<p>(PS ignore the gram-errors)
so as in to improve upon my scores, i planned to join a SAT prep class! Since Princeton review is not available at my location, i talked to those people and they arranged an online class for me. PR sat prep has many success stories and almost every student of their has a 2100+ (MANY HAVE 2300+). theres a SAT prep class available in my town, the Kaplan ones, but theres no success story from that prep class and the students have hardly reached 2000s. however, the kaplan people charge almost half what the PR people will be charging me for the online class. the PR thing is exorbitantly priced and they will give me a total of 20 hours each of math and verbal ( and 1 hour/day each). logically that will end in like 20 days. 45K spent away in 20 days? (45K !!!!) though they will be providing me with the course material and daily assessments and 5 actual sat tests etc. this all looks enough promising, but should i give it a shot? or is there any better, cheaper ONLINE sat prep things apart from the free stuff?
suggestions are needed asap!
thanks.</p>
<p>In my opinion SAT prep classes are a waste of time and money. Arm yourself with the blue book, a word list, a calculator and a dictionary and lock yourself in a room. You are guaranteed a SAT score above 2100.</p>
<p>^agreed…</p>
<p>Agreed with Ascaris. What these test-centers usually do is give you a very hard diagnostic test, thereby labeling you with a low score. Towards the end of the course, they will give you easy practice tests, thereby showing an artificial increase in your score.</p>
<p>The best word list (and the most concise one) I’ve come across is the Direct Hits Volume 1 and 2. Any scientific calculator would be fine, though you can have more fun with a graphical one.</p>
<p>Lock yourself in a room or lock yourself outside it. Personally, I locked myself outside the room. Worked better for me ;)</p>
<p>well, math is the problem sections.
i took PCB and not M in 11th :
what now?</p>
<p>Oh don’t worry. Maths is pretty easy.
Unless of course, you are talking about Maths IIC? In that case, Barrons is a good book. Now, off to watch a movie 
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<p>thank you all.
thats all i wanted to know and realize.
Screw PR people! :)</p>
<p>I completely agree with Ascaris, alwaysleah and Tizil7! SAT prep classes will cost you both time and money. Time you spend in self study for SAT would be much more profitable, and for maths, only practice is required.</p>
<p>Buy a Barrons book and the Princeton Review 11 Practice Tests book. Solve those. That’s all you need.45k isn’t worth it.</p>
<p>Rew, first of all, SATs do not factor heavily into the admissions decision. As long as you pass a certain benchmark (which I speculate is around the 21-2200s), you should be fine. The math section is a joke. The only thing that will need a little bit of practice is the Critical Reading Section and Writing Section. For the CR, section I’d also recommend Barrons because the practice tests tend to be slightly more difficult, so that when the time comes, the actual test will seem easier. And for writing, edit your friend’s essays and papers, and you’ve got free practice right there! :)</p>
<p>save that 45k for the admission process, applying is not free of cost. You will need it at that time. :)</p>
<p>If you’re in Mumbai, check out True North. They’re cheaper, and really helpful - I found the class totally worth it.</p>
<p>Hey guys, what about collegeboards online course? Its wayyy cheaper! What say?</p>
<p>Probably a better bet than PR at any rate. Though I still contend that proper utilization of the blue book is sufficient.</p>
<p>Rew, the online course just contains practice papers (10 more official ones). It is good once you’re done with the Blue Book.</p>
<p>Why don’t you get a book, give an exam and see how you do? If your first try is around 1800-1900, you can definitely manage on your own, but if it’s a lot lower a class may help.</p>
<p>I remember getting a 2380 in one of the practice tests and being elated. Of course my actual score isn’t nearly as good :p</p>
<p>Haha, I too got a 780 on a practice CR.</p>
<p>Don’t remind me of SATs. I still go :mad: when I think about my score :p</p>