SENIOR YEAR - want higher scores - hire a tutor?

<p>I was wondering about the tutors offered by sylvan or another institution for SAT/ ACT prep.</p>

<p>Here are my scores the last 2 times i took the SAT (late 10th grade, early 11th grade)...my scores lowered the second time.</p>

<p>11/2008 SAT Test<br>
Understanding Your Scores
Critical Reading 430<br>
Math 530<br>
Writing 540 </p>

<p>05/2008 SAT Test<br>
Critical Reading 560<br>
Math 570<br>
Writing 510 </p>

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<p>GPA of 3.8 + with a few college courses (at comm college) and high level high school classes (no honors programs at my school except for biology) </p>

<p>Fair amount of ECs...the usual run of the mill, and crohn's disease (if that helps at all)</p>

<p>Would it be worth my parents money to hire me a tutor at one of these places to better gurantee acceptance into the UW? </p>

<p>Yes i am an in state resident.</p>