SAT/ACT Scores

Hi prospects, I want to add my $0.02 to the issue: I'm an SAT tutor for Kaplan Test Prep & Admissions. Before trying any classes/private home tutoring, try to study on your own with a book. The website Collegeboard.com or the ACT's website has plenty of practice tests, advice, problems, etc to help you study and there are numerous books out there ranging from about $10-30 that will help you study for the SAT. I prefer Barron's Guides as they take a different approach (I used Barron's to study for both the SAT and the ACT and scored high on both of them -- 1400/30+ -- and I'm using them again for the GRE). Princeton Review's books are pretty good too. Kaplan's are kind of dry but they do have tons of practice tests, although the problem is they want you to take their courses and so they don't let out a lot of their techniques unless you take the course. Use SAT courses as a last resort -- like you're just not getting it -- and unless you REALLY need some personalized help, go for classroom courses. They generally cost $600-900 whereas our private home tutoring package starts at $2000. You get the same teachers and the same kind of instruction, except that the tutor will tailor it to your specific needs whereas the classroom course is more general. Before you take the course, though, see if you can find volunteer or cheaper tutoring services. I know most of the tutors love to tutor and you may be able to work something out on the side with most of them (even though the contract says you're not, heehee.) I for one would definitely tutor my HBCU-aspiring homies for free so if you're in the Atlanta area, hit me up. As it is I'm trying to start a college-prep ministry in my church that I hope to eventually turn into a nonprofit for those of us whose parents don't have the big bucks.

Hi, I'm new here. Wow, you made a 26? That's great. I only made a 22.

I got a 19 on the ACT and a 940 (reading + math) on the SAT do yall think i can still get into Howard.