<p>Is it worth mentioning? I am retaking the SAT in October, and if (hopefully) my score goes up, I just don't want adcoms thinking "oh, another student that devoted their whole summer to SAT prep to raise their scores." I detest SAT prep schools, how they feed off rich people, and how poor people like me study at home with Barrons propped up. </p>
<p>If I can write it, where should I put it?</p>
<p>Don't do it.</p>
<p>Not worth it. I detest money-guzzling SAT prep classes too and I got a pretty good score without it. Mentioning that you didn't take one is just obvious attempt to impress the adcoms and it won't work.</p>
<p>darn.. I just feel like not saying it would give those people who took prep classes an advantage...</p>
<p>So? Rich people have tons of advantages, you look like an ass when you try to "get even"</p>
<p>This topic made me lol.</p>
<p>Does not do anything for you, and tends to make you look bad.</p>
<p>LOL here, too! At least in you can tell yourself that you're not dumb enough to dropped several hundreds of dollars for nothing. (That's how many of us feel after taking those classes.)</p>
<p>Don't bother. Anyone could put that on their apps even if they had taken 50 prep courses.</p>
<p>Agreed with all. Bottom line, the schools are looking at the score, not how you got the score. Besides, when SAT starts letting students select which scores to send (like ACT) in 2010, it really won't matter, as you'll just be sending the scores you want them to see.</p>
<p>I did.
Take a look at my stats profile and see how I did.. didn't get into quite a few places.
I doubt the fact that I indicated that I didn't take an SAT Prep class was what caused me to not get in Penn/Columbia/Brown/Cornell/Harvard/Princeton..</p>
<p>The SAT used to have score choice where students used to pick and choose which scores they wanted to send but did away with it in 2002 because they said that score choice benefitted wealthier students who could afford to take the test a number of times.</p>
<p>Now they are bring back score choice stating "This new policy will give students the freedom to send the scores by sitting (test date) that they feel best represent their ability to colleges and universities." to me it seems like a little back pedding, because wealthier students will still be able to take the test multiple times so you will never know if somene's numbers are a result of one sitting or taking the test multiple times.</p>
<p>I'm not liking that at all.
This, I think, is going to de-emphasize SAT scores.
It would be a disaster if top colleges just get a bunch of grade-grubbing grinds with a lot of money... I strongly believe that the guy who gets the 1560 the first time should get in over the guy who had to take the test ten times to get that same score.. that was the purpose of having people send in all of their tests.</p>
<p>i should have just taken an SAT prep class sigh.</p>
<p>honestly SAT prep classes don't always produce great results, my school usually sends a good amount of it's students to top schools and honestly everyone who got 2200+ and 32+ on the SAT/ACT did it by studying and learning on their own, a prep class can only do so much once you get to the top of the top you have to have some of your own natural talent and determination</p>
<p>however, I will say that for those were in the 1600 SAT and 24 ACT range before, the prep classes certainly helped them raise their scores by a good amount to like 1900 SAT/28 ACT</p>
<p>My prep class sucked... My SAT score went up 10 points to at 1240/1930. I didn't rpep for the ACT and got a 32 (1430/2150 rough equivalent). Honestly, prep classes suck and were a huge waste of money.</p>
<p>I took a PSAT prep class way back when, just to get more familiar with the test. It didn't do a whole lot except keep me thinking about SAT-type math while I was doing calculus.</p>
<p>Self-studying with lots and lots of books and especially old tests is really the best way to go. In a class, you might end up wasting a lot of time on a topic you're already feel secure in. With books you can focus on what's troubling you.</p>