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?

i just took a practice SAT online and i got a 1990. this is with no preparation (i literally just sat down and took the test) with distractions. is this good? i’m going to be a junior.

i’m taking the PSAT in october, and if i continue practicing every weekend or an hour a day or something starting on september 1, do you think i will be prepared for it? depending on how i do on the PSAT, i’m considering taking a SAT prep class, but im not sure if they’re worth it.

thanks so much in advance!

I already have the Peterson’s online SAT course, but I’ll soon be taking the PSAT. Do I need another online course for the PSAT or is everything that I need to know already on my SAT course?

Hi. I’m really starting to think about college, and the applications process, etc. I’ve just started my junior year in high school, and I’m wondering what I can do to prepare for taking the SAT sometime in the spring. I want to get my score as high as I possibly can. I plan on taking a prep course, and taking more practice SAT tests, but what else can I do? Would it be helpful to get a prep book now and look at that every week? I also want to do well on the PSAT if I can. Any recommendations?
Thanks!

this entire summer, i have spent 3 days per week going to SAT prep. tuesdays were math for 6 straight hours. thursdays were critical reading/writing for 3 straight hours. fridays were vocabulary and grammar for 4 straight hours. i have completed 10 hours of SAT prep this summer, and that was what i had signed up for. my score went up from 1800 (PSAT) to 2030 (practice SAT at the prep place). useful, yes. but theres apparently a 14 week program as well, meaning i could still sign up for it and go during all of september. i wouldn’t mind going, for the sake of the SAT test in October/November (still need to try to switch dates…). however..i have band and drumline. i have tuesday night band practice and thursday/fridays are possible football game days. i have a new band director who’s pretty hardcore and strict, and he’ll definitely lower my grade if i don’t come to those practices. plus, i don’t want to have to worry about attending SAT prep while going to school. i really have no idea what to do.
this is really urgent…i wish i posted this question up sooner….please, so any advice on what to do?
sign up for the 4 weeks and screw up band and drumline, or set aside the 4 weeks and just go for it…
and i apologize that this is so long.

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?

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?

im deciding between testmasters and princeton review on which class to take and please do not tell me to just read the books because im going to take the classes + review the books. my goal is to get atleast a 1950 and i got a 1600 on PSAT about a year ago without studying or ne thing. which class is better to take? only people who have taken the class give me opinions please. which course is better to take and why?! tY!

Is the writing really hard to do well on? At this SAT preparation course students, including my friend and I, took practice tests similar to the SAT, which I know because of taking tests from the blue College Board book and asking another friend who took the SAT and the same course when she was our age, about 2-3 years ago.

My friend got an 800 on writing, and I got a 740, but for some reason when she took the real SAT (I haven’t yet), she only scored a 600. What gives? She was really good at writing and did assignments for 25 minutes in 10 minutes, getting maybe 1 wrong. Also the person who is most likely gonig to be valedictorian at our school only got a 710.

Any tips? In the College Board book I’m scoring in the 700s, getting only maybe 4 wrong with. I think my essays are pretty good. I need a good writing score because math is the easiest for me, probably a pretty easy 770+, but critical reading I’m only getting mid to high 600s. I was counting on the writing, which is easy for me, to get me around 2150-2200, but people aren’t doing good on it. Why?? Advice???
Also, on the PSAT I got a 68 on writing (HOWEVER, only 3 were wrong and none blank; it must have been a bad curve, and after looking at the PSAT I realized one or two of those errors were really stupid mistakes).
I know I need a good score for good colleges. I don’t really need help with writing since I’m getting almost every question right under timed conditions. I just don’t get why such smart people are doing so poorly, including my friend who got an 800 on writing for a practice test similar to the SAT.

i am planning on taking the november 7 SAT. and not sure whether to take SAT classes or not. i got a brochure in the mail about revolution prep. should i take the classes? it is 9 for a group course.
i already signed up for the free mock SAT test at my school but i’m not sure.

i really need advice. i took the psat twice. both times i was really sick with a high fever and headache and everything and i ended up with a 148 and a 145 so i really don’t know.

Is the SAT significantly harder than the SAT?
Like, could a high 2200 PSAT person get 2200 on the SAT without further preparation.
To Lizzie:
I’m not an atheist
why am i a swollen butthole

I am taking the SAT in May and again in October.
I would like to get extra help since i do not have the discipline to study on my own, but classes cost 0 and up.
this is alot for my family
i received an 1840 or something on the last PSAT and i want to raise that to the 2000s

should my family make the sacrifice for me to take the classes or should i continue with the book?

