<p>Ous son who is a sophomore recently took the PSAT in October 2008. He received his scores and is not happy. His score is 115 (33/42/40) and knowing that the PSAT is a good indicator for the SAT, we realized that this would translate to a 1150 SAT score. Not so good....</p>
<p>Knowing that the PSAT does not count for college admission, should we consider having him take the ACT and use that for his college application process? </p>
<p>Or, should we secure help for him to improve his numbers? would you recommend tutor or a course such as the Princeton Review/Kaplan. Which one of these have you had successes?</p>
<p>Thank you for your help.</p>
<p>Take both and see which one he does better on</p>
<p>I think the ACT is a lot easier. But the key to both is time management in my opinion.</p>
<p>The only part about the ACT I didn't like was the science part becuz it was based on analysis not exactly science facts</p>
<p>But I would suggest he take both also</p>
<p>Try the ACT first. You always have score choice with the ACT. If you have a bad ACT, no one will ever see it. If you have a bad SAT, some colleges will insist on seeing it in order to see your SAT IIs or your best SAT.</p>
<p>I agree with the fact that taking the SAT will not give you the option to NOT report/show your SAT scores especially when SAT subject tests are required on some admission process. </p>
<p>Any thoughts on a program that would help in preparing to take the ACT and/or SAT test? Experiences on Princeton Review, Kaplan, Collegeboard or private tutor?</p>
<p>Thanks again for your time to reply to my questions/concerns.</p>
<p>I got the Princeton Review online course from some discount, it was a pretty good review. Then, I bought the official SAT Study Guide from College Board. I did all the tests in it, and reviewed them till I understood every question. This helps a lot, as many memebers of CC will testify. Also, study vocab- I used Kaplan's list</p>