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UPCOMING SAT & ACT TEST DATES 2011 - 2012
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REAL ( as opposed to FAKE ) SCORE INCREASES NO deceptive & false "score increases" like those other places.
Just some of many actual verified SAT scores of Solutions students
Solutions student from Northgate High - Walnut Creek, CA
Solutions student from Bellarmine College Prep - San Jose, CA
Solutions student from Monte Vista - Danville, CA
Why does it matter which SAT / ACT course I choose?
Taking those other SAT
/ ACT courses will, unfortunately, result in wasted time and money.
How difficult is it to properly teach the SAT & ACT? Exceptionally.
The ONLY 100% Complete In-Depth Coverage, 100% Correct Methods & Solutions, Absolutely Proficiently Taught SAT & ACT Course.
( There are MANY WRONG WAYS to teach the SAT & ACT. Take the Challenge. )
Award-Winning Professional Credentialed SAT & ACT Teacher ( Learn more ) To maintain the absolute quality and effectiveness of our course, we use one highly experienced teacher: We do SAT & ACT problems every day, we analyze SAT & ACT problems every day, and we explain & teach SAT & ACT problems every day. You will not find a more talented & qualified teacher in the SF Bay Area:
- More than 7 years of FULL-TIME ( EVERY DAY ) SAT & ACT teaching experience; - Professional Credentialed AP High School Teacher - Taken more than 30 SAT's and 14 ACT's = knows what appears on SAT & ACT - ETS (maker of SAT) Essay Reader - Author of previously top-selling, but now "illegal and banned" SAT book - Awarded by San Francisco Chronicle & CBS Channel 5 News - UC Berkeley graduate - UC Davis teaching credential
Absolutely Competent & Proficient Teaching - Taught THE Right Way - Competent means knowing every single question in and out. That means going through explanations and answers 8 - 9 times FASTER than someone else who has to read the question, then solve it, then explain it, and who might get the wrong answer or make confusing mistakes. - Experienced means having taught EACH and EVERY question more than 100 times and thus giving explanations and solutions that are CLEAR, SIMPLE, DIRECT, and RIGHT. - Proficient means being able to explain precisely why right answers are right & wrong answers are wrong. - Experienced means having taught SO MANY STUDENTS ( 600+ ) that you know what mistakes students will make EVEN BEFORE THEY KNOW. - Experienced means knowing when a student got the right answer the WRONG WAY and teaching them to do it the right way
vs "Ivy-League Graduate" "Stanford" "Harvard" "PhD / College Professor" "2400 Perfect Score" "Best Tutors" "Trained Teachers" "Expert Instructors" ( Learn more ) Which actually means: - Inexperienced part-time instructors - Poor teaching ability, CONFUSING and WRONG EXPLANATIONS - No teaching - just reading from Instructor's Manual / students just copy down what's on board - No explanations - students read complex ( sometimes incorrect ) explanations from a handout - Unable to explain why the wrong answers are wrong. - Can't solve all the problems on the SAT or ACT. - Some of these instructors NEVER took the SAT ( Unbelievable, but true ) - You never know who is going to teach the class
Genuine SAT & ACT tests - from College Board & ACT Inc. Most other test prep companies use fake/simulated "SAT" or "ACT" problems which are NOTHING LIKE the real thing. Kids who walk in to take the SAT / ACT for real will see something they are unfamiliar with. - Fake "SAT" & "ACT" online practice tests / CD-ROMS / etc
Because the authentic questions are created following a specific guideline, students will know EXACTLY what to expect when taking the SAT or ACT for real.
100% Complete, Comprehensive, In-Depth Coverage of SAT / ACT Virtually all other companies cover only about 60% - 70% of what is on the SAT or ACT, and even cover stuff that does not show up because they DO NOT LOOK AT REAL SATs or ACTs.
If you want to know what's on the SAT or ACT, you take one yourself. If you REALLY want to know every detail of the SAT or ACT, you take and analyze more than 30 SAT's and 11 ACT's, and you also take and analyze NEW SAT's & ACT's every few months.
Thus, our curriculum covers a COMPLETE, COMPREHENSIVE, IN-DEPTH 100% - We know every possible thing that will show up, and what will NOT show up, so students don't waste time learning unnecessary material. - Students learn every possible concept and type of question that will appear on the SAT or ACT, and learn the RIGHT way to solve ALL of them.
- EVERY Math Concept that can show up and what will NOT show up - What SAT / ACT Essay Topics can show up - EVERY English Grammar rule that is ever tested
100% Accurate & Correct Methods & Solutions Our methods & solutions are derived by researching & analyzing everything in & out, not made up because they sound good. We do SAT & ACT problems every day, we analyze SAT & ACT problems every day, and we explain & teach SAT & ACT problems every day. Based on our unmatched experience we know what works and WHAT DOES NOT.
In addition, our solutions to problems are absolutely correct and accurate: - Get the RIGHT ANSWER to EVERY problem the RIGHT WAY, NOT by guessing or using wrong methods. - How to score a 12 on the SAT Essay - The RIGHT WAY to handle reading passages - The RIGHT way to approach Writing ( English grammar sentence) questions
When you need tax, medical, or legal advice, it's critical to go to someone who knows what they are talking about. It's the same when it comes to SAT & ACT.
VS INCORRECT strategies and techniques : - False information about question types and concepts tested - Wrong way to read passages - Wrong way to answer English Grammar questions - INCORRECT / ERRONEOUS SOLUTIONS - "Proven methods" which don't work and actually TAKE DOWN scores.
We take every student as far as he/she can possibly go - there is nothing further that can be done, and NOTHING LEFT OUT.
Indeed, students who already took another SAT course and then took our SAT course increased scores by yet another 90 - 210 points.
Research Carefully and Get the FACTS on SAT / ACT courses.
How can a Parent & Student accurately & reliably compare SAT / ACT courses?
- Price? If you didn't know already, every SAT course is different. As with anything, price is no indicator of how good something is.
- The number of class hours? When a class is bad, 50, 60 or even 70 hours is not going to help. Large ( 20 - 30 students) slow moving classes with long breaks, unneeded material, and lengthy confusing explanations add hours of wasted time.
- Average SAT or ACT score increases? Deceptive and made-up score increase stats are unverifiable. Also it doesnt't matter if the average increase is 150 points if you take the class and only improve 50 points.
- Score improvement guarantees? No one can guarantee a score any more than guarantee your GPA. Those "guarantees" just mean you re-take the class that didn't work.
- The number of 2400 perfect scoring students? Some companies take on 2200+ scoring students for free just so they can take credit for 2400 scoring students. Not only that, 2400 does NOT mean every question was answered correctly.
- Ivy-League Tutors? PhD Professors? 2400 Perfect-Score Instructors? Expert "Best" Tutors? Simply scoring high or going to Stanford does not make a person a good teacher. You probably know someone at your kid's school who scored 2300, but just try getting them to tutor your kid.
Unfortunately, none of these mean
anything. ( See why ) There is, in fact, only ONE indisputable, definitive way to compare one SAT course to another: TAKE THEM BOTH. Unfortunately, most parents can't afford two SAT courses.
Thankfully there's a better & faster way - The Solutions Teaching Challenge. We invite you to test us against the "Ivy-League Degree" "PhD / College Professor" "2400 Perfect Score" "Best Tutors" "Trained Teachers" "Expert Instructors" of ANY other tutoring / test prep out there. **Chances are likely you won't get anyone to agree to our challenge because they know they can't measure up**
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