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 \nMajor Prep Methods and How to Decide  \nBy Allen Cheng  \n[www. .com](www. .com)  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS:  \nIntro......................................................3  \n1: In-Person Tutoring..............................4  \n2: Classes...............................................7  \n3: Self-Study.......................................... 10  \n4: Online Prep Program..........................13  \n5: Online Prep + Tutoring.......................16  \n6: And Now What?.................................21  \nCopyright © 2014-2018 by PrepScholar, Fred Zhang, Allen Cheng. All Rights Reserved. This book may be electronically forwarded verbatim by anyone at no charge as long as this book is still available at no charge on the site of [www.prepscholar.com](www.prepscholar.com) and no  \nmodifications have been made to the original.  \nINTRO  \nFinding the Best Prep Method  \nThere are a lot of test prep methods out there. Some students get dedicated 1-on-1 tutors. Some students attend classes in person. Others try to study by themselves. With recent advanced technology, online prep and online tutoring options are becoming popular.  \nEach of these methods has its own pros and cons. Each method is ideal for specific types of students. You need to pick the right method for yourself. If there’s amismatch, you’ll lose out on many ACT points and spend much more money than you should.  \nIn each of the following chapters, we’ll be discussing a major test prep method and how to tell whether it’s right for you.  \n1: In-Person Tutoring  \n>  \nKey Point: Potentially the most effective way toprep, but usually very costly. Most tutors are mediocre, and you have to know how to choose a tutor you can trust.  \nMany parents think tutoring is the most effective form of test prep. 1-on-1 attention is much better than a boring class: the tutor customizes teaching for the student, and the student can ask all the questions he or she wants. Meet for enough hours and you’ve got a perfect score, right? Below we’ll talk about what tutoring involves, and myths and realities of their effectiveness.  \nIn the best case, tutoring can indeed be extremely effective. The tutor has the chance to sit with the student 1-on-1 and work in close detail, diagnosing errors and suggesting customized strategies. The tutor can help  \n1: In-Person Tutoring  \nmotivate the student and keep the student on track each week. If the tutor can build good rapport, the student will enjoy the learning time and feel supported in this often anxiety-provoking situation.  \nHowever, most practical tutoring cases fall far short of expectations.  \nThere are two key issues to be aware of. First is cost: the best tutors often cost over $300/hour. (If you think you’ve skirted the issue by hiring a $30/hour college student, think again. We’ll discuss why below.) Almost all tutors bill on an hourly basis, so, just like lawyers, they’reincentivized to bill as many hours as they can. They’re not rewarded for efficient teaching methods – often they’ll sit quietly by a student’s side watching the student solve problems. This is great for the tutor because it racks up easy, billable time. But it’s bad for you – at 40 hours of tutoring, this means over $10,000 in spending!  \nSecond, tutors vary dramatically in quality. While you might find an affordable tutor who scored well on the test, chances are the tutor has limited teaching experience. That $30/hour local tutor? Even if he or she has a perfect score, chances are the person doesn’t have the experience to know how to teach effectively. Teaching any student is hard – you have to understand the student’s thinking process in detail to find and fix mistakes. Most tutors find this hard todo because they suffer from the curse of knowledge: they don’t understand what it’s like not to know the material. 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