SAT tutor here.
- Just bc the average is 1450 doesn’t mean you should only shoot for the average. Higher is better. Higher will raise chances of admission.
- The tutor has more first hand knowledge of the situation than any of us. Maybe she sees something you don’t.
- It can’t hurt to take the ACT, aside from the relatively insignificant fee.
- Your tutoring setup sounds off. For tutoring to be effective it needs to be on a regular basis.