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SAT Crash Course 

  Sign up for a quick, intensive preparation for the SAT.  The crash course is a set of two four-hour workshops designed to familiarize you with the SAT, teach you test-taking strategies, and give you practice with the skills you'll need to do well on the test. 

Here's what students are saying about the SAT Crash Course:

"I'm not much of a shy kid, but the idea of going to an SAT prep class with kids I don't know made me nervous. I tend to not like to ask questions in an environment like that because I fear they'll be considered 'stupid' or 'lame.' Knowing that I could go to a place with three friends of mine and being in an environment where everyone knew each other made me more confident when asking questions. After taking the course and getting amazing tips, my confidence level about the SAT went soaring. I'm a smart kid, but a terrible test taker. After learning the tips and taking the practice tests, I did better than I have in a long time. The environment is comfortable and helped me to feel better not only about the test in general, but about myself, too."

                                                                            --Mc Auley High School Junior

     There are 10 sections on the SAT.  Though the order of the sections changes, the breakdown remains the same.  The exception is the essay section, which always comes first.  This crash course gives you an opportunity to take an entire practice test, start to finish, with a mini-lesson introducing the strategies that will help you before each section.  After each section, we go over the answers so that you have a chance to refresh the skills needed to do well.  These are the sections on the SAT:

THE 25-MINUTE ESSAY  We review strategies for beginning your SAT with a convincing essay and practice planning and writing a short essay.

CRITICAL READING (There are 2 25-minute sections and 1 20-minute section.)  We review vocabulary, reading, and thinking strategies for long- and short-passage reading selections.

WRITING (Not including the essay, there is a 25-minute and a 10-minute writing section.)  We practice the grammar and usage skills to find grammatical errors and improve sentences and paragraphs.

MATH  (There are 2 25-minute sections and a 20-minute section.)  We practice the algebra, geometry, and statistics calculations that are part of the SAT and learn test-taking strategies that can help solve problems faster.

FEES FOR THE SAT CRASH COURSE

Pricing for the course depends on enrollment.  For a one-on-one SAT crash course, the fee is $400.  For two students, the fee is $320 each.  For three students, the fee is $240 each.  For four students, the fee is $200 each.

DATES FOR THE SAT CRASH COURSE

This course is available on weekday and weekend days throughout the year.  Contact CC to schedule your sessions.  The crash course can take place on two weekend days-- four hours each session--or can be broken into four two-hour sessions.  

Let's talk about how tutoring may benefit your child.  Contact CC:   
cc@portcitytutoring.com or by phone: 712-3295.