Filled with generic advice, misleading information, and outdated questions, Kaplan should be avoided. Ironically, I used to be a Kaplan teacher myself and I hate the way Kaplan claims to prepare students for the test. That's why now I try to do private tutoring on my own. I would recommend that serious students buy The College Board's "10 Real SATs" for real practice, and may wish to look at Princeton Review's "Cracking the SAT", although the language used is kindergarten style.