Should I take an SAT prep course?
October 11th, 2009 | 
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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!
some of my friends are taking SAT classes with teachers to prepare them for the real SAT. one of the classes lasts 4 months and costs 0..
im thinking of going to SAT seminars which hand out practice tests and tell you strategies.. plus i already have 3 SAT prep books
i dont know how much a teacher would help me, ive been told that the more practice tests and problems i do the better i will become at the SAT
i only missed one problem on the math portion of the PSAT (got a 75) and my writing score went up 6 points.. but my reading went down a point.. if that helps with suggesting if i should take SAT classes or not
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No. Buy the book and study on your own.
No, they’re useless, they only administer one SAT test which is at the beginning. All they do is teach you tricks and strategies, that don’t even work well. They j ust teach you how to do the easy questions and don’t focus on the hard ones, it’s a waste of money, just don’t do it.
I took the Princeton Review SAT course and it was useless.
It sounds as if your scores are pretty good so a course may not be a great benefit to you. If you have the discipline to do it yourself, buy the College Board book that has 8 or 10 tests in it and practice on one whenever you have some free time. It offers some good suggestions and the practice will be very helpful.
I would HIGHLY recommend just using books, prep classes just repeat what the books sayThe average score for the exam is a 1500(500 on each section). If you want to improve your scores, I highly recommend you do as much prep as you can. I suggest you use the following books to aid your studies….
1) The Princeton Review’s sat guide: This book contains a section known as the "Princeton Hot 100", which is a list of the 100 most frequently covered words on the actual exam. In addition the Princeton Review’s guide helps students tackle questions they are unfamilar with time tested techniques.
2) Tutorfox.com’s New Sat guide: This is an online guide written by two students who got a 2400 and a 2350 on the SAT exam. The guide sells for only 10 dollars and extensively covers everything tested on the exam.
Try both of these books if you have the chance
If you have any questions and/or concerns let me know.
Regards,
Ben