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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s funny how many people swear up and down hat it’s cheating, but nobody can provide a source. [/quote]

+1. It’s just a way to rationalize why their kid didn’t do better.

The scores raise marginally on retakes but just because of familiarity with the test. For most tests taken at school there’s a mock up session for this purpose.

The test shouldn’t be taken less than 6 months apart but that only has to do with the bank of questions, there’s a limited number and questions may repeat.

There are countless studies on SAT and other tests that prepping doesn’t help much. But to each his own, prep if you think your child needs it, don’t if you feel it’s not appropriate. My view is that it’s a waste of time past 2-3 familiarization sessions, and I think it’s better to develop actual skills like math and reading that are much more useful in the child’s academic career.[/quote]

I know. The service we hired would only guarantee a 200-point improvement, but I'm told with some work you can easily bring up 300.[/quote]

You need to understand the difference between fact and advertising, otherwise I have some enlargement pills to sell you. They are guaranteed to work![/quote]

I know my kid's SAT score went up 300 after Princeton Review. The prep really made a difference.[/quote]

You are lying.

Carefully done research has shown that the increase in SAT scores through coaching is 10-20 points. Here is a review with scientific papers as references.

https://slate.com/technology/2019/04/sat-prep-courses-do-they-work-bias.html[/quote]

Ah, okay.  And yet, kids who take SAT prep classes usually get a 100-200+ bump.  Just coincidence, I guess.[/quote]

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