preparing for SAT essay is not that hard. I mean my English is not very good, just came to US a year ago, but I still got a 12 on the SAT essay. I used to get like 5 or 6, but then I met this amazing instructor that taught me his magic essay technique to easily ace the essay portion. Getting good essay grade has nothing to do with your English level, it's all about preparing a template and memorize it, you need like a week to 10 days to prep it and the next thing you know, you are a master of SAT essay.
When I had class with this instructor, he used to charged me $150 an hour, we were in a group of 5 and I heard that he teaches 1 on 1 at a $250-$300/hour rate. However, luckily, he is starting a blog regarding academic needs which includes test prep tips, strategies and techniques, college counseling and academic news. Therefore, he is exposing his techniques online slowly, I visited the blog and found out that he already post the essay techniques on with clips. All I can say is.. I really wish that he did that earlier so I didn't have to pay some big bucks.... by the way if you guys are interested in his techniques, the website is
Academic Hacker and the post for the essay technique is:
SAT: How to Write a 12 Essay in Just 10 Days (Part 1/4) Academic Hacker Good luck guys!