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Grand Re-Opening

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Saturday, February 2nd

12:30-4:30pm

Come celebrate with CCPrep as we add College Counseling to our Comprehensive list of services. We are planning exciting raffles, discounts, educational seminars, and fun!

Free Educational Seminars will include college mock admissions committee case studies**, college application tips, and the fundamentals of the SAT & ACT exams.

Over $4,000 of CCPrep services will be raffled off to attendees including SAT/ACT Courses, College Planning Consultations, Essay/Application Courses, and AP Exam Reviews.

20% Discounts will be offered on Summer 2019 Essay/Application Courses for those who register and pay during the Grand Opening Celebration – a savings of $70!!

And of course don’t forget the fun: there will be music, free games, free food, free prizes, and much, much more. Attendees are welcome to come and go from the event as they please. No RSVP required. Come for the whole day, or simply stop by for a moment to sign-up for a discounted course and/or enter our free raffle. (Raffle winners need not be present at the drawing to win).

Schedule of Events:

12:30-4:30pm

Reception, “Ask CCPrep” Q&A Booth, Free Games, Free Food, Free Prize Wheel, Free Raffle Registration, & More!

2:00-3:30pm

College Admissions Case Studies Presentation with Current College Admissions Representatives**

3:30-4:00pm

College Application Tips Seminar with CCPrep’s College Counselors, Shan & Jayne!

4:00-4:30pm

Fundamentals of SAT & ACT Exams Seminar with CCPrep’s Founder, Robert.

4:30pm

Raffle Drawing & Closing

 

**The case studies seminar is from 2-3:30pm. Join us as Admission Representatives from both an out of state and an international college lead parents and students through a mock admissions committee. This fun interactive presentation is a great opportunity to gain insight and hear directly from insiders what is valued in an application.

Do You Need Test Prep?

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No, test prep is not required. In fact it shouldn’t even be needed.

The SAT and ACT are designed to test the level of a high school student’s readiness to perform in a college classroom; they’re not designed to see who has the money to spend on expensive test prep courses. Then why do so many students attend test prep classes? And why do these test prep classes claim success in raising scores?

The answer can be found at the gym. No one needs a personal trainer – we know how to exercise and lose weight. Run here, do push up there, it’s natural. But why are there so many personal trainers? 2 reasons: (1) to show you the best way to do it and (2) to make sure you do it. The same reasons applies to SAT/ACT test prep.

Does anyone have a child just begging for their parents to purchase them the SAT practice book so that he or she can sit down on weekends and read it cover to cover? I didn’t think so. That’s why you need test prep. To make sure your student practices the tests – and practices them the “right” way – in order to maximize his or her score. I cannot tell you how many students I’ve come across who do not score up to their intellectual and academic level on their first practice test simply because they don’t like tests. Test prep helps students get past that mental block and achieve the score they deserve. [Read more…]

Margaret Jervis, Brethren Christian HS

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Robert is an amazing tutor. He saved our daughter when she took Chemistry as a junior. Since then he has been helping her successfully navigate through all her college prep work along with her Trigonometry class. His ACT tutoring helped raise her score an unbelievable 7 points! He is one of the smartest people we know, but also has a great sense of humor which can make the toughest subjects fun.

– Margaret Jervis (Brethren Christian HS, Class of 2009)

Shari Woolbert, Northwood HS

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We have worked with other tutors and other tutoring programs prior to working with Robert and CCPrep, and the quality provided is by far superior to other tutoring services available. Not only is Robert reliable, accountable and extremely knowledgeable, but he is a role model for those he works with. My son has improved his grades, his study habits and his ability to learn and retain information. Thank you Robert and CCPrep!

– Shari Woolbert (Northwood HS, Class of 2010)

Sara Winokur, Laguna Beach HS

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CCPrep was the key to our son’s success in taking the ACT and SAT. Robert developed an individual study plan after identifying both strengths and weaknesses, allowing him to optimize his score. Thanks to CCPrep, our son is off to his first-choice college in the fall!

– Sara Winokur (Laguna Beach HS, Class of 2009)

Welcome to Our New Website!

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We’re not new, but our website is!

When we started CCPrep just 2 years ago, we didn’t think our young company would grow so large so quickly. Thanks to the wonderful referrals from all of my great students and parents, we’ve been able to offer SAT, ACT and AP Test preparation to over 300 students this school year alone! Not bad, after teaching only 4 students my first summer! (Thank you, my pioneers – David, Beau, Brooke and Katie.)

As we move into another school year, we are proud to finally offer a website platform that will provide the capabilities and functions to help Orange County students and their parents find the information they need to navigate the gruesome college admission process. Please make sure to check back often, as I will be continuously adding information about new testing requirements, and offering step-by-step advice on the college admission process. I’ll even try to convince Shan and Jayne at Higher Applications to contribute right here in our blog some of their valuable insight into the college search and admission process (for those who you don’t know, Higher Applications works out of our CCPrep classrooms, and are wonderful people to work with).

Our new format will allow us to provide:

  1. Continuously updated information about test requirements and college admissions
  2. Daily updates on available classes at CCPrep, including the number of available seats in each class
  3. A more user friendly atmosphere and contact form

So, please look around and let us know what you think. Our website redesign has been long overdue! With the help of one of our student’s parents, Mark Roknich, and his company, Location Marketing, Inc., we’ve been able to put together a new site that will grow to fit the needs of our students and parents, and will allow us to adapt to the ever-changing college admissions requirements. Their website design services are second to none – Mark and his team have worked tirelessly to guarantee that our new site would not only attractive but functional.