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I am a sophmore and thinking about colleges.

I'm just wondering...do you think I should get an SAT tutor now?

It is great that you're thinking about college so soon. Before you rush off to get an SAT tutor, did you take the PSAT? If you didn't, and don't worry it isn't a crime if you didn't, then you need to take a practice test. Kaplan, Princeton Review, and other test prep facilities offer them for free and they'll give you a score report that tells you what you need to work on. If you score is very low in any area then you should look into a tutor. If your score was above average in all areas you can probably save your money or just buy a book and study on your own.

Next what colleges are you considering? Have you been to any college fairs, searched online, gone to any campus open houses? Some colleges make the SAT's optional if you have a certain GPA. Some colleges prefer the ACT which is a similar test.

There is a lot of info to consider so get your parents to help you sort through it all.

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