<p>I just finished sophomore year, and my practice PSAT score is 157. I kind of BSed the diagnostic test for the tutoring center I'm going to for sat prep. I got a 1330. That was stupid. I looked it over and realized that I did bad because I didn't check over my answers.... It could have been 1500+
I want a 2000+. Should I self-study or save $800 by not going to this tutoring center?
My mom is offering to pay for one-on-one tutoring, but that's going to cost $2,400+!
Is it REALLY worth it?
I am super weak in math and vocabulary. I haven't taken Algebra 2 yet.</p>
<p>If you are motivated, self studying is the best option generally.</p>
<p>No matter which method you pick, self study is most important. For most students it’s really hard to do it yourself because you’ve had someone lead you since school started. </p>
<p>If you pay for prep, spend the extra money on private. A good tutor will not waste time working on things you don’t need. Time is worth $$$.</p>
<p>Self study unless you aren’t able to force yourself to study the right way. Tutors or classes can’t do anything for you that you can’t already do yourself.</p>
<p>Similar to your case, My first diagnostic test score for my SAT at a prep center was 1300~. My parents paid about $1200 for the prep school and they really didn’t teach me anything…but i guess that’s different for every SAT prep school but i digress. I ended up studying by myself and scored a 1780 my first try and a 2000 on the recent June SAT. So I guess what I’m trying to say is that SAVE the money and buy the BB and study your butt off!!! Your goal is a reasonable goal considering I’ve accomplished it as well as many others have as well… GOOD LUCK!!! :D</p>
<p>If you know in your heart that you’re a very determined student with the discipline to study consistently, I would just buy the Blue Book + couple other books and study by yourself. I know many, (trust me, MANY) students who have gone to a prep class called Elite and only one has broken the 2k mark with a 2000 exactly… Everyone else scored in the 1800 range. In my experience, the ones who have self-studied have ended up with higher scores.</p>