MCPS Sat/act prep class- is this class any good?
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Anonymous
| My 10th grade dd did poorly on the psat. She needs some test prep help. Prefer not to spend $$$ since her goal isn’t a top school but would at least like her to get into some in state options. Didn’t realize they offered test prep. Is it any good or are the paid programs that much better. |
Anonymous
| Can you please link to what you are talking about? I have not heard of this |
Anonymous
| It probably depends on the instructor. You can get SAT prep via the Tutor Me program and just get an SAT tutor. Its free. You could do both. |
Anonymous
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Use free Khan Academy practice https://www.khanacademy.org/sat/
MCPS doesn’t offer test prep. If it’s on the weekend at a school, some one had rented the facility. |
Anonymous
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https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/schools/high-schools/a-j/blakehs/uploadedfiles/department/careercenter/test20prep201920rev208.26.199.pdf
Looks like some schools offer a semester class. |
Anonymous
One school - Blake. |
Anonymous
How does that work? Do you take practice tests and then review missed problems with tutor? Do you sign up for SAT tutoring or for like math or English tutoring? Thanks! |
Anonymous
Just email the company and ask for a SAT tutor for math and english. They should provide a curriculum. |
Anonymous
Blair has a class called College Test Prep as an English elective https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YK1LiZhU9qB884Nf7pMA4Hc1Ks47du7UZW8k4SSV_ys/edit |
Anonymous
Yeah, that's the same class offered at Blake. Other schools may offer as well -- look for course number NSS2000. I have no info for the OP about the quality or content of the class. May be worth asking the English department at your child's school for a copy of the syllabus or other information. |
Anonymous
| Whitman has a test prep class as an English elective. DD’s counselor said it’s more helpful if students have had Algebra 2 before taking it. |
Anonymous
My DC took the summer SAT prep class offered at Blair, and I thought it was very good at teaching test strategies and reviewing the concepts for the test. Our child also took a class in August that basically consisted of taking several sample tests from the College Board website under timed conditions and reviewing the answers to see what they did wrong. You probably could do that at home if you're willing to structure it. With those two classes, DC received a very good SAT score. I think it depends on the child what works for them, though. Khan Academy might also work, but after so much distance learning, we wanted DC to have in-person classes. |