Report Rips SAT Prep Courses

powerbomb
Tue, 26 May 2009 15:25:48 +0000

I know 3 close friends who attend SAT prep courses.

Friend 1: She’s been going to XXXXX Academy and SAT prep courses ever since she was in 6th grade. Her first-sitting SAT score in March was a 2040. A good score? Yes. Worth the tens of thousand dollars? Probably not.

Friend 2: Been taking prep courses since freshman year. He’s admitted it hasn’t helped him very much. He says he feels his score improved from 1900s to 2000s not because of the prep course but because he naturally matured over the years, learning Algebra 2 and whatnot.

Friend 3: Started taking SAT prep course after receiving his October PSAT score of 170. His first SAT in May came out to be ~2000 ( he won’t tell me the exact score ).

I think that the bottom line is, Yes, there are going to be some people who benefit from these prep courses, but in general, it seems as though the benefits are insignificant if not nonexistent.

And if you believe that a prep course was what got you a 2000+, you should consider the possibility that your score improved b/c of the exposure to Algebra 2, and 10th grade English courses, etc.