<p>zooser--Our D. did not do at all well initially on the new SAT. I think her original writing score was in the low 400's. We enrolled her in a Kaplan test prep class that de-mystified the whole thing for her and gave her lots of practice. If your daughter has not done a prep class I'd recommend it. Self study is a nice idea but these kids are busy and the classes give them some structure around doing the prep work. Not all kids are able to do something like the Xiggi method on their own--face it, the SAT is deadly, deadly dull.</p>
<p>Definitely check out st. mary's because I saw many teaching programs on their website.</p>