SAT prep courses

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Does anyone here feel that SAT prep courses offered at community colleges and learning centers have helped their kids score better? Are they worth it to your kids??

They work. And although I'm not in the US any longer I'd say they were almost mandatory.

Everyone I know uses some version. You can get the Princeton Review on-line (if you have a self-motivated student), or attend the courses you mentioned. High schools sometimes offer them, as well. Because my son had high PSAT scores, we choose a private tutoring package. Doing something almost feels like a requirement to stay competitive.

The SAT is changing, though, with the intention of not allowing prep courses and tutors to create an advantage. You weren't supposed to be able to "study" for it. But, of course, people figured out how to do that just that: study for it. And, thus, we have the prep class system.

My son didn't mind his classes but, of course, they were 100% tailored to him, since we had a tutoring package. Maybe that was worth the cost alone, lol: not a single complaint! Come to think of it, has that EVER happened before with my son???