<p>10K? No way. Sounds like Mom had a bad moment and exaggerated. And, being as I am a Mom, I know that can happen. No one is really Mother of the Year. Relax, study on your own, keep your grades up and write good essays.</p>
<p>Seriously consider taking the ACT. The SAT is more logical and reasoning based, while the ACT is curriculum based. I think you are more suited for the ACT. IMO ACT > SAT.</p>
<p>"Tell your mom to cancel the course and save her money. If you get into an American university as an international student, she'll need it."</p>
<p>I agree. Take the ACT, consider applying early to NYU and realize that little financial aid is given for international students. Save the money for tuition down the road.</p>
<p>It's ridiculous that these tutors would laugh at you for your "low scores". Most Asians seem to think perfect stats=admission, when it's just not true. </p>
<p>After admissions season this year my parents were convinced that the reason I was rejected from many places was because of my GPA (which I never considered terrible, I still had a 4.0 W). At one point I couldn't take it anymore and blew up at them, telling them they had a skewed and narrow vision of college admissions.</p>
<p>Haha wow, $10K?</p>
<p>And here I though I did just fine with my cheap little study books :(</p>
<p>I would look into online prep classes or programs. They pretty much give similar information, they have timed practice tests and can look at your weak points both contextually and analytically so you can improve. (I took the Collegeboard SAT online prep that came with that huge book.)</p>
<p>Have faith in your education so far. With a 3.9 (earned with hard work especially) you'll be fine.</p>
<p>10k? really? wow, i personally would have never spent that much. you can just buy computer programs and stuff for 50 (as in a two digit number). but don't worry. just take it in the fall. you will be fine.</p>
<p>Some of you are forgetting that he didn't have the initiative in the first place to start studying by himself. He thought that "he had more time in the future", which sounds like a prime example of procrastination to me. Some students need to attend these SAT preparation classes because they are not able to study unless they're in some type of school environment. In my opinion, his mother is doing the correct thing. Carry on with the SAT preparation class.</p>
<p>if you've worked hard in school the sat's shouldn't be that bad. i mean, if you study hard in math, then the sat math should be fine. same goes for reading comp and writing.</p>
<p>buddy 2 months is alot of time </p>
<p>make the most of the two months i mean every single minute </p>
<p>your parents are exactly like mine they always are up for education and they will spend as much money as needed to benefit me </p>
<p>look take the prep classes and buy SAT books
take practice SAT's from the books </p>
<p>i suggest Kaplan, Barron's, Princeton Review</p>
<p>just keep doing Practice Test</p>
<p>trust me if you do this your SAT tests will be higher than ever</p>
<p>always aim for a perfect score of 2400 always aim for perfection and dont look in the past buddy </p>
<p>and trust me man this will pay off i want to go to UCLA and UT@ Austin badly and im here just like you cramming my butt off because i didnt do so in the beginning
i am in the same situation as you so dont be afraid because your not the only one</p>
<p>trust me on the practice tests im telling you about</p>
<p>also if you have any questions go to my profile or email me or something this is my first day here </p>
<p>but good luck man i will keep an eye on your posts</p>
<p>Keep your head up, dude. Us overachievers have all been through those times where we think that anything less than our best is a crime and an utter failure. You just need to realize that college admissions are a rounded process, and heck, if you've got a 3.9, then you must be a pretty smart kid. </p>
<p>Plus, two months is more than enough time to prepare. You just have to will yourself to sit down and take the time to try some practice SATs and stuff. It's tough, I know. I never wanted to do it myself. But just tell yourself that, down the road, it'll pay off. </p>
<p>All in all, this is a good life lesson. Be happy that this occurred to you now, and not later down the road.</p>