Should I take a SAT Prep course over the summer?

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<p>I took an SAT course last summer and it helped, but now that I finished the course I'm not sure if I want to go back and continue this summer?
I'm going to be a senior and I took the SATs in May and scored 760 in Math, 650 in Writing, and 530 in Reading. My goal is to get a 2100, but I am not sure if I can.
I really need to work on reading, before I took the course last year I had a 500 in reading, after the course I had a 530 (thought I think my improvement could have been just due to being more familiar with the test). </p>

<p>Here are my options
1. Take an SAT prep course Monday to Friday, 3 hours a day.
2. Take an SAT prep course only on the weekends (cheaper).
3. Consider private tutoring (much more expensive)
4. Self-Study completely</p>

<p>I will be self studying regardless of whether I take the class or not but if I do take a class I will have less time to self study. If I self study I think I am only disciplined enough for maybe 2 hours a day of studying. The benefits for taking a class is that I will have more resources to practice from and that my schedule will be more structured.</p>

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<p>I’ve always been an advocate of self-study over prep course. Two hours a day of studying is more than enough, except when you have to take a full practice test which I recommend doing every saturday. For CR practice is what will help, along with Direct Hits. Your math is great and writing can be taken care of with Barron’s writing workbook along with the essay writing thread that you can find in the SAT preparation forum sticky.</p>

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<p>Thanks any other opinions?</p>