Anonymous wrote:I have no idea. But I will tell you that my DD took a prep class for $230 at Montgomery College and raised her score from 1960 to 2330.

And this is why the SAT should not be used for college applications. If you can raise a score by that much, it means nothing. My DC had a 2290 the first time he took the test with absolutely zero prep. I'd bet on him as a thinker over a prepped higher score every time.

We paid $1600 for 8 sessions of 90 min one-on-one tutoring, so about $133/hour. OP has been quoted $162.50/ hr.

Anonymous wrote:There's lots of free SAT/ACT practice available online. I just wouldn't pay for this.

I haven't tried this site myself, but know people who have and they had good results from it:

https://www.march2success.com

It's free and sponsored by the US military.

I thought this might be a good site but they want too much personal information. Though since it's free, they can ask for whatever they want.

There's lots of free SAT/ACT practice available online. I just wouldn't pay for this.

I haven't tried this site myself, but know people who have and they had good results from it:

https://www.march2success.com

It's free and sponsored by the US military.

We paid $185/hour for about 10-12 sessions for the SAT, then did a few more for subject tests. Practice tests were free, and were offered every weekend (obviously you didn't take them every weekend).

OP - We paid 125/hr for one-on-one sessions. One-on-one is recommended if a student is already scoring high but needs to refine strategies. Classroom settings (which is MUCH cheaper) are fine if your DC has a lot of gap to cover.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have no idea. But I will tell you that my DD took a prep class for $230 at Montgomery College and raised her score from 1960 to 2330.

WOW!. Can you please elaborate. Maybe a link to the classes>

PP here. It was $320, not $230.

http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/wdce/ce/satprep.html

My kids took the same class but, unlike PP's kid, no significant increase in scores.

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Anonymous wrote:I have no idea. But I will tell you that my DD took a prep class for $230 at Montgomery College and raised her score from 1960 to 2330.

WOW!. Can you please elaborate. Maybe a link to the classes>

PP here. It was $320, not $230.

http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/wdce/ce/satprep.html

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Anonymous wrote:I have no idea. But I will tell you that my DD took a prep class for $230 at Montgomery College and raised her score from 1960 to 2330.

What did your DC think was the reason for the score raise? Also, how soon after the completion of the prep did she take the test? I hear you should take the test soon after prep completion.

DD attributed it to constant practice and learning about strategies and how the writing part is scored. DD took the SAT a week after completing the prep class.

Anonymous wrote:I have no idea. But I will tell you that my DD took a prep class for $230 at Montgomery College and raised her score from 1960 to 2330.

WOW!. Can you please elaborate. Maybe a link to the classes>

Anonymous wrote:One-on-one sessions? What's DC's avg practice test score?

Our college counselor told us that this was definitely the best way to go. For a myriad of reasons, he is just taking the official SAT and is a rising senior. He just doesn't have a lot of chances to get this right.

Anonymous wrote:I have no idea. But I will tell you that my DD took a prep class for $230 at Montgomery College and raised her score from 1960 to 2330.

What did your DC think was the reason for the score raise? Also, how soon after the completion of the prep did she take the test? I hear you should take the test soon after prep completion.

One-on-one sessions? What's DC's avg practice test score?

I have no idea. But I will tell you that my DD took a prep class for $230 at Montgomery College and raised her score from 1960 to 2330.

I spoke to a tutoring company today regarding individual tutoring for the SAT. The quote for 12 2 hour sessions was $3900. Is that expensive?