<p>How many of you guys would have been or are willing to take an SAT preparation class form a high school senior?</p>
<p>Depends on what score that high school senior got. 2400? Sure, if it’s not too expensive. Cutoff score for me would probably be 2350.</p>
<p>If they know what they are doing, why not?</p>
<p>I would rather take a class with a student. The student just took the test recently and actually knows what it’s like to take the test. SAT tutors don’t take the SATs, and if they do it’s not under the same circumstances as high schoolers ( we have stress from school, less knowledge, stress over colleges, busy schedules, etc.). And taking it with a student is more like talking to a friend about the SAT - they can be honest and chill with you. And I have less of an issue with ignoring someone one year older than me; I hate people telling me what to do.</p>
<p>When my SAT tutor took her PSAT’s, SAT’s, GRE’s, and whatever else the **** she took for real, she got perfect scores on every single one of them…so hell yeah I would take a prep class from her if she was a high school senior.</p>
<p>i’d rather take it with a peer, as long as they scored close to a 2400, because he/she is more on my level and probably able to explain things i’d be able to understand, unlike adults</p>
<p>I’d be unsure, but there are many variables at play here.</p>
<p>One of the most important factors to be considered should be the types of students targeted. I made 700-800 in every section during my first testing; after that score, I would personally have been reluctant to be tutored by a student who made 2400. At the same time, though, if I greatly admired the senior, I’d be more willing to consider him as a tutor than any adult.</p>
<p>Then again, it depends on how the senior scored a 2400. If it was his first testing, without any prep, I’d definitely be more willing to be tutored by him than if he needed to take it twice. However, a “natural genius” like that is not only rare, but I’d also be skeptical of whether he knew how to teach. It’s my experience that the smartest kids generally have no clue how to explain things; it’s all too intuitive for them.</p>
<p>In short, I probably wouldn’t want tutoring from another student.</p>
<p>^z.exodus: If the teacher took it multiple times and improved his/her score from 2100-2350+, then I would definitely want to know how he or she did it and honestly think he or she would be a better teacher than the natural genius.</p>
<p>alihaq717 - I would consider it, but I would be more impressed if the teacher scored 2400 on his first try, yet was also able to teach. This applies to the student as well. In sum, I’d prefer a natural genius with teaching ability. </p>
<p>I don’t believe someone who improves his score to a 2350+ truly understands the material as well as a first-time test-taker who scores 2400. This stems from personal experience; my superscore increased from 2230 to 2370, yet I definitely do not believe I grasp the SAT as well as a friend who scored 2400 on his first try. Granted, this is anecdotal, and I may have poor judgment skills, etc. --but I think you see my point.</p>