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Are summer SAT prep classes worth the investment?
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Aug 7, 2013
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Are summer SAT prep classes worth the investment?
An SAT test prep center in L.A.’s Koreatown runs a popular SAT summer boot camp for kids determined to get into their dream school. But is it worth the money?
Wonna Kim is director of Elite Educational Institute's LA branch. The company's $2300, 8-week SAT summer boot camp has grown in recent years.
Wonna Kim is director of Elite Educational Institute's LA branch. The company's $2300, 8-week SAT summer boot camp has grown in recent years.
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An SAT test prep center in L.A.’s Koreatown runs a popular SAT summer boot camp for kids determined to get into their dream school. But is it worth the money?

More high school kids are spending their summers hunkering down to study for the SAT in the fall. The test plays a big part in helping them get to their dream college. 

As KPCC's Adolfo Guzman-Lopez found out, researchers say parents and students may not be getting much of a bang for their financial and time commitment buck.