Anonymous
05/18/2025 16:46
Subject: What is a reasonable SAT boost with study?
Anonymous wrote:My kid's ACT score went from 28 to 34.(in 1 sitting) with private tutoring. Kid met 1x/week, alternating weeks for verbal and math topics and did assigned work between sessions. I was shocked by how much their verbal score improved. Imo, my kid is not a naturally great reader/writer, and they got scores of 35 (out of 36) on both verbal sections. The tutor techniques, strategies, and practices tests do help!
Care to rec your tutor lol?
Anonymous
05/18/2025 16:44
Subject: What is a reasonable SAT boost with study?
Anonymous wrote:Hi-
If you got a 1220 without an ounce of prep or study- what is a reasonable bump if commit to studying and prepping for the summer? Do people
Typically jump 200+? Lets assume all of the schools she applies to are test optional, then she would
Need to score at least 200 more points to even consider submitting... so please help me determine if it is even likely to boost 200+
Thank You very much-for any thoughts!
From 1220 with no prep, 150-200 would be reasonable.
Anonymous
05/18/2025 15:00
Subject: What is a reasonable SAT boost with study?
Most prep companies allow you to retake prep courses for free if you don’t improve by 150 points. That is the limit, they don’t want to lose money. Anything beyond 150 points became difficult.