SAT/ACT PREP
ACT/SAT PREP
For Seniors looking to take the test for the first time or improve their scores from the Junior year.
Seniors will need to take the test in the fall or winter of the school year to get their scores in before applying for colleges. For seniors taking the test for the first time, we will focus on concept review, test-taking strategies, and timing strategies to make sure that students are fully prepared, in all areas, for the test. For seniors looking to improve upon a previous score we will dig deep into the results and focus in on the areas that will help them improve the most, as well as review timing and test taking strategies to help the reach their goal score.
For Juniors looking to take the test for the first time or improve their scores from the Fall.
In most cases, Juniors will wait for the winter or spring to take the SAT or ACT. This will give them a chance to learn as many math concepts as possible in school in order to be fully prepared for the test. We will focus on concept review, test-taking strategies, and timing strategies to make sure that students are fully prepared, in all areas, for the test.
What a sample prep plan looks like.
Cost: $595
Included: 8 in-person sessions, scored practice tests (up to 10), custom assigned and scored practice questions between each in-person session.
The SAT is going fully digital beginning this Spring. We have worked very hard to reconfigure our curriculum to help your child be as prepared as possible for the test. Here's the breakdown of what the prep for the Digital SAT (as well as the ACT) will look like.
Students will meet with their tutor twice a week for the four weeks leading up to the test. The student is required to take a practice test before the first meeting. A login will be provided for the student, which they will use for the original practice test and all subsequent practice tests and homework assignments. We will score the practice test and build a plan forward using the results.
Students will be required to do homework in between sessions. The sessions will be used to help students review any concepts as well as introduce test-taking strategies that students can incorporate while taking the test. After the first two weeks of prep, a second practice test will be encouraged but not required. The more homework and practice tests that a student can complete in between the sessions, the more prepared they will be for the test. We can supply up to ten practice tests and a large quantity of practice problems.
Students can begin the first practice test as soon as the payment is received. The 8 sessions can also be spread out over more than four weeks but should still lead right up to the registered test date (for example, once a week for the eight weeks leading up to the test). For students who aren't yet signed up for a test but want to begin prep anyway, then we will come up with a custom plan that will fit their timeline better. This may include meeting once-a-week or even once-a-month.
What's different about the Digital SAT?
The obvious: the test will be taken digitally on any personal or school-managed Windows laptop or tablet, personal or school-managed Mac laptop or iPad, or school-managed Chromebook. The test will still be taken at a location site with a proctor.
The test is now shortened to about 2 hours, split up between two language sections and two math sections.
The language sections will no longer contain long passages followed by 10-11 questions. Instead, each question will have its own, independent passage a few sentences in length. The old "reading" and "language/grammar" sections are integrated together and are no longer stand-alone sections.
The math sections now allow calculators throughout. Students can bring their own or they can use the Desmos calculator that's built into the testing interface.
Lastly, and somewhat most importantly, is that tests are now dynamic. This means that the difficulty of the questions will change as students answer questions correctly and incorrectly. This allows the SAT to zero in on student scores more efficiently.