Do I HAVE to go to an SAT prep class to do well?
January 7th, 2010 | 
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Hi and welcome to my blog,
I opened this blog to help anyone who is preparing for his SAT.
I remember myself when I started - I was so lost and in such a panic.
Luckily I got this great SAT guide that helped me a lot . So study hard and good luck!
Or could I use an alternative method and get the same results?
I’m going into my Jr. year of HS September 4 and I haven’t taken the PSAT or SAT, nor have I had any preparation for it. My mom talked to Sylvan Learning Center today about a class they have for SAT prep, but it’s 00 for one month of training? Hmmmmm… I’m PRETTY SURE I won’t have time to go everyday, nor would I want to, so I don’t see how 00 is a reasonable cost being as that I KNOW there are other programs and methods that are cheaper. We have the money, it’s just that, me personally, I would think it’s a waste of my parents money… especially since I already want/need a lot of things to be bought for me this month (my birthdays this month, school starts in September, etc.)
What are some different methods of preparing for it or how did you prepare for it? Books? Classes? What?
And if you did take it, what was your score?
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Tags: birthdays, hs, mom, money, parents, psat, score, sylvan learning center
Take a few practice tests just to familiarize yourself with the style of questions. If your school offers a course take that sure, but don’t pay alot for a study session. I only looked over a few practice tests and I got
720 critical reading
660 math
690 writing
now thats a pretty good score the way i see it you are either going to do well or not.
you should go to a book store
like barnes and noble
and buy SAT prep
its very useful with practice exams
and it makes you familiar with the type of questions
you will encounter
also make sure you just plan how much your going to study each day
and DO IT!’
live up to your words
seriously reach your full potential
because SATs are what all colleges look at the most
and it will even give you a scholarship if you do really well
make your parents proud
get prepared now
and i end my answer
by quoting
"if some people can succeed through hard word, patience, and temperance, then you have no one else to blame but YOURSELF when you do fail"
NO!!!!….don’t take the prep class its absolutely idiotic. I took one, the professors don’t even check what you did if they assign homework. Meaning that you don’t get out as much if they did. Second, the kind of review they do, the explanations they gave was so brief it wasn’t a joke i was asking questions like crazy, it annoyed the professor. I didn’t like it at all, i stopped going after three sessions. I got the official guide for the SAT i studied like three months before the exam, practice practice practice. Seriously it sounds time draining but if you do well it will pay back ….GOOD LUCK!!