For context, my son (junior) has tried to show me some SAT prep websites that I am not familiar with and I’m not sure if they are actually good resources. I’m more familiar with the tried-and-true options like Princeton Review, Kaplan, and Khan Academy (these worked well for my eldest), but maybe I’m just behind the times.
Does anyone have recommendations of such sites/resources that are genuinely good and/or better than the ones I know of? And how can I tell whether a site is high-quality vs. mostly marketing?
Test Innovators, Score Smart, and Math Chops are good.
Thank you, I will have my son check these out! Are there any other free cheaper/options that will give access and guidance on tons of practice problems, since I know most places have a lot behind paywalls?
The SAT Question Bank and YouTube
There are better and worse resources but a much more important factor is whether your son knows how to make effective use of the resources. Even a relatively small amount of coaching/tutoring can make a big, big difference. No pre-packaged course will be able to look at what your son is actually doing and steer his efforts, but a good tutor can.
Yes, absolutely! I definitely plan to get him some tutoring although cost is limiting factor so I would also want him to have the best free resources while he has to study on his own.
Math only
Are you looking more for practice problems or topic instruction?
For practice problems, he should start with all the official College Board materials: 7 Bluebook SAT practice tests, 2 Bluebook PSAT practice tests, 96 Linear Paper Practice Test Unique Questions, Question Bank (hundreds of questions of varying difficulty levels).
If you're looking for skill/content instruction, I would look at YouTube or possibly Math specific books like the 1600.io Orange Book or Ela Sharma's Digital SAT Math Workbook.
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Thank you! At first glance looks like this Miyagi Labs other people suggested.
miyagi labs 💪
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