that give you the opportunity see how you would score on the SAT and ACT tests.  In this 4 hour practice exam, you will take half of each test, and try your hand at the types of questions you will see on the actual tests.  These practice tests are open to all High School Students. 

Evergreen Branch Library

Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 1:00pm

Berryessa Branch Library

Saturday, April 14, 2012 - 1:00pm

King Library (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library)

Saturday, April 21, 2012 - 11:00am

 Santa Teresa Branch Library

Saturday, April 21, 2012 - 1:00pm

Willow Glen Branch Library

Saturday, April 28, 2012 - 1:00pm  

Please note that pre-registration is required for all of these events.   Please contact the library where you would like to take the practice test, in order to pre-register. 

In addition, you can check out a variety of new study books for both the SAT and the ACT.

Lastly, you may also want to look at the LearningExpress Library Tutorials, Tests, eBooks which are accessible with you library card, and have great College Preparation materials, including tools and tips for both the SAT and ACT.

Don't miss the opportunity to get more information about Scholarship, Grant, and Financial Aidid at Tully Community Branch Library. Learn from Kaplan how to not only get into the college of your dreams, but how to pay for it. Understand how to make yourself the most competitive college applicant possible, learn what admissions officers are looking for, and the basics of applying for financial aid, important dates, terminology, and how financial need is determined.

Also, check out SAT and ACT books that our librarian, Peter Nguyen, recommended.

To practice for SAT and ACT exams, don't forget to take advantage of our LearningExpress Library Tutorials, Test, eBooks database. Teachers from the local schools where I presented LearningExpress gave positive feedback and indicated that they will instruct their students to use the database to improve their skills. I showed my teensReach volunteers the LearningExpress database before their SAT or ACT and they loved it. This online exams database is a wonderful supplemental tool for the many job seekers who come to the library every week and it's available 24/7. LearningExpress not only gives the user an opportunity to practice the materials before the test, it simulates the pacing of the real examination.

How do you get to the database and navigate it? Please view this video clip.

Prepare for the upcoming SAT and ACT Exams by checking out our latest SAT and ACT exam resources in print and electronic formats. Here are a few recommended titles:

SAT:

McGraw Hill's SAT 2012 by Phil Pine

This book provides a wealth of strategies and helps students prepare for the SAT. Contains 10 practice tests, 4 in the book, 4 more on CD-ROM and 2 more online -to help sharpen math, writing, and critical reading skills.

12 Practice Tests for the SAT by Kaplan, Inc.

Get ready for the SAT by taking 12 practice SAT tests. This book contains over 600 math grid-ins and multiple-choice questions, over 800 sentence completion and reading comprehension questions, answer explanations, over 500 writing multiple-choice questions, 12 essay prompts, model essays, and a self-grading guide.

The Official Study Guide for All SAT Subject Tests by The College Board

Planning to take one of the SAT Subject Exams? Then check out this substantial study guide, which contains exam tips, strategies and practice tests for all SAT subject exams.

ACT:

Cracking the ACT by The Princeton Review

Cracking the ACT contains proven techniques from the test prep experts. Two full-length practice tests in the book and exclusive free access to an additional practice test online will help prepare ACT test takers.

Gruber's Complete ACT Guide 2011 by Gary R. Gruber

This is a substantial guide for students preparing for the ACT exam. Includes exam tips and strategies, suggestions for each section of the exam, a four-hour minimum study program, and three full-length practice tests.

ACT or SAT?: Choosing the Right Exam for You. by The Princeton Review

This useful book will help you decide which college entrance exam to take - the SAT or the ACT exam. Make an informed decision by learning the differences and advantages of each exam.

Events

Attend free SAT Practice Test and Review sessions hosted by Kaplan on the following days and times:

Saturday, September 17th
Kaplan SAT Practice Test
10am - 230pm @ Berryessa Branch Library

Wednesday, September 21
Kaplan SAT Score Review Session
6pm - 7pm @ Berryessa Branch Library
 

Online

Take free online SAT or ACT practice exams by accessing LearningExpress or Tutor.com College Center (San José Library Card and PIN needed for home access):

LearningExpress

Note: First time users will need to create an account. 

Tutor.com College Center

Note: First time users will need to create an account. You can also access Tutor.com from your iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch by downloading Tutor.com To Go™ app.

Feel free to ask a teen librarian at your local San José Public Library Branch if you have any questions about the SAT or ACT exam preparation resources. Good luck!

LearningExpress database's Learning Centers offer practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, eBooks, and information you need to achieve the results you want—at school, at work, or in life. Looking to land a job? You'll find an entire Learning Center dedicated to helping you get the one that's right for you.

Teachers from the local schools where I presented LearningExpress gave positive feedback and indicated that they will instruct their students to use the database to improve their skills. I showed my teensReach volunteers the LearningExpress database before their SAT or ACT and they loved it. This online exams database is a wonderful supplemental tool for the many job seekers who come to the library every week and it's available 24/7. LearningExpress not only gives the user an opportunity to practice the materials before the test, it simulates the pacing of the real examination.

How do you get to the database and navigate it? Please view this video clip.