<p>August 28- October 2 for the October 4th SAT</p>
<p>They say its most likely I will have a 200 point increase.</p>
<p>I have a 1600 right now.</p>
<p>500 CR 500 Math and 600 Writing</p>
<p>How much do you think this class will help?</p>
<p>Probably a lot, for such a short period, actually. Your scores are pretty low and thus you are a prime candidate for raising your scores.</p>
<p>HOWEVER…it is expensive and time consuming. If you are financially strapped and/or self-motivated, then try the xiggi method instead. It will let you keep your own schedule, and will actually increase your score more. The only concern I have with the xiggi method is if you have no way of getting help on questions that you don’t understand. BTW, you probably haven’t heard about the xiggi method. Just search here on CC and you’ll find the right thread (it should be a sticky in this thread, if I remember correctly).</p>
<p>well I already signed up and paid for pr classes. so you believe with me having such a low score, this class will help me increase my score a good amount?</p>
<p>Well, probably at least 100 points. PR, Kaplan, and all of those are generally pretty bad, especially for the typical CCer with 2000+ scores. They teach the basics and some strategy, which will help the people who never learned the basics well and haven’t figured out a lot of the strategy.</p>
<p>ok yea I see. Well I believe that’s my problem then. I don’t know the stratgies and the basics of the SAT, so Hopefully it all works out. Its already paid for and I believe that I’m self-motivated but I need set times and my schedule is busy, so this class seems perfect. They say the avg of their scores is 200. So you probaly think its possible for my score to increase from a 1600 to an 1800 with this class?</p>
<p>Possible? Yes. Very likely? No. 100-200 increase would be normal, I think. If you’re not already a senior/applying ED/EA/SCEA/etc, then I would recommend not taking it October…</p>
<p>I took a PR course b4 the june test. My score shot up by 360 points when I was done with does classes. Then I stayed at home for a week to get done with the 11 practice tests book they gave me when I started out and it managed to get my score up by another 50 points or so.
PR’s tactics, like plugging in and stuff are super easy and super fast to learn. Anyone with half a brain in his head shud at least check it out. The only reason you shudn’t be going to a PR class is if you’re already scoring 2100+.
When I signed up they “guaranteed” my score will go up by 200 points, but my maths teacher reassured me that she’d seen ppl go up by 400points or more, and that I was likely to go up by 300+ points if I went to class on time, did my homework, etc. and she was right!
so, usc 2013, just do that and you’ll be fine.
If you want to repeat the test after oct to get a 2000+ tho, you might need to self study, or attend courses somewhere thats not PR/ Kaplan/ insert brand name that dosen’t teach advanced tactics here.
Good luck!</p>
<p>Pbailey, I am a senior, so this is basicallyy my last chance since I will do subject tests in November.</p>
<p>& Thanks Yasmin, you’re giving me hope. I honestly think that I really need to understand strategies to conquer this test. I’m not shooting for anything way too high. Just 1800-1900 will put me in good standing due to my great ecs, 4.1 gpa and recs. So thanks for all the help.</p>
<p>Both Pbailey and Yasmin</p>
<p>personally, if you are motivated enough i think that self studying would be much more efficient. you could get a much bigger score boost in a shorter amount of time.</p>
<p>I took this same class and went from a 1580 to a 1770. After that, I self studied for another month, and ended up getting an 1890 on the real SAT. So im pretty sure you WILL increase 200 points just by taking the class. Good Luck!</p>
<p>Thanks! so they give you a practice book with the class? or what self-studying books did you use?</p>
<p>Yes they give you the Princeton Review 11 Practice Tests and also the College Board Blue book. During the class, you will take the Princeton Review tests, then after use the Blue Book to take your own practice tests. That worked for me.</p>