SAT ACT Test Prep

  Every year our Winter SAT class (this year SAT and ACT) held in Old Saybrook, CT and Madison, CT leads students to a wonderful result: they get their test scores in order early during the college process. The strategic plan is as follows: prepare vigorously for the March SAT (and either the February or […]

Just some quick news for parents of Connecticut juniors, PSAT results are scheduled to come in. Daryl CapuanoCEO, The Learning Consultants and Connecticut’s top private education consultant full bio

“I had her do the SAT problem of the day.” Mrs. Barry said about her daughter Julia, a junior at Daniel Hand High School in Madison. “I’m really surprised that she did so poorly.” Let me clear: doing the SAT problem of the day is better than doing nothing. Indeed, starting with something small is […]

Connecticut parents often ask my opinion on which SAT and ACT books to purchase. My answer is not based on my subjective view. The only objectively correct answer is the official guide. For that reason, we only use The Official Guide to the SAT and the ACT’s Real ACT book for our SAT and ACT […]

Some more reason for Connecticut parents to nag their children about needing to read more. Reading ability is even more important for the new SAT. Reading ability has always been important for the SAT but now even more so for several reasons. While some students will rejoice that sentence completions are no longer part of […]

“Nathan did way worse than expected on the SAT.  Can you help?” Mrs. Honig said about her very bright junior at Old Lyme. After working with Nathan a few times, I agreed.  This is not always the case.  Sometimes parents expectations are not based on real data but rather hope.  In Nathan’s case, he definitely […]

“Do I have to take SAT again? Hannah, a junior at East Lyme High School asked. She knew the answer to the question.  One and done is exceedingly rare, at least for Connecticut students interested in attending competitive colleges. Extensive research shows that SAT and ACT test takers improve the second and third time they […]

“I’m so glad that I’m done with the SAT!” Charlie, a junior at Old Saybrook High School noted after he received his second round of SAT scores. Charlie had tried to delay starting test prep to late spring. His parents asked me to convince him to start in the winter. I told that after fifteen […]

“I am thinking of having Holly just focus on the ACT.” Mrs. O’Brien, a mother of a junior from Valley Regional High School said. “Since the new SAT is changing, I read somewhere that it makes sense to do the ACT.” I had read similar articles. Even before the HUGE news that Connecticut will require […]

“This looks like the ACT.” Paul, a junior at Branford High School, noted. He was reviewing the new SAT for the first time. The SAT has long been the dominant standardized test for college admission. The ACT, traditionally the test used by many Midwestern and Southern colleges, gained tremendous popularity in the last decade. Since […]