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Test Prep
Your Child Needs a System
Let's face it: life is very much about organization. "Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise". This ancient saying gets at the idea of a schedule, or a system, if you will. Being disciplined in one's study is a sure sign of future success. We at A Plus Tutoring have seen up to 40-50 percentile increases in students scores when students put all the pieces together. Is it possible? Dramatic transformations in test scores are possible with a willing, hard working, and intelligent student. More importantly the study and organization skills are invaluable in life. Our test prep programs typically last about 24 hours, determined by a diagnostic test and a conference with the famililes we work with, but more or less is very possible as parents typically pay per hour (per session or per week).
One-to-One Test Preparation Programs Available
PSAT® Preparation:
PSAT prep®, started by many students their sophomore and junior years, is in a way a "practice" for the SAT®. Though the test takes significantly less time to administer and is not counted as an entrance requirement by colleges, there is still the possibility of achieving a score high enough to enter the National Merit Scholar Qualifying Tournament (NMSQT®), which is linked to prestige and college money. CollegeBoard® has a practice PSAT® here. Register if your school does not already do so. The normal date for PSAT® administration in Cincinnati is usually Wednesday or Saturday in the third week of October. PSATs count for NMSQT® a student's junior year, but schools may administer them as early as 9th grade. PSAT/NMSQT®.

SAT® Tutoring:
SAT® prep is slightly more involved than PSAT® tutoring. In general, there is math is slightly more in depth (more material from Algebra 2) and there is the addition of the essay, which can be part of a student's composite Writing score. This link here at CollegeBoard.com offers test date and registration info.
A full practice test is online, but it really makes sense to make the most of every test. Why take the test unless you are substantially prepared for it? The SAT® Question of the Day is also a great aid to get practice when sessions for the SAT® turn more test oriented than skill or step oriented.
SAT® Test Schedule (click to go to website)
Testing Dates for SAT
6/02/18 Register by 5/03
8/25/18 Register by 7/27
10/06/18 Register by 9/07
11/03/18 Register by 10/05
12/01/18 Register by 11/02
*3/09/19 Register by 2/08
5/04/19 Register by 4/05
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*SAT only (no subject tests)
ACT® Test Prep:
The ACT® can be compared to the SAT®, the latter being a test
more centered on critical thinking and puzzles, if you will. The SAT's emphasis on vocabulary is countered by the ACT's emphasis on hard science and math (up to precalculus, though only up to Alegebra II on the SAT®. The ACT's average time per question is about 50 seconds, versus about 75 seconds on the SAT, though both tests give a relatively short amount of time to deal with grammar components of each exam.
PSAT® Preparation:
PSAT prep®, started by many students their sophomore and junior years, is in a way a "practice" for the SAT®. Though the test takes significantly less time to administer and is not counted as an entrance requirement by colleges, there is still the possibility of achieving a score high enough to enter the National Merit Scholar Qualifying Tournament (NMSQT®), which is linked to prestige and college money. CollegeBoard® has a practice PSAT® here. Register if your school does not already do so. The normal date for PSAT® administration in Cincinnati is usually Wednesday or Saturday in the third week of October. PSATs count for NMSQT® a student's junior year, but schools may administer them as early as 9th grade. PSAT/NMSQT®.

SAT® Tutoring:
SAT® prep is slightly more involved than PSAT® tutoring. In general, there is math is slightly more in depth (more material from Algebra 2) and there is the addition of the essay, which can be part of a student's composite Writing score. This link here at CollegeBoard.com offers test date and registration info.
A full practice test is online, but it really makes sense to make the most of every test. Why take the test unless you are substantially prepared for it? The SAT® Question of the Day is also a great aid to get practice when sessions for the SAT® turn more test oriented than skill or step oriented.
SAT® Test Schedule (click to go to website)
Testing Dates for SAT
6/02/18 Register by 5/03
8/25/18 Register by 7/27
10/06/18 Register by 9/07
11/03/18 Register by 10/05
12/01/18 Register by 11/02
*3/09/19 Register by 2/08
5/04/19 Register by 4/05
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*SAT only (no subject tests)
ACT® Test Prep:
The ACT® can be compared to the SAT®, the latter being a test
more centered on critical thinking and puzzles, if you will. The SAT's emphasis on vocabulary is countered by the ACT's emphasis on hard science and math (up to precalculus, though only up to Alegebra II on the SAT®. The ACT's average time per question is about 50 seconds, versus about 75 seconds on the SAT, though both tests give a relatively short amount of time to deal with grammar components of each exam.