<p>Hey...</p>
<p>I got a SAT score of 1680 on my first try and am hoping to get a tutor to help me out over the summer. </p>
<p>I came across a tutor who teaches at Yale and is a theoritical physics major. He has no past experience in prepping for standardized tests but says he can help me out with the math section ( since he obviously is good at math ) and we could go over practice tests... Do you guys think a tutor who is not well versed with the format of the SAT would be able to help me prep? Should I go for a tutor who speicfically teaches such tests and is thorough with the format in addition to the subject matter?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>It honestly depends on the tutor. If he is willing to look to see how the SAT is formatted and go over ONLY those types of problems- by all means go for it. If he's going to teach you math, I would say it will probably not be as helpful as the other option. It usually is better to go to a tutor who specifically teaches the SAT Math stuff. I've heard from many people that the SAT is a test on how you can take the SAT, and not on your mathematical knowledge. Gluck :)!</p>
<p>Doh.. Can't seem to find anyone who privately preps SAT only unless I try the Kaplan or Princeton Review guys.. Are they any good if I have a one on one tutoring session with them?</p>
<p>I took PR (group class) and it was amazing- helped me SOO much. I would imagine the one-on-one with PR would be even better than the group classes since you get all that attention :).</p>
<p>Princeton Review classes helped me too. If you really do the homework using their techniques, it really helps. During my PR summer session and spring brush up, the teachers I had weren't really strict about the homework, so I never really did it. =]P. I took a second short summer session for PR kids that didnt improve by 200pts, and I really worked on my verbal homework. That helped. It's tedious and annoying, but it works.</p>
<p>Prob with the PR one-on-one is thats its too expensive.. $200 per hour is just too much.</p>
<p>The gruop class wouldnt work for me coz of the reason you mentioned, cali! Not having teachers who are strict would make result in my slacking off ( sounds stupid I know but cant help it ).</p>
<p>Found a small tutoring service firm locally. Spoke to the tutor who said he is a MIT graduate. Told me taht essentially would charge me $95/hr and that he would make me do 8 practice tests ( from the previous SAT tests ) and then we'd go over what I want wrong in each test,etc. Does this seem like the right approach? </p>
<p>What is the right approach for that matter?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>That is the right approach- but NINETY FIVE FRKN DOLLARS PER HOUR? dude sorry.. but that is NOT worth it... I had no idea that the PR costed 200 bucks an hour... wow.. i wanna be an SAT tutor!!.. well try see if you can find another tutor or class or something... if $$ is not an issue, then go for it.. but seriously... it's not worth that much!!</p>
<p>Yeah thats what had me thinking twice... Found two other tutors, ones a Yale Philosophy Graduate ( and she worked for PR for 2-3 years ) and the other's a SAT prep tutor for 6-7 years. They each charge $40 and $65/hr respectively so am going to explore those options.</p>
<p>I think you should take the PR course, and find the self-discipline to get the homework done even if the instructor isn't a hard-a$$ who's going to browbeat you into doing it. A tutor isn't going to work magic without your doing the work, so why would you do the work with a tutor but not for a class? The SAT is pretty dull and a pain to prep for, but you have to find some self-discipline somewhere if you're going to do well.</p>