SAT Tutoring (Only)

[Anonymous]

Not sure if this is best here or in the College Forum, but I think here because of locality -

I'm helping my DS explore options for prepping for the SAT. He generally does well on standardized tests and is a good student. We are at a W school in MCPS.

He's like a tutor to just introduce him to the test and its structure, and the tricks, etc. for when you're not sure. It seems to me that all the companies (C2, PrepMatters, etc.) offer these "packages" of hours that include test prep, essay help, app help, etc. We just want tutoring a la carte. Does that exist? And if so, does anyone have recommendations?

We would be ok with different tutors for verbal and math.

[Anonymous]

We used PrepMatters. We didn’t purchase a package. Have you called them? We just did about 9 or 10 sessions. I’m not sure it was worth the expense. Pros: they have excellent communication Cons: the tutor was much better with math than verbal.

[Anonymous]

Buy the SAT practice tests from College Board and work through them (your kid not you, obvs). We just put down a ton of cash to pay for The Princeton Review SAT guaranteed 1500 (or 150 up from baseline) and it was a total waste of time.

[Anonymous]

Prep1on1.com has different tutors for English/math, and after a diagnostic, set your child up for only what they need. Highly recommend

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Prep1on1.com has different tutors for English/math, and after a diagnostic, set your child up for only what they need. Highly recommend

Agree. There is a registration fee which covers the prep booklet but we didn’t have a package. We just pay the tutors hourly by how much help they need.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Prep1on1.com has different tutors for English/math, and after a diagnostic, set your child up for only what they need. Highly recommend

Agree. There is a registration fee which covers the prep booklet but we didn’t have a package. We just pay the tutors hourly by how much help they need.

Thanks. Not the OP, but I might check this out. Do you think it helped your child’s score?

[Anonymous]

+1 Prepmatters is very flexible, but expensive

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Buy the SAT practice tests from College Board and work through them (your kid not you, obvs). We just put down a ton of cash to pay for The Princeton Review SAT guaranteed 1500 (or 150 up from baseline) and it was a total waste of time.

My DC found the 9-day PR course helpful, but admittedly was close to 1500 to begin with.