SAT Prep course or tutoring recommendation

[Anonymous]

Why is Prep Matters good? How is it diff from Kaplan or other mainstream prep places?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why is Prep Matters good? How is it diff from Kaplan or other mainstream prep places?

One on one tutoring geared to your child's needs. However, in my experience, some of the tutors are better than others and it helped my DC who was better at standardized tests to begin with than my DC who isn't.

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Does anyone have any experience with C2 Education?

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We used Applerouth. Significant increase in scores between 1st and 2nd taking.

Your kid might not need prep, but mine sure did. He had no real experience with standardized testing. A big part of the test is just being a good test taker. He was not a good tester at all. Prepping made a huge difference for him.

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Anonymous wrote:Would you advise your child to go into their math final without having studied beforehand? Of course not!

Therefore you should advise your child to study (either at home, through a class, or with a tutor) for their standardized college admissions exams.

Why is it ok to prep for standardized college admission exam but not for standardized high school admission exam?

At the high school admissions level the stakes are simply not as high. The truth is that your child should attend the high school for which they are best suited academically, and going into a high school admissions exam without prep is the best way to gauge their natural capabilities.

Your child should attend the college for which he/she is best suited academically, and going into a college admissions exam without prep is the best way to gauge his/her natural capabilities.

That is true except there is not a high school student today who does not prepare in some way, if only at a practice sitting in school, for the rigors of the standardized college admissions exams. The stress and strain of three plus hours of intense testing is not something that most students can anticipate, and therefore they should take the time to practice, practice, practice at home, in the library, at school, alone or with the help of a group or private lesson. The College Board provides plenty of free, online SAT practice tests, as does the ACT site.

When it comes to taking the college admissions exams, the best way to gauge your ability vis-a-vis your American peers is to practice and prepare like most of them do, by taking at least one sample exam under strict, testing conditions, and then reviewing your mistakes so that you understand them. This is good advice, but you need not have your child prepare if you do not want to.

Sorry there are at leasts 2 high school students at my house who didn't prep at all. Went in took the test and were done with it. Just wish there were a way to reflect that in college applications. Unprepped scores mean more.

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Anonymous wrote:Would you advise your child to go into their math final without having studied beforehand? Of course not!

Therefore you should advise your child to study (either at home, through a class, or with a tutor) for their standardized college admissions exams.

Why is it ok to prep for standardized college admission exam but not for standardized high school admission exam?

At the high school admissions level the stakes are simply not as high. The truth is that your child should attend the high school for which they are best suited academically, and going into a high school admissions exam without prep is the best way to gauge their natural capabilities.

Your child should attend the college for which he/she is best suited academically, and going into a college admissions exam without prep is the best way to gauge his/her natural capabilities.

That is true except there is not a high school student today who does not prepare in some way, if only at a practice sitting in school, for the rigors of the standardized college admissions exams. The stress and strain of three plus hours of intense testing is not something that most students can anticipate, and therefore they should take the time to practice, practice, practice at home, in the library, at school, alone or with the help of a group or private lesson. The College Board provides plenty of free, online SAT practice tests, as does the ACT site.

When it comes to taking the college admissions exams, the best way to gauge your ability vis-a-vis your American peers is to practice and prepare like most of them do, by taking at least one sample exam under strict, testing conditions, and then reviewing your mistakes so that you understand them. This is good advice, but you need not have your child prepare if you do not want to.

Sorry there are at leasts 2 high school students at my house who didn't prep at all. Went in took the test and were done with it. Just wish there were a way to reflect that in college applications. Unprepped scores mean more.

I am puzzling over how this part of the hypothetical application would be worded. Maybe a section inviting parents to describe all the ways their child is superior to his peers?

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This is a good option. You take the practice test, they identify where you are weak, then give you drills to help. Largely, it is practice, practice, practice https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/sat/full-length-sat-1