<p>How important is attending SAT prep classes? I'm generally a very good student getting top grades in a top program in high school. However, I've been scoring around 190 on PSAT, and am hoping to get somewhere around 2100 on my SAT.</p>
<p>I was just wondering, will SAT prep classes do much? Especially if I'm the type that's good at self-studying and will be constantly practicing? What do they really teach in those classes anyways, or is it just a waste of money?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>(sorry if that sounded bitter, but i really am just curious)</p>
<p>I think you’ll be better off self-studying. I took an SAT class with Kaplan last year and it was a waste of time. I should’ve used the wasted time to self-study. The “methods” we learned there were like plugging in numbers for math. -_- Not exactly worth the 1000 dollars. Plus for some unknown reason when I took the PSAT (before the class), I got a 80 in CR but during and after I took the class, I got mid 600ish on that section. I blame them for messing up my brain. :)</p>
<p>Took one course at Academic Student Internationald and two at the Princeton Review.</p>
<p>The courses themselves give you nothing. They go over things written in their books. But one thing you do get is motivation. If you are motivated enough, save the money; you’ll spend the quarter of that to buy all the necessary books.</p>
<p>I was scoring 199 on my PSATs and I got a 1990 on my first SAT - pretty accurate.
I was also aiming for a 2100 so I took an SAT class and my score went down 10 points. </p>
<p>In all honesty, I think that if you’re already scoring around a 200 on the PSAT, then the classes wont help. Those are really for students who are struggling with basic SAT concepts and are scoring 160 or less.</p>
<p>If you only need help in one or two areas, focus on those.</p>