SAT I TESTING

SAT REASONING TEST – The primary standardized test required for college admission. The test contains three 30-minute sections of Critical Reading, two 30-minute sections of Math and three 30-minute sections of writing skills, including writing a 25-minute essay. Each section is scored from 200-800, providing a composite score of 2400.

Purpose of test:

• To provide colleges with an estimate of each student’s potential for success in college. The SAT Reasoning test measures critical thinking skills, and evaluates how students analyze and solve problems.

When do you take it?

• The SAT Reasoning Test is available in: January, March, May, June, October, November and December of each year. Students have to register through the College Board to take the test at approved test-centers. Each test date has a specific registration deadline.

The Unscored Section in the SAT Reasoning Test:

Each SAT Reasoning Test contains a 25-minute unscored section – either a critical reading, math, or multiple-choice writing section – that does not count toward the final score. The purpose of this section is to test new questions for future SAT tests.

OUR SAT TEST PREP PROGRAM

SAT REASONING TEST PREP TUTORIALS:

Students enroll in our SAT TEST PREP TUTORIALS in January of the junior year. Classes begin the last weekend of January and continue for the next 12/13 weeks, meeting once a week, usually over the weekend for three hours – 1 ½ hour math and 1 ½ hour verbal. Class size is limited to 10-13 students and students are organized into classes according to their skills and PSAT test scores. Students are then prepared to take the SAT Reasoning Test in March and May of the junior year. If any of the students wish to sit for the October SAT test, we offer FREE summer classes to keep their skills sharp through targeted test practice sessions.

New students who did not enroll during our January session can do so in summer. Sessions starting mid-July meet once a week for three hours and prepare students to take their SAT test in October of the senior year.

In order to prepare students for the verbal portion of the test, students are taught specific strategies of how to handle each section of the test from sentence completions to critical reading passages. Each week students learn anywhere from 50-70 vocabulary words through proven methods other than the mere memorization of words. Students are also provided a thorough overview of grammar/sentence structure and writing skills to prepare them for the essay and the “writing” portion of the test. In math, other than covering the content of the test, which includes advanced algebra, students learn explicit concepts, and skills to solve problems easily and quickly. The class is taught by a dedicated expert who has developed specific teaching skills not only to impart successful math knowledge but also to instill test-taking confidence in students learn explicit tactics of how to approach and solve various types of questions.

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