Is the SAT significantly harder than the SAT?
Like, could a high 2200 PSAT person get 2200 on the SAT without further preparation.
To Lizzie:
I’m not an atheist
why am i a swollen butthole

I’m a junior in high school and on my PSAT i did ok, 1870 (without any preparation).
I’m debating weather or not i should take the SAT in June and Oct or just Oct.
I won’t be taking any prep classes before the June exam.
Would you recommend taking the SAT before taking classes?
Does it matter how many times you take it?

(please answer!)Are the Princeton Review SAT practice test generally harder than the Sat and other prep books?
Are the Princeton Review SAT practice test generally harder than the Sat and other prep books?
I took the Barron’s 2400 practice test and I got a score in the range of 1450-1520. I got a 1580 on the PSAT. I took the Princeton Review sat practice test and I got a 1210!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!… I’m so annoyed.
I found princeton review much harder. Now I really dont know where I stand in terms of SAT performance.

my parents want me to take the PSAT to prepare myself for the SAT. i argue that ive been taking standardized tests like this since middle school. are they similar enough that i dont need extra preparation for the SAT.

I take the SAT in November, and I am considering buying the Kaplan Test Prep SAT ACT PSAT 2007 Platinum Addition on CD-ROM, because not only would it help with the SAT, but perhaps with the ACT that I retake in the spring. However, how much different are the 2007 prep guides compared to this years? Is it so significant that it wouldn’t help? Any opinions and/or suggestions would be helpful!

I’m talking about The Official SAT Study Guide by The College Board
http://www.amazon.com/official-sat-study…

I’m taking the SAT next year as a junior and right now im about to take the PSAT in 2 weeks, should I buy this book? or will they publish a new one soon?

Hello, im currently in my grade 11 year and I want to prepare for the SAT. With this, i’m debating whether i should take a PSAT course or just a regular SAT course. My biggest concern is, Is it too late to take the PSAT?

Also, if you could point out any places offering these courses in Toronto. Let me know please.

Thank you

I’m shopping for a couple of test prep books: SAT,ACT,PSAT,AP etc.

and i was wondering, if i buy a 2009 edition and the next year they release a 2010 edition AM I SCREWED?

I am taking the PSAT in 21 days from now. I need some help. I want to score at least a 2000/2400 or 200/240. I am not very good with the Critical Reading portion. Should I read the passages given fully and then answer the questions or should I read the questions first and then skim through the passages?
For the Math portion, I’m not sure what is wrong. Math is my strongest subject. I am a 100 average student in Math. When it comes to PSAT and SAT math questions, im only getting 500s and 600s. I want to try and get the full 800 for the math.
For the Writing section, I am doing decent. I am usually very good with grammar but I still find this hard.

Can anyone give me some tips/help?
I’m reviewing as many psat and sat questions as i can. The critical reading and writing portion annoy me because i am pressed by time.

i’m a good student. i take honors//AP courses so i’m not in a bad starting position. if i study all summer and up to the test using software, the books, and flashcards, etc,.. would i be well prepared to do really well on the PSAT come october, and take and do really well on (2000+) the SAT in winter or spring? or is it best to take a classroom course?

I’m taking the PSAT’s next week, and SAT’s are just around the corner. I’d like to know of any books that are available for purchase that you can suggest. Something that is very good, and possibly had helped you immensely, in your opinion. So? Have at it (:

I have to sign up for ACT, PSAT, and SAT test prep pretty soon. I’m leaning towards Kaplan but a lot of people recommend Princeton Review. The price doesn’t really matter and both classroom courses are around the same area (,000-,000). If there is anyone out there has used kaplan or princeton prep courses review for anything at all, pleeeeaaase help! I really don’t know which one to choose…open to any suggestions.
forgot to check my grammar before I posted…sorry.

I am 18 and a high school senior who will be graduating in a few days. I took my SAT only once and scored 2230, with scores of over 700 on each section. Additionally, I got perfect scores on the math and writing sections of my PSAT. I have a 4.6 GPA and have been told that I would make a great teacher, though I have never done any formal tutoring aside from volunteering to tutor a kid in Spanish a couple times after school.
While discussing the SAT, a junior I know who wanted to raise her score above 2100 (currently at 2070) asked me if I would tutor her, and her parents would pay if I could guarantee she’d score over 2100 (which I feel pretty confident I could do).
How much should I charge per hour?
Thank you!!