[The information on this page is for the classes we ran in October 2019. We will run similar classes for the October 2020 PSAT – please contact me if you are interested – Nick]

Build confidence – prepare for the PSAT

Most students take the PSAT cold. It’s just a practice test, right? The schools don’t see the score, right? Yes and yes, but it is also the first real indication of how a student may fare in the SAT battle to come. The student will care about the score. A disappointing score will sting, and it can derail confidence for taking the “real” SAT. The SAT campaign will surely go better if the student starts with a 50 or 100 point higher PSAT score!

Unfortunately, underperforming on the PSAT is almost to be expected. The test, which is identical to the SAT except for being slightly shorter, is difficult.

There will be question types the student has never before seen.

Nearly all students have trouble getting through some of the reading passages.

The English section requires knowledge of some unfamiliar grammar and punctuation rules (after having helped hundreds of kids with SAT prep, I have not had a single one who knew the “semicolon rules” going in).

The math sections are structured in an unusual way that fools every student (hint: do some of the questions out of order).

Many math questions in effect have an extra step that many students miss even though they completely understand the underlying math.

And  more!

Even just a modest amount of preparation can make a difference. At the very least, go to the College Board website and download and complete one of the PSAT practice tests. Or take our PSAT Prep Live Online class:

• Experienced – we’ve helped hundreds of kids prepare for the SAT
• Live online
• Fully interactive; questions encouraged; students will be called on (in a kind way!)
• Class size limited to 8
• All materials supplied
• Focus is on highest point-yielding information and strategies
• Everything covered will also help on the SAT
• Tech requirements: a computer with audio and, ideally, video (nearly all students seem to have Mac notebook computers, which work very well for this purpose). A stable network/wi-fi connection. A pad of paper and a pencil. A math calculator.
• $120

Times:

• Early class: 12-2:30 pm Eastern (11-1:30 pm CT, 10-12:30 pm MT, 9-11:30 am PT)
• Late class: 3-5:30 pm Eastern (2-4:30 pm CT, 1-3:30 pm MT, 12-2:30 am PT)

Date: Saturday 10/12 (for most students, the PSAT is on Wednesday 10/16 or Saturday 10/19)

Deadline for sign-up: Friday 10/11 at 8 pm Eastern (7 pm CT, 6 pm MT, 5 pm PT)

Questions? text me – Nick – ( 1-781-258-0004 ) to set up a phone call and we’ll figure it out.

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