[chiluvskk]

who's taking or planning to take SAT prep classes? i just wanted to make this thread so that those who are looking for a good prep center can come in and get some advice

plz fill out :

where?
experience (teachers, classroom environment, scores raised, etc..)?
recommend? ( yes or no lol)


that's all, thank you

oh >edit< here's mines:
where? Premier Academy in San Marino, CA
experience? very nice teacher, cool kids, pretty welcoming environment, but i only raised my scroes by like 40-50 points, nothing dramatic
recommend? hmm lol not if you want to raise your scores like 100 or more

[heartdrops]

I signed up for Princeton Review this summer so not sure how it is yet.

[x kisekiboshi]

Taking Princeton Review too. My brother took it before and he raised his score by like 200-300 points. He told me that he got a teacher who was a semi-jerk and didn't really care about his students. =/ But I'm definitley sure every teacher varies. =)

[everlastingxx]

princeton review this summer too

[chiluvskk]

which location are you guys going to ?

[butterflyeffect]

I'm taking Princeton Review too.

edit:
The one in Walnut, CA.^^

[heartdrops]

I'm going to the Belmont, Massachusetts one =)

[alicimoo]

I'm gonna be taking one this summer.


Where: ASC in Brighton
Experience: I don't know since this is my first time taking SAT classes.
Recommend: No idea yet.

[MoiraElla]

OOOOOH! how do you sign up for princeton review? is it an online class or what o.O

[butterflyeffect]

^ You sign up for it online.
Then you choose the location that is closest to you.

[lovablekrnstar63]

do you guys recommend princeton review?
b/c i live in the oc and i dont know if i should take it
or elite instead
but i hear elite's not worth your money
so i'm really interested in princeton

anybody have any reliable reviews on princeton academy?

[chiluvskk]

is princeton review an asian place like elite or american?
lol my parents wanted to know :/

[heartdrops]

^ American?

do you guys recommend princeton review?
b/c i live in the oc and i dont know if i should take it
or elite instead
but i hear elite's not worth your money
so i'm really interested in princeton

anybody have any reliable reviews on princeton academy?

I got my reviews here
http://www.soompi.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=129274

[lovablekrnstar63]

heartmonster:
oh thanks, awesome!
i checked out the thread and i've already posted there too but i havent bothered to check back
i dropped that kevin dude an email, asking a/b princeton
..i have to get started on my hw now. T^T

[chiluvskk]

lol that was my old thread, kinda died though T_T
so i made a new one haha

[lovablekrnstar63]

ALRIGHT!!!!
i'm on the VERGE of signing up for princeton
but my mom REALLY REALLY REALLY wants to go to elite
and i REALLY REALLY RELALY DONT want to go to elite and wanna go to princeton
so i sent them a couple a questions via email
hopefully they'll get back to me tonight
..

do you guys have any thing to tell me on whether i shoould take princeton or elite??
i'm desperate for advice as of now =]
and
ANYBODY GOING TO THE FULLERTON (CA) PRINCETON?
(just in case i DO decide to go to princeton =] )

[chiluvskk]

hey there ^^
i just decided to take princeton review at temple city education center
you can go to eopinions.com to check out opinions on princeton review, i found it through google and most reviews there from the past students seem to be pretty good. about elite, i have a friend who used to go to premier academy with me, and she's pretty darn smart ( straight As). she changed to elite and her scores still haven't improved the whole year, stayed at 1500.

hope that helps in some way

[Avex]

my opinon on test centers (although i haven't been to one, so i can't necessarily testify wheter if its good or not) is that one doesn't necessarily need a test center/tutor unless u really need the motivation.

http://admissionsadvice.mywowbb.com/forum5/78.html

this may help when trying to figure out how to study for the SATs.
one factor one may consider is whether or not a method you use to study in a test u learn in the test center seems realistic or not.

one advice i can give you is that sometimes there are enough strategies in good books (excluding the blue book, but the blue book has nice pratice tests. probably as realistic as it can gets). a suggestion i'd use is the barrons 2400 book ONLY as a strategy book. if u go to a test center, ur just paying somebody to motivate u. try to see what works for you.