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[quote=Anonymous]In my 12 years of experience tutoring, the kid has more to do with the results than any individual tutor or tutoring company. I've seen kids go up 430 points. I've had a dozen or so score 1550+ SAT or 35+ ACT in the last couple of years. These students get into it. They want to do well, dedicate time, and seem to manage themselves throughout the process. We as tutors, just have to provide the curriculum and help them jump through hurdles week-to-week.

Others are very difficult to motivate as they seem to forget about their assignments the moment the session ends, even when texted throughout the week. This is terrible if you're only meeting 1x / week. Some really struggle to learn material at a rate that is necessary for success in a one-on-one setting. Consider a classroom model that has the student practicing work several hours a week in these situations.

My experienced opinion is that you will likely end up applying test optional if your son/daughter is starting with SAT scores below 1000 or if a student in the 11th grade algebra 2 track (although there are exceptions to this - namely held back due to switching schools). If you find yourself in this position late in your junior year, I would  consider the alternative of foregoing test prep and would simply choose to apply test optional before investing in prep services. I'm sure your child has other skills/talents that will get them through life. We have a robust economy.

If your son/daughter is capable of scoring 1250+ cold, they are certainly capable of scoring 1450-1600 with prep (think 6-10 tutoring sessions with 2-3 hours of homework assignments in between).

Would love to see this blow up with other tutors' opinions on the matter.[/quote]

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