Elite Prep vs Compass Prep

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<p>Here's my problem:
I'm doing 2 internships at UCLA this summer and they add up to a bit more than a full time job.
And I need to do SAT prep. So please help me decide which program to do (I got a 1910 - I want at least a 2200 - on an SAT CB practice test):</p>

<p>Elite Prep:
Saturdays only, about 7 hours of lessons, not including one practice SAT a week for 15 weeks. 30 minute commute each way, about 2-3 hours of homework a night (every day of the week), many of my friends have done it and raised their scores 300+ points. The classes are in classroom format and the class is designed to raise you to a 2100 minimum (you must take a test to qualify for the class, which I passed). So it should work. But it's a lot of work.</p>

<p>Compass Prep:
Any day of the week, private tutoring for 1.5 hours per week. 15 lessons total. A different tutor for math and english. 2-3 hours of homework in between lessons, only 4 (he said maybe 6) practice tests. They said it would raise my score 200 points, and maybe 300 if I'm motivated. And I don't know anyone who has done this. So I have no idea if it works. But Compass did run a PSAT prep program at my old school (I didn't go to the program), and kids said it was horrible. But that was a classroom situation, not one-on-one. And I had a compass tutor to help with my Math Level 2 subject test, but I don't really know how much he helped - it's hard to tell (I took a sparknotes test before/after and got the same score)</p>

<p>So what do you think? Compass is a lot less work, but I don't know if it will raise my score enough. Opinions?
Thanks!</p>

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<p>go to tutorfox.com
if you're going to be at UCLA you might as well get tutored there
UCLA students tutor you one-on-one for the SAT. it's great, I am going there right now and it raised my score 300+
I recommend it to everyone in the LA area</p>

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<p>But what was your original score? Because it's pretty easy to go from a 1500 to 1800, but pretty hard to go from a 2000 (or 1900 in my case) to 2300.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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Icinnamon,
So, now 7 years passed. I have the same question you had. What do you recommend?

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Someone must close this thread. The person last time who was here was in 2009.

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Agree

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icinammon,
So did you go to ELITE? What was your final SAT score?

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Honestly, the hard part of the SAT is not the questions itself; rather, its the length of the exam. That’s what Elite mainly prepares you to do.

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^I would think that there are plenty of ways to get used to the length of the exam without spending any money