<p>I am a rising senior for the year of 2010. I have been attending this local SAT prep class for the past 11 months. </p>
<p>At this point, I must ask you, the reader, a rhetorical question; Have you ever owned an object where you didn't need it, but you didn't throw it away either in the rare case that you really do might need it in the future and you didn't want to end up regretting?</p>
<p>Well I've been feeling that way about my SAT prep class for the past 11 months. While I feel that it has no immediate benefits, I feel like it just might help me when I take the SAT. </p>
<p>While I would much, MUCH rather go with Xiggi's method of self-studying (and I have plenty of self-motivation for it), I feel that quitting my SAT class will end up leaving me in regret. As I am a rising senior, the only opportunity I have left to take the SAT now is the first three months of school. Afterward I must apply to college.</p>
<p>And so I ask; During this upcoming summer break, should I quit my local SAT prep class and go with Xiggi's method? Or vice versa and just deal with the prep classes for the next 3 months? Which one, in the long run, would help me get a higher score?</p>
<p>PS: I said "life changing" because my parents said so. However, I do agree that it's a pretty big decision on my part, as it'll end up making a big impact on my final SAT score.</p>
<p>i used to go to those asian prep schools but not for “11 months”
it was just during summer break and my score improved a lot.
if you don’t see a big improvement after attending a prep school for 11 months,
i would recommend you to quit it.
also, i know that those classes cost A LOT. so if you think that they are not beneficial, why would you continue wasting money?</p>
<p>if it’s okay for you, you are welcome to pm me with your previous scores and i would be glad to give you more personal advices.</p>
<p>The problem is, I’m a rising SENIOR. If I was only a rising JUNIOR, I wouldn’t have cared, as I would know that I have plenty of time to decide.</p>
<p>For me, it’s now or never. I either take it or don’t.</p>
<p>And like I said. Even though I don’t see the immediate benefits, I’m afraid that quitting will make me end up regretting in the long run.</p>
<p>I’d go with Xiggi’s method. My only question is, why are you only taking the SAT once? Or waited till your senior year to take it. Taking it multiple times will have no impact on what colleges think about you, and you’d only need to report your highest scores.</p>
<p>SolR: I plan on taking the SAT 3 more times. The mere fact that my SAT teacher didn’t encourage me or even told me to take the SAT all these months should be prove on how incompetent he is as a SAT prep teacher.</p>
<p>QUIT THIS CLASS!
9 to 9?
Are you kidding me? Can you legit tolerate 12 hours of SAT a day 6 days a week?
You would spend your time much more wisely by yourself and have a chance to relax and do something worthwhile rather than just studying the whole summer.</p>
<p>well im pretty much in the same situation.
In my perspective, the rigorous and exorbitantly expensive classes helped me so much.
My score on very first diagnostic test was 1500 and I took my first and so far only sat reasoning test in last December. My score went up to 2180.
Im going to do the same thing over this summer with joy. If you work hard, i believe you can do better.</p>
<p>I forgot to add my class started from 9 to 6 so not as hard as yours.</p>
<p>Wow, 9 to 9 is extremely hefty. You might regret losing your entire summer. While I would encourage prep classes, and might take them myself, 9 to 9 is over the top. Can’t you find prep classes that don’t have such a heavy schedule? You’ll probably feel a lot more relaxed doing 2 hours a day of persistent studying and will still be able to enjoy your summer. At the same time, it’ll give you leverage with other ways of preparing like reading books and magazines. Otherwise you’ll come home and won’t feel like working or doing anything…</p>
<p>And what about school workload? How will you be able to handle that? I’d say that you should probably find shorter prep classes, or just settle for motivated self studying.</p>
<p>Not to stereotype, but my parents are Asian and they think pumping money into my educational will somehow result in better SAT scores.</p>
<p>Losing my summer is one thing, but believe it or not, I really don’t care about that at this point. </p>
<p>At this point, I want to take the best option that will help me achieve a score of atleast 2200. And yes, I haven’t even reached that much after all that SAT prep classes.</p>
<p>If you have good self-discipline, then self-study. Self-study is actually more effective than test prep as you can focus solely on the sections that you have trouble with. Test prep covers everything, and as a really good math student, I get bored out of my mind and waste a ton of time when test prep classes go into math. Subscribe to Collegeboard’s online SAT course thing to get extra practice tests w/ answer explanations and the essay grading tool.</p>
<p>Can we have a sanity check here? Even if we accept that the most important thing for a 16-17 year old to do with his summer is work on getting into college…</p>
<p>Consider using the independent methods. Then consider the 12 hour per day all summer method. How many more points is that method likely to produce. (Possibly none, but you pick whatever number you believe.) Now ask: what effect does that have on your admissions chances, compared to other things you could do with that time.</p>
<p>Working 12 hours/day all summer, you could:</p>
<ol>
<li>Do an incredible science project</li>
<li>Write and produce a play</li>
<li>Build a house (in that time, you could even crochet a house) for habitat for humanity</li>
<li>Self study for one or two AP subjects</li>
<li>Develop some new website
6…Oh, come on, ANYTHING would be better than 12 hours/day of SAT work.</li>
</ol>
<p>And these things could easily make you a more interesting applicant. Not to mention a happier person. Because at the end of the day, you’ll never know why you did or did not get into the school you wanted, no matter what your score was. But once you crochet a house, it’s yours forever.</p>
<p>Drop that class… 12 hours a day? Are you nuts?!
I self studied 3 hours a day every sunday for 3 months and I was beat. Just take exam preps, etc… I went from an 1800 to a 2310, lol.</p>
<p>Like others said… find something better to do. SAT isn’t THAT important.</p>
<p>dude, if you have been attending/attend that crap class and still are not getting a 2200+, either u have a brain damage or ur tutor is a ******bag</p>
<p>If you want to get into the college of your dreams, is it too much to ask that you tough it out for one summer? Remember, the college degree stays with your for LIFE. I can’t understand this aversion to work that so many youths possess. It’s only going to haunt them later.</p>
<p>So are you are saying: “work all day, all summer on your SAT or it’s no college degree for you!”</p>
<p>I’m betting that every senior in this forum is going to get into college.</p>
<p>The question is, do you think you will improve which college by doing this? It’s not like the alternative is staring into space, playing video games and hanging out at the mall.</p>
<p>There are more efficient ways to prepare for the SAT and more productive things to do with your time. And this “sacrifice your whole life now because the holy grail of ivy admission lies in the balance” is nuts.</p>