<p>Hey guys, I am currently a sophomore in high school, and I was planning on taking some SAT classes this summer.
However, I have a friend who has never taken SAT classes in her life (she just studied at home) and she got a very good score. She is not a genius or anything, she just studied.
I was wondering if it is worth taking these classes? Or is it just better to study at home, with the proper materials - books, online, etc.
Thanks!</p>
<p>If you have the self control to do a lot of studying at home then don’t bother with the classes. Classes actually force you to study, so they are better for students who probably wouldn’t study otherwise.</p>
<p>There is a paper by Briggs about the effect of coaching on SAT scores. Here is part of the conclusion:</p>
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<p>You’ll probably do just as well studying by yourself. The main benefit of classes is they assign you lots of homework, so if you can do that on your own it’s the same thing.</p>
<p>Okay, thank you! That’s what my mom has been telling me to do. Looks like that’s what I’ll be doing this summer :)</p>