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Post by judy on Jun 4, 2016 21:12:57 GMT
My son will be a junior and mentioned taking a prep class this summer for upcoming SAT. He took unofficial Tests through his HS as a sophomore and got an 1100 SAT and 26 ACT. His school will only be offering SAT from now on. He can sign up for ACT outside of school.
He isn't sure which (SAT or ACT) to focus on with a test prep class. He does say he wants an in-person class, not online. For college, he is looking at places like University of Illinois or similar. He would like to improve his test scores as they're on the low end of acceptance ranges for the schools he is interested in attending.
I've looked at Kaplan and Testprep. It will cost around $800 so I want to make an informed choice that will help the most.
Any peas have advice on best time to take class and which class to take?
Thanks,
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Post by mom2samlibby on Jun 4, 2016 22:31:08 GMT
We liked John Baylor Test Prep. It was around $300 for both ACT and SAT.
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Post by melissa on Jun 5, 2016 1:38:31 GMT
I think it's hard to compare in person experiences no matter what the national company may say.
From what I've read and seen, I would look at PrepExpert.com especially if you live near one of the cities where it is taught in person. He can also take it live online, which is different from the average online prep situation. I belong to a few homeschooling groups and this program, while new, seems to be getting far better results especially from kids trying to improve their scores. They really teach how to take these tests. I had a very high score on the SAT (back in the dark ages) and agree that it is really about learning how to take the test than learning the material.
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Jun 5, 2016 1:58:12 GMT
I have heard great things about Prep Expert too. but we aren't there yet.
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Post by judy on Jun 5, 2016 23:15:37 GMT
I've been following the prepexpert site since seeing them on Shark Tank. We are lucky that there's a location near us. It's either it or Kaplan. I'm leaning toward prepexpert. Thanks for the advice everyone.
Judy
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