<p>I know that the SAT has changed but a lot of the stuff is still the same as before and most of the strategies aren’t different either so I want to ask which test prep class would be good to take over the summer. I’m thinking about taking a Kaplan class. It seems better than the Princeton Review becasue it has more classes with more time between classes to absorb everything I’ve learned from the class. It also has more practice tests. From anyone that has taken any SAT prep classes, for the old SAT or the new, what did you think helped you and what didn’t? I’d love the input because this summer is my last chance to take any classes before college applications.</p>
<p>Use books instead. I have found that, on this site for example, that some of the highest scorers use books. I used Rocket Review and the Official Study Guide and did really well, scoring a 2330.
If you’ve got the resolve then use books.</p>
<p>Do you think Rocket Review helped a lot?</p>
<p>ash is right. stick with some prep books. the other stuff is practically useless. for vocab you might want to pick up the testtakers cards. i wish i followed this plan. Instead i took a class and ended up with a lower score than like 95% of the scores posted here.</p>
<p>I’m not really sure. I doubt the math helped me at all, for it was my strongest suit, but it may have helped my verbal and did help my writing. I used PR PSAT book before the PSAT, and Rocket Review before the SAT. Scores Before (PSAT) & After:
Math:700 vs. 800 Harsh curve + careless mistakes accounts for my low PSAT score here.
Writing: 730 vs. 790
Verbal: 710 vs. 740
I found the math strategies condescending at times, but I’m good at math so that may or may not apply to you. I thought they skimped a little on the math, like for not including the formula for the sum of all angles in a polygon, 180(n-2) The writing tips and verbal tips were good. There were some creative strategies there that I had not seen before.</p>
<p>Yeah, I wouldn’t need it for the math strategies, just verbal/writing.</p>