<p>I was wondering if SAT classes are worth the $. I am talking about "college prep" type classes, where it costs around 900 dollars for "unlimited workshops"
My father is recommending me to go to one. Personally, I believe that I can achieve the same <em>or very similar</em> results with an SAT workbook. I was wondering what you think. I do not want to spend 900 dollars unless my score dramatically rises, but neither do I want to have low scores (I got a 174 on the PSAT sophomore year)</p>
<p>well with a 174 you might want to take a class because you have room to improve. Take a practice test right before you sign up to make sure your score didnt go to far up that you don't need the class.</p>
<p>well let me put it this way...if u are a person that can sit saturday or sunday mornings and go through a book and practice like many of the ppl in cc...then i would give it a shot before paying that kind of money...but if instead u will sleep and go out on your weekends and you need to pay in order to be commited to your classes (like many other ppl do) then its definetly worth the money...
some other suggestions...since 174 is an average score...i would start with the collegeboard book and do some practice tests...and then maybe if u need more practica go with pr's 11 new sat's or if u want help with the hard questions use kaplan's 2400...
if you decide to take the course...i would go with testmasters instead of an unlimited course...testmasters has a 300 point increase guarantee and from what ive heard in this board...its very effective especially with verbal...
anymore questions let me kno</p>
<p>donnybrito,
Do you mind telling what course you are taking ? Is it Princeton Review, Kaplan, testmasters or some other ones ? Is it a class room course ? How many hours do you get and how much is it (approx) ? Thanks for any info.</p>
<p>My opinion: No.</p>
<p>i second that Schwaby, those classes don't help u at all. just get a study guide and do it urself :)</p>
<p>Well, with a combination of studying on my own with the 10 Real SAT's and Studyworks SAT prep, I raised my awful PSAT score of a 990 to an SAT score of a 1350. Yeah, I know, a HUGE leap.</p>
<p>Well, it really does depend on what kind of person you are. </p>
<p>Personally, I'm strong in English. So I studied for verbal on my own through the 10 Real SATs, and scored an 800 in the verbal section. </p>
<p>I am HORRIBLE at math. I had my cousin (a math genius) sit down and tutor me in it and I got a 650 compared to like the 500 or something I would have gotten. </p>
<p>I do rec. one on one tutoring to the SAT classes, though. See if there is a student in your area or whatnot. I bet they're cheaper too.</p>
<p>My brother on the other hand, took NO pricey SAT prep classes or hired a tutor (although my parents persuaded him to). He just studied diligently and laboriously his junior year using the 10 Real SAT's, and got a 1600 the first time he took it (Jan. '02).</p>
<p>A course is not going to teach you anymore than the Princeton Review book, or any other prep book, that you can get from the library for FREE</p>
<p>it really depends whether or not you want to sit through the course and do the work. I went to a sat prep course and it barely raised my score.</p>
<p>10 real SATs is a great book. I did a few of those and kinda got the hang of the questions. increased my score by 100.</p>
<p>Prep classes are not worth the money. Spending your time taking real tests under real testing conditions (same time limits) is very valuable. Does an 800 on the math section at age eleven sound good to you?</p>