College Discussion - View Single Post - Do You REALLY Believe in Expensive Test-Prep Courses?

QuantMech · 03-03-2008, 02:24 PM

^^Godot,

All joking aside, I'm glad you showed up on this thread, because you could answer a few of the questions I have raised earlier about SAT prep courses:

How does your guaranteed score increase taper off as the student's starting score goes up? You mentioned typical increases of 250-300 points for students starting at 1800 on the first diagnostic test, and gave one example where you are predicting a score increase of at least 210 for a student who started at 2140 (but who might be atypical). In particular, if a student scores 2300+ on the first diagnostic test, do you offer any guarantee?

If a student completes your program and goes from 1800 on the first diagnostic test to 2100 on the actual SAT, how much further above 2100 could you move that student in another 39 hours of tutoring (and over what time interval)?

03-03-2008, 02:24 PM	#161
QuantMech Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 301	^^Godot, All joking aside, I'm glad you showed up on this thread, because you could answer a few of the questions I have raised earlier about SAT prep courses: How does your guaranteed score increase taper off as the student's starting score goes up? You mentioned typical increases of 250-300 points for students starting at 1800 on the first diagnostic test, and gave one example where you are predicting a score increase of at least 210 for a student who started at 2140 (but who might be atypical). In particular, if a student scores 2300+ on the first diagnostic test, do you offer any guarantee? If a student completes your program and goes from 1800 on the first diagnostic test to 2100 on the actual SAT, how much further above 2100 could you move that student in another 39 hours of tutoring (and over what time interval)? Last edited by QuantMech; 03-03-2008 at 02:36 PM.