<p>I posted this question on another thread but I decided to post it again on my own. From all the posts I have read many people seem to dislike the SAT I course that Kaplan offers. What about the private tutoring, has anyone tried it? I know its on the expenssive side ($2199) but how is the material within the course its self? If anyone has tried the private tutoring here or know of anyone who has could you please post comments/reviews of your experience.</p>
<p>-- thanks</p>
<p>I would if I was rich.</p>
<p>I posted this in another thread regarding Kaplan:</p>
<p>I took the Kaplan private tutoring course for 26 hours ($100 per hour) because my parents have money and made me. If I could relive those 26 hours I would have just concentrated and studied on my own. I am bad at CR, excellent at Math, and very good at Writing. The course made my CR score drop and my Writing score improve. They have this stupid "money back guarantee" that requires I spend course time on Math and to do all the math homework even though I aced it every time. I instead wanted to focus more on CR but clearly that didn't work well either. They teach you these stupid techniques and patterns for CR that distract you from each individual question and waste time. When test time came in May I got:
CR 690
Math 800
Writing 800.
I wasn't satisfied so I studied ON MY OWN for a month, forgot all the crap techniques from Kaplan and improved my CR to 740 in June. In general I would recommend NOT taking Kaplan or any prep course for that matter because of their dumb contracts and "methods" that don't address each question as they come. If you want to know more about my opinion on Kaplan's private tutoring just message me or something.</p>
<p>I can't figure out how to post threads. Can someone help me out? I'm new to this.</p>
<p>i'll second that.</p>
<p>i used to teach for kaplan. i quit--their stuff just doesn't work. (just one man's opinion, of course.)</p>
<p>it's much smarter to spend, at most, a couple hundred bucks on high-quality practice materials and work on your own. put the rest of the money towards college. that's what i'd do, anyhow.</p>
<p>What about those who are not as motivated as the people on this site. There are tons of people that can't force themselves to sit down and study for the SATs all summer.</p>
<p>yah, i dont think i could study myself much just bc im really busy with other stuff..but now since im tryin some classes, i have to complete the hw and all that. </p>
<p>xitammarg- do you like princeton? do you recommend any other kind of SAT prep course?</p>
<p>hi xc--i'm biased, so i can't answer :) with princeton or kaplan, it really comes down to the local center. they aren't supposed to give the teachers any leeway (mine didn't), but if the center near you lets their teachers inject some of their own strategies and personality into the proceedings, then it could be worthwhile. i'd go with a recommendation from a friend who achieved the kind of results you're looking for. don't just walk into a pr or k center and hand them some money because you've heard of them.</p>
<p>and i can kind of understand where you and dank are coming from as far as motivation, but look at it this way: even if you take a class, you'll have to force yourself to go to the class. how is that different from forcing yourself to study on your own? no matter what option you pick, at some point you'll be forced to do something. if it were me, i'd just as soon save my money, buy a couple books, stay home, study with the tv on or whatever, and get the same information other people pay a thousand dollars to learn in a cold classroom with uncomfortable seats.</p>
<p>but, again, i'm pretty biased :)</p>