SAT ACT Test Prep

Our SAT-ACT Mastery Seminar differs in many ways from those run by franchises such as Kaplan and Princeton Review.  One of the bigger ways relates to the psychological shifting that occurs through my mini-lectures.  Explaining the Growth versus the Fixed Mindset in the context of test prep has been one of the lectures that seems […]

I was in Pasta Vita in Old Saybrook and felt someone tap me on the shoulder.  It was the father of two SAT students from past SAT classes.  “My children still talk about you and the class.”  I knew he was not referring to my teachings of the intricacies of SAT test-taking strategies. “We see […]

“Why are those kids filling up their buckets with water?” my son who was 12 at the time asked. “Because they don’t have running water in their houses.” my wife responded.  My son and his two younger sisters looked perplexed.  We were in Morocco.  That moment might have been the best part of the trip. […]

As March approaches, most Connecticut High School juniors will be taking the SAT for the first time.  Most parents and articles call the SAT that will be given in March the NEW SAT!!!   Most juniors simply call it the SAT. For them, there is nothing new.  Since several media outfits have called me for […]

“Jake said he finally is learning math concepts due to your SAT class.”  A parent of a student from Guilford High School said to me a few years ago. Perhaps the biggest misconceptions propagated by those who do not understand the SAT (or ACT) is that the test can be beaten by “strategy.” Certainly there […]

Back in the day when most Connecticut parents took the SAT, every score was consequential.  Most students took the SAT once or twice and were advised not to take the test a third time as it would not be looked upon favorably.  Despite all the overblown talk of stress that our high school students face […]

Public schools in Connecticut will be offering an SAT to all students sometime in March. The test will be paid for by the state of Connecticut.  This is a great opportunity to have a trial run at the new SAT. The timing of the College Board’s March 5 SAT has created an unprecedented issue. Many […]

Our mission to help your children reach their potential.  To me, this has always meant human potential. But certainly our focus in delivering educational services to Connecticut families is primarily academics. The tangible end goal – although by no means the real end goal – is college. During our SAT-ACT classes in Old Saybrook and […]