PreIB & PSAT
8th Grade & 9th Grade
The Preliminary SAT®/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test offers students a foretaste of the actual SAT® Reasoning Test, assessing students’ critical reading, mathematics and writing skills. Your student’s PSAT score will help him or her understand how prepared he or she is for the real SAT®. In addition, this test will determine which junior-year students will be eligible for the National Merit Scholarship Corporation scholarship programs.
Our program, designed for middle school students and incoming high-schoolers, will equip students with the skills necessary to take the PSAT with confidence. We focus on building vocabulary and fundamental reading and writing skills to ensure that students not only score well, but are also given the opportunity to be considered for a National Merit scholarship.
We encourage parents of 7th- and 8th- graders to enroll students in this class as early as possible, so as to gaurantee that their students are as prepared as they can be. As always, our teachers are dedicated to the success of your students, and take great care in making sure that students not only achieve, but excel.
SAT® I & SAT® II
Our SAT® I Program is designed for serious students who want to see a dramatic improvement in their scores. This program is once a week, six rigorous hours of learning and practicing SAT® sample problems. Each week students will be quizzed on High-frequency vocabularies, complete both In-class and Homework assignments and take a weekly diagnostic test. Students who plans ahead and truly dedicate their time to us will find this special program most rewarding (10th – 12th grade).
* Please check out our Unmatched SAT® I records in the past 2 decades!
Our SAT® Teaching Methods #1-8
- 50 daily vocabulary words drawn from flashcards and vocabulary quizzes.
- Wide range of Reading topics (Literature, History, Pop Culture, Science, Novels, etc.)
- Daily essay writing. We use the “5-10-10-4”, a four paragrapg method proven to get you top essay scores.
- College level Literature to help boost your analytical skills.
- Weekly score report service with breakdowns. Scores will be posted up every week.
- “Catch Up Session” – It is mandatory that students stay after class to review and retake failed quizzes.
- A total of 1500 Math problems included in students Math packet, plus weekly Math quizzes and tests.
- We teach useful problem guessing strategies and really show you how to do reading comprehensions the right way.
ACT®
America’s Most Widely Accepted College Entrance Exam
The ACT® test assesses high school students’ general educational development and their ability to complete college-level work. The test requires student to work a lot faster than the SAT® exam. The Science section requires high level of reading comprehension & analytical skills for data representation, research summaries & conflicting view points type of passages.
- The multiple-choice tests cover four skill areas: English, mathematics, reading, and science.
- The Writing Test, which is optional, measures skill in planning and writing a short essay.
Five Test Sections and Score (including optional writing portion)
Sections | Score | Time | |
1. English | 36 | 45 min | |
a. Subscore: | |||
Usage/Mechanic | 40 Questions (53%) | ||
Punctuation | 10 Questions (13%) | ||
Basic Grammar | 12 Questions (16%) | ||
Sentence Structure | 18 Questions (24%) | ||
b. Subscore: | |||
Rhetorical Skills | 35 Questions (47%) | ||
Strategy | 12 Questions (16%) | ||
Organization | 11 Questions (15%) | ||
Style | 12 Questions (16%) | ||
2. Math | 36 | 60 min | |
a. Subscore: | |||
Pre-Algebra & Elementary Algebra | 24 Questions (40%) | ||
b. Subscore: | |||
Intermediate Algebra & Coordinate Geometry | 18 Questions (30%) | ||
c. Subscore: | |||
Plane Geometry & Trigonometry | 18 Questions (30%) | ||
3. Reading | 36 | 35 min | |
a. Subscore: | |||
Arts/Literature | 20 Questions (50%) | ||
b. Subscore: | |||
Social Studies/Sciences | 20 Questions (50%) | ||
4. Science | 36 | 35 min | |
a. Data Representation | 15 Questions (38%) | ||
b. Research Summaries | 18 Questions (45%) | ||
c. Conflicting Viewpoints | 7 Question (17%) | ||
5. Writing | 2 – 12 | 30 min | |
Total Questions: 215
Total Time: 3 hours 25 minutes
Reading Clinic, Writing Clinic and Math Clinic
9th & 10th Grade
This program is designed for to build paced learning in English foundation. Students will learn the crucial techniques in Reading Based Reading and Writing as seen on SAT®, expository writing and persuasive writing as seen on ACT®. In addition, students will learn grammar skills needed to succeed in SAT® & ACT® exams
We have 3 types of SAT®/ACT® programs:
- Weekly SAT® I & ACT® Program: 10th & 11th
- Winter SAT® I & ACT® Boot Camp 10th & 11th
- Summer SAT® I & ACT® Intensive Program & Boot Camp 10th & 11th
We make it easy
- Take a placement test
- Schedule an initial consultation
- Register & begin class