<p>FWIW, my son went from 177 on the PSAT to 1980 on the SAT, and plans to take the SAT again, probably in June after AP exams are done, and we believe the SAT course (again, we found one for $300 for 8 weeks of 3 hour sessions) helped him a lot.</p>
<p>I think the course helped him more in Writing and Critical reading, but oddly enough even though he was getting perfect on Math practice exams, he did not improve his math. The class was not targeting students who were looking for the 750+ range in math, and that should be a consideration. If you have the money, a personal tutor might be a better answer for high-achieving students looking to improve.</p>
<p>(my son is European and Asian, and hesistant to list Asian but in athletics, it might be a diversity boost)</p>