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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]The Internet offers many self-managed ACT/SAT prep courses. Frankly, if she cannot direct her efforts to locate and learn the tutorials on her own, she will likely struggle in a rigorous university curriculum[/b].[/quote]

Do your kids know what a bitch you are?  Way to be positive and add something productive.

The OP said she was getting higher on the pre tests she took. And a 30 is not a bomb. It was her first try.  It is people like you that make this kid feel like she bombed. The kids who can afford private tutors always come out on top, right?

White rich people are such pretentious assholes. Just because you have tons of money and time to throw away until your kids get perfect scores, does not mean the rest of the population does. Check yourself. [/quote]

This was actually good advice - what is WRONG with you?[/quote]

Yes, this is very good advice. Mom and Dad will spend thousands to raise the test scores with endless prep classes, and yes, Trevor and Catharine will receive admissions from the Ivies. Fast forward 8 months, and both students are struggling because Mom and Dad cannot purchase enough tutors to help them with the daily challenges of a demanding program.[/quote]

No it isn't good advice, it's just a smug smack down.  Working with a high quality tutor and learning to attack a challenge quickly and smartly may be a better preparation for getting along in college than the suggestion to just go off by yourself and read the internet already.  There are resources in college that are important to utilize: professors, fellow students, writing labs.  Good collaboration speeds individual learning, but some students have always managed on their own and are pigheaded about working with others.  It's important to do both.  Studying for an ACT is a good time to realize this, because the real skill that needs to be ramped up (knowing the quirks of this one test) becomes useless as soon as that score is attained.  Finding the right person to work with can be the most rewarding way to do this.  It doesn't have to be high cost, it could be a friend group.  Regardless, saying anyone who didn't do it by themselves is doomed to fail is silly.  The only real goal is to get the best score with the least effort because there are much more significant things to focus on. Unfortunately, being wealthy is not a disadvantage.[/quote]

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