<p>i wonder how many people have taken SAT prep courses, classes or sessions or tutoring since u all have really nice scores on here.
i dont mean to downplay anyone's success, i just want to see if it really helped. u dont have to post ur score, just if u took anything (not including independent studying from books).</p>
<p>i didn't get to take prep (it got cancelled a month before the exam, so weird) but i did alright
590 M 700 CR 710 W</p>
<p>so lets see...</p>
<p>don't be shy..</p>
<p>I didn't take prep. I have 760CR, 780M, and 800W so far. Books/self-discipline are the best teachers of the SAT.</p>
<p>No. I even posted a thread about how I thrive on the SAT without any preparation (e.g. I was at a Halloween party the night before the Nov. 1 test until 1:30). Relaxation is key.</p>
<p>^ oh, and by no prep, I mean I didn't even crack open an SAT book by myself either. When I say zero prep, I mean zero prep haha</p>
<p>Yes, and it was definitely not worth it.</p>
<p>hookem nd em yall realll kidddd!! Thatz wat im talking about. i bought a barrons book the month before my last sat
the 1st time i took the sat i had normal conditions,
the second time i was exhausted cuz i spent all night on the phone with my bf tryin to convince him not to break up w/ me,
and this last time (nov) i skipped school the day before to "relax" myself. i forced myself not to take the oct sat because i had to cheer at a football game tha night before</p>
<p>not worth it. the place i went to used practice tests from the blue sat book.</p>
<p>how so, anhtimmy?</p>
<p>^ lolz, my methods may be "normal," but my scores are 2250+ soooo average methods produce above average results for me haha</p>
<p>lol tha blue book thing is so booty... they tried u w/that one turtlecloud</p>
<p>they teach you basically everything the book tells you.
which is pretty useless.</p>
<p>I didn't gain anything from the class.
But when I started reading by myself, I was able to +260 on my SAT and was able to get a 800 on Math :D</p>
<p>what i can say is that tutoring with a native speaker REALLY helps if you're an international</p>
<p>I had a tutor (mediocre scores), and then SAT prep (only 70+ above said mediocre scores)</p>
<p>i took prep at an sat school down the street. keep in mind i didn't pass geometry 3 times.</p>
<p>1st SAT (June):
Writing - 490
Math - 510
Reading - 590</p>
<p>2nd SAT (October after SAT course during summer)-
Writing - 660
Math - 630
Reading - 640</p>
<p>i'm also korean. stereotype me.</p>
<p>if you're a self-disciplined person than all you need is a good book like the official guide or barrons but if like having someone teach you techniques and such then go for the course.
i took one and it really helped but I dont think its necessary if you start studying from a book like two months earlier.</p>
<p>i took a PR course but it didn't help at all-my scores on practice tests went down! it was really pathetic! </p>
<p>i did study with Barron's 2400+ Barron's Math for the SAT</p>
<p>I think SAT courses are helpful if you are scoring below 1900 because they can teach you tricks and techniques as well as the actual material (esp. in math).</p>
<p>If you start around 1900+, just get tons of practice tests and do them. Because by then, you already know alot and just need to practice. Besides, you pretty much already know everything (especially if you are at 2000+ initially)</p>
<p>I started in the 2000s and just took practice tests and improved 200-300 points.</p>