Katie ended up with an A- in pre-calculus which is fantastic for her GPA at the end of her junior year. Thank you so much for the tutoring. She couldn’t have done it without you. I also wanted to follow-up to tell you she got a 26 on her ACT. HUGE IMPROVEMENT! Thanks so much. I recommend CCPrep highly!
– Katie (Capo Valley HS, Class of 2013)
Many incoming Seniors find themselves in the situation where they have already prepared for and taken the SAT and/or ACT, but they would like to take it a final time in the Fall of their Senior year in order to raise their score just a little bit more. There is always the choice of individual tutoring to help bring about this final push, but that can be cost prohibitive for many students. Therefore CCPrep has created a course specifically designed for the student looking for additional guided practice for a retesting of the SAT or ACT. Please read more here.
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…]
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)
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)