Test Preparation

Basic Units Covered (all courses):

• READ-1: Introduction to Reading Comprehension
• READ-2: Reading and Rhetoric
• WORD-1: Introduction to English Grammar and Composition
• WORD-2: English Syntax, Grammar, and Diction
• MATH-1: Pre-algebra and Word Problem Comprehension
• MATH-2: Topics in Basic Algebra (Algebra 1 review)
• MATH-3: Intermediate Algebra (Algebra 2 review)
• MATH-4: Data Analysis and Stastics
• MATH-5: Geometry & Additional Topics in Math

15-LESSON COURSE: The 15-lesson course will have the best chance of improvement on the SAT. This long, comprehensive course is recommended for students who struggle with the SAT and are presently scoring less than 1200 points. This longer course provides thorough coverage of all subjects and concepts tested on the SAT with 3 practice problem sets for each section. This longer course allows for more time with your instructor for students who might need more individualized help.

12-LESSON COURSE: The 12-lesson course has all that the 15-lesson course has, except the course is compressed into a shorter time-span. This means that the student will have less one-on-one time with their instructor and the materials and practice sets will be covered at a faster, more intensive pace. The 12-lesson course is only recommended for students who are motivated or already doing fairly well on the SAT (greater than a 1200) and are looking for less improvement. The 12-lesson course is cheeper, and so is a fine option for students who need a comprehensive overview of the SAT, but cannot necessarily afford a 15-lesson course.

9-LESSON COURSE: The 9-lesson course is abridged from the 15-lesson model. It coveres the Unit materials very quickly and incompletely (based on the student’s specific needs). There are also fewer assiged practice sets (usually 1 per unit, rather than 3). It is simply impossible to cover all the materials on the SAT in only 18 hours (9 lessons); thus, this course is not recommended for student who need comprehensive overviews and/or significant score improvements. The 9-lesson course is best for students who only desire a nominal score increase or for students who are already doing very well on the SAT but want to attempt even higher scores.

Basic Units Covered (all courses):

• READ-1: Introduction to Reading Comprehension
• READ-2: Reading and Rhetoric
• WORD-1: Introduction to English Grammar and Composition
• WORD-2: English Syntax, Grammar, and Diction
• SCIEN-1: Experimental Design, Data Representation, and Science Topics 1
• SCIEN-2: Conflicting Viewpoints, Research Evaluation, and Science Topics 2
• MATH-1: Pre-algebra, Data Analysis, & Word Problem Comprehension
• MATH-2: Topics in Basic and Intermediate Algebra (Algebra 1+2 review)
• MATH-3: Topics in Geometry, Trigonometry, and Advanced ACT Math
• ESSAY-1 (optional): Into to ACT Essay Strategies, Brainstorming, and Thesis Design
• ESSAY-2 (optional): ACT Essay Writing Strategies, Essay Composition, and Style

15-LESSON COURSE: The 15-lesson course will have the best chance of improvement on the ACT. This long, comprehensive course is recommended for students who struggle with the ACT and are presently scoring less than 25 points. This longer course provides thorough coverage of all subjects and concepts tested on the ACT with 3 practice problem sets for each section. This longer course allows for more time with your instructor for students who might need more individualized help. For those students wanting or needed to take the optional essay portion of the ACT and who are scoring low on the ACT, this is the only course that is recommended, since the addition of the optional units on essay writing will add significantly to the course curriculum and thus necessitate more lessons.

12-LESSON COURSE: The 12-lesson course has all that the 15-lesson course has, except the course is compressed into a shorter time-span. This means that the student will have less one-on-one time with their instructor and the materials and practice sets will be covered at a faster, more intensive pace. The 12-lesson course is only recommended for students who are motivated or already doing fairly well on the ACT (greater that a 25) and are looking for less improvement. The 12-lesson course is cheeper, and so is a fine option for students who need a comprehensive overview of the ACT, but cannot necessarily afford a 15-lesson course. It will be difficult to do the 12-lesson course with the additional of optional essay composition tutoring without abridging the materials somewhat.

9-LESSON COURSE: The 9-lesson course is abridged from the 15-lesson model. It coveres the Unit materials very quickly and incompletely (based on the student’s specific needs). There are also fewer assiged practice sets (usually 1 per unit, rather than 3). It is simply impossible to cover all the materials on the ACT in only 18 hours (9 lessons); thus, this course is not recommended for student who need comprehensive overviews and/or significant score improvements. The 9-lesson course is best for students who only desire a nominal score increase or for students who are already doing very well on the ACT but want to attempt even higher scores. The 9-lesson course can work with the optional essay lessons; however, this will likely be at the cost of redacting some other Unit’s materals.

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