DIY SAT Prep

by | Mar 31, 2008 | Our Philosophy, Test Prep

This is not the way I’d recommend you prepare if you have the resources to hire expert coaches. But it is effective (as well as damn impressive) to study for the SAT with no one but committed peer students.

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