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i really dont think the prep courses are necessary. i took testtakers, and although i DID improve like 500 points, i think its due to the fact that they make their own tests significantly easier and gauge how well you improve using that, and also, i think your skill in taking the SAT is not totally based on intelligence. more like mere exposure. so get one of those barrons or princeton help books, and take tests over and over again. get used to the format and type of questions (math tends to be the same type of questions, with diff types of numbers). as for verbal, i dunno, i read a lot as i was a kid, so verbal wasnt much of a problem. but im sure the testtaking service would supply you like word cards (has the word and definition) of the words used on previous SATs. its just a matter of studying them.. i guess you could get the word of the day on toilet paper. heh. but yea, basically take it over and over again (the sat) for practice. btw. the tips test prep courses give you are pretyt common sense (least for me). but then again, if your a lazy ass like me, you'd probably need a teacher like figure assigning you sections of SAT to do by each testprep class.. otherwise i wouldnt have done it myself.....
and finally.. DO NOT MESS UP ON SATS. not only does it decide which college u get into, but also the amount of scholarship.. i slacked, yet got into a good college.. but i missed a fuckload of scholarships by a mere 20points.=( so yea. good luck,man. heh
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