<p>I just started 11th grade and I have not prepped for the SAT at all. I just don't know what to do and I am so stressed because I'm not sure if I should take course, private tutor or just get the books. </p>
<p>Revolution Prep is starting classes next Saturday at my school for $500 (my parents are willing to pay) and I'm just wondering if I should take it. Is it worth it? The reason I think I should take it is that I kind of procrastinate and so maybe a class would be better for me to keep me on track. Though I sometimes hear that Revolution Prep and others are kind of scams and don't really do much to your score. Like taking a PSAT every sat is bad because you will start to get sick of them and concentrate less. </p>
<p>Also, the Revolution Prep course I am talking about starts this Saturday, Sep 25, and goes all the way till Nov 3, and it says it preps for the Nov 6th SAT. </p>
<p>Do you think just taking that course is enough prep for the Nov 6 SAT? </p>
<p>Also what about private tutor vs course, is the tutor worth that much more?</p>
<p>Lastly, what are the best books and should I use prep books?</p>
<p>Thanks for your help, </p>
<p>Also if I were to take a prep course, is there something better then Revolution?</p>
<p>hi i’m also a junior who just started this year but i don’t know i’ve always gotten those revolutionary prep papers mailed home but i feel in my opinion that no prep course is actually worth it because honestly they just read directly off the book and you could do that yourself, i’m sure. but what i like about these courses is that they get you to work which means you can’t just be lazy because they check hwk and stuff so it’s helpful in that way but if you don’t have problem with laziness then i would reccomend practicing on your own with princeton reviews books and college board and gruber’s new 2011 edition.</p>
<p>also if you do take the course it’s definitely NOT enough you need to practice waaaaaaaaaay more than what they make you do just plan to take like two tests every week like a wednesday night and saturday morning and just go over your mistakes carefully! not just the ones you got wrong but also what you got right it should help alot :)</p>
What you was doing during these 11 years of school?</p>
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<p>Don’t take any course. It’s only waste of money and time. Purchase books and study by yourself, like Michael Scofiend did. Turn on light, relax, and read page-by-page every book.
Although it was a lot of topics about books, I will post my summary:
*The Official SAT Study Guide(aka Blue Book, BB)
*The Official Online Course
*Barron’s 2400
*Direct Hits vol.1 & 2.
Read “One night-one book”. Use top 101 books suggested by College Board.</p>
<p>Junior year’s not too late. Like Suleyman said, get the BB and take a practice test to know where you stand. For instance, you have a goal of 2100 and you get a 1800 on your first practice test, then you know how hard you’ll have to study and how much time to wait before you take the real test. Since you’ve never prepped or taken a PSAT or SAT test before, I suggest you take one in March or May, depending on how you pace yourself. </p>
<p>I don’t know how good Revolution is, but I’ve taken prep courses and believe me, they only teach you strategies and give you advice that can be found on most prep books. Sure you’ll have hands-on contact with a tutor, but I’ve found that dealing with difficult problems and finding my own strategies have proved to be much more effective than a prep course. Of course, if you feel you’re too much of a SAT noob (lol), then take the course if it’s not too much of a burden on your family’s economy. However, if your pace is synchronized with Revolution’s, you may not get the results you want. Going back to my previous assumption, let’s say you want a 2100, but Revolution usually only brings students up to 1900-2000, an adequate score, enough for most colleges, but probably not enough for the colleges you’re aiming for.</p>
<p>In a nutshell, you can definitely get a good SAT score without Revolution if you: 1. are a freaking genius. 2. practice and review while integrating your own skills and learning how to better apply them after each test. 3. do hundreds of tests until you get your target score =_=</p>
<p>Thanks for all your responses so far they have been very helpful. </p>
<p>I actually have taken the PSAT in sophomore year. </p>
<p>Heres the thing, on Revolution’s website, the course I am interested in goes from sep 35 to nov 3, and that it preps me for the nov 9th SAT. </p>
<p>This course has meetings every Wednesday night and we take practice SATs every saturday. </p>
<p>Do you think solely doing this course and taking the PSAT this october is enough prep for Nov 9th SAT? </p>
<p>Also, on their website they say that course is lined up to prep me for nov 9th SAT, but do I have to take that SAT? Could I just take the course that runs from sep to nov and maybe take the SAT in Jan? Or would that be stupid?</p>
<p>I agree with Suleyman. I don’t think a course is necessary. If you do 2 or 3 practice tests in the Blue Book, go over & understand your mistakes in each test before taking the next one, you should see a nice score increase.</p>
<p>It’s more effective to take the SAT after a course, but you can self-study and have the same effect. It’s not essential to take the November SAT, but you only lose 4 hours and $50, so take it anyways. With score choice, most colleges only look at your highest scores. Anyways, if your parents are fine with paying $500, and you’ve got time every Wednesday night and Saturday (morning?), then go for it. Hell, if you turn out to be a natural at the SAT, you can make everyone in your prep class hate you. Prep books: $100-$200; Prep course: $500; Delighting in other people’s jealousy: Priceless.</p>
<p>Okay, so I have decided I must take a course. </p>
<p>Revolution Prep has a course that runs for every SAT. </p>
<p>The one I am probably going to take says that it preps me for the Nov SAT, if I take this course, which runs from this Saturday to Nov 3rd, and meets every Wednesday night for class and every Saturday Morning for an SAT practice, would I be ready for the Nov 9th SAT? Do you think this enough prep?</p>
<p>Would this prep course automatically sign me up for the SAT in Nov?</p>
<p>You shouldn’t rely on it too much, especially if you think its instruction is pretty elementary. I say you take the course a few times and if you don’t like it, ask if you can get a refund. During the week, it’s best to study by yourself.</p>
<p>You would have to ask the prep office about signing up. You have to ask yourself what your goals are and compare those goals to your previous PSAT score to see how much preparation you need. Nobody can say for sure if the prep course is enough for the Nov. SAT if you don’t provide us with those statistics.</p>
<p>Take the prep course! The blue College Board book is the one to use (hopefully that’s what Revolution uses), so take as many of the practice tests as you can in addition to the course practice tests. </p>
<p>But, breathe a little — you have more time than you think. Most Juniors take the SAT in March. My advice is to actually hold off and take a prep course in Dec. through Feb. then take the SAT immediately afterwards. </p>
<p>You can start prepping on your own now (vocab words can take more time than a 5 week prep course will cover), but you do have some time. But mostly focus on getting steller grades which is the most important thing in Junior year.</p>
<p>All I know is on my profile for Naviance it says out of 1600 I got 1140, out of 2400 I got 1580 and then it says in a different area that for math I got a 57, verbal 57 and writing a 44 with a total of 158. The PSAT is the only test I took that would be on there so all these have to be related. Could someone explain these cause I have know idea. I just picked the 1580 cause it was out of 2400 and closest to the real thing, and the highest :D</p>
i’m also a junior who just started this year but i don’t know i’ve always gotten those revolutionary prep papers mailed home but i feel in my opinion that no prep course is actually worth it because honestly they just read directly off the book and you could do that yourself, i’m sure. but what i like about these courses is that they get you to work which means you can’t just be lazy because they check hwk and stuff so it’s helpful in that way but if you don’t have problem with laziness then i would reccomend practicing on your own with princeton reviews books and college board and gruber’s new 2011 edition.</p>