I think this is largely false, and I took the SAT about 3 years ago. My only prep was a $25 book and some free official practice tests. Managed to get a 95th pe

I think this is largely false, and I took the SAT about 3 years ago. My only prep was a $25 book and some free official practice tests. Managed to get a 95th percentile score on my second try. My family could have afforded prep courses, but I wanted to prove to myself that it could be done for much less (which it was).