Peter's SAT Class Review Page
No discussion of SAT preparation would be complete without discussing The Princeton Review, one of the biggest names in SAT preparation. It was founded in 1981 by John Katzman, and has centers around the world. They are a solid choice for most students. One thing to watch out for: The Princeton Review is big. On the positive side, they have plenty of resources. On the negative side, any company this big will have some good instructors, and some bad ones.
Kaplan is owned by the Washington Post Company. Another giant, they rival the Princeton Review in size. Another standard choice for most students. Same strengths and weaknesses as The Princeton Review. It was founded by Stanley Kaplan over 70 years ago.
A local, DC-based company, Capital Educators is like a local Princeton Review. Their teachers include full-time faculty and local college students (the idea being that high-school students can relate better to college students than to college graduates). In DC, Capital Educators has all but replaced the two giants as the biggest local company. It was founded by Phil Pine, a graduate of the Wharton School of Business.
For those who already have a score above 2000, AVE (Arvin Vohra Education) offers its Advanced SAT Seminar. This course is basically designed for overachievers. If you really must go to an Ivy League school, this might be the one for you. Otherwise, one of the above is probably a more suitable choice. AVE was founded by Arvin Vohra, a graduate of Brown University.
Based in Florida, Study Works was founded by Miles Pewitt. They have classes for all levels of students, and a very real presence in the DC area. If you've tried the others, you might want to give them a shot.