ONLINE ACT & SAT "Crusher" Classes To Get Into Your Dream College And Win Thousands In Scholarships

There are approximately 500,000 test prep options on the internet, so, naturally, you might be wondering, "What's so great about YOUR test prep classes?"

I wouldn't blame you for asking, because there's a lot riding on your decision...

...even in today's so-called "Test Optional" environment!

Higher scores mean greater odds of getting into your life-changing, Dream College...

...and can make or break your chances of getting thousands - even tens of thousands - in scholarships!

Yes, test scores matter, still.  Your kids' competitors are taking them...

...and colleges STILL use scores to award merit scholarships, even in the COVID era!

So let me lay it out on the table why you should feel confident when you say "Yes" to our classes. Here is a short list of factors that differentiate us from the rest of the test prep world:

• Experienced, Full-Time Instructor.  This is a full-time gig for Marissa, she eats, drinks and breathes test prep.  Other companies plug their part-timers into their "systems" before they move on to grad school or wherever they're headed. Marissa worked for one of those other companies, ask her to tell you her war stories some time! 
  
• We use REAL ACT & SAT exams, not "Fakies" that other companies use, sometimes to demonstrate how much you need their instruction (the 98 lesson package!). This means that you are better prepared for the actual tests, and that you are maximizing your efficiency by prepping with legitimate materials.
• REAL scores. Other test prep companies are notorious for "rigging" your initial diagnostic tests, which are WAYYYYY harder than actual tests.  Then, presto!  They show you an amazing score improvement when you take a real test!
• Time management.  We teach you how to stay on pace and blow through the time-wasting problems, so you can score your absolute best.
• Small classes.  We keep our classes small so that each student receives personalized, tutoring-style attention, but at group rates!
• Psychology. Get into the minds of the test question authors, so you understand where they're trying to "getcha"  - so you can avoid score-killing traps they're hoping you fall for!
• Psychology Part II. Your brain! We'll teach you how to say "Goodbye and good riddance!" to panic and anxiety, one of the biggest causes of low scores!
• Efficiency.  Marissa teaches EXACTLY what you need to maximize your scores in the shortest amount of time, no more, no less. We want you to stay with us for the PRECISE amount of time and instruction that you need, not a minute longer! (We don't recommend the "3 Year Plan" to our clients.)
• Different approach than a high school teacher.  Test prep is not a high school course or AP exam.  Marissa teaches strategies to score your absolute best on the tests, not regurgitate information in a high school academic course.  She doesn't waste time on gimmicks or catchphrases to "game" the tests, either.
• Relaxed.  Our tutoring center is down by the water, which doesn't really matter if you're participating from another state or country.  But we do try to keep the unpleasant, weird rite of passage known as standardized testing as enjoyable and low key as possible, which means your child will do better on his/her tests.  The more relaxed they are, the better they'll perform!
• Bigger picture approach. Test prep is one, important piece of the college planning puzzle, but we look at this process being about more - the 40+ years of your child's life, not the four years of college.  We can help create a balanced and realistic  college list, applications and essays, financial aid and scholarships, and selecting a major that is both satisfying AND lucrative...so your kid can get off mom and dad's payroll sometime (wouldn't that be nice!)

SAT Reading Strategy

Includes:

• How to approach the reading section efficiently, without getting bogged down or falling for common traps, so you don't waste time!
• How to quickly and easily identify right answer wording and immediately spot wrong answers
• How to simplify difficult "main idea questions" quickly & without stress
• How to successfully deal with vocabulary you don’t know
• Deceptive graph questions demystified -- they are harder than they appear!
  
• Strategies for students who run out of time

SAT Grammar Review + Strategy (Writing & Language Section)

Includes:

• Everything you need to know about SAT grammar rules but NEVER learned in school
• The stress-free way to successfully tackle grammar questions without wasting time and effort
• The easiest way to answer "command of evidence" (main idea) questions
• Tips for conquering the hardest  -- expression of ideas -- questions

SAT Math Review + Strategy

Includes:

• Review of basic, SAT need-to-know math rules and formulas
• How to overcome the hardest, trickiest questions
• Common mistakes students make and how to avoid them
• How to take the test "out of order" to max out your score
• Slow test taker?  Run out of time?  Strategies for students who have trouble finishing on time

SAT Test Review

Students take practice tests at home so that they can come to this class with all questions they would like answered.

Questions may be submitted ahead of time, or asked during the course of the class.

ACT Reading Strategy

Includes:

• How to conquer the reading section in as little time and stress as possible!
• How to immediately identify wrong answer traps...and right answer wording
• Dealing with difficult "main idea" questions quickly & accurately
• How to successfully cope with vocabulary words you don’t know
  
• Strategies for students who run out of time 

ACT Grammar Review + Strategy (English Section)

Includes:

• Everything you need to know about ACT grammar rules but didn’t learn in school
• How to tackle grammar questions without wasting time and effort
• How to discover the "main idea" quickly
• How to order paragraphs & sentences
• Dealing with transition word questions
• How to figure out if information should be deleted

ACT Math Review + Strategy

Includes:

• Review of basic need-to-know math rules and formulas
• Easier-to-remember alternatives to common formulas
• Strategies for tackling the math section & tips for dealing with the hardest questions
• Common score-killing mistakes students make and how to avoid them
• Strategies for students who run out of time

ACT Science Strategy

Includes:

• How to manage your time on (one of the hardest sections)
• Ordering passages and questions
• Seamless technique for approaching conflicting viewpoints passages
• The easiest way to master this section, even if you're a "Science Kid"

ACT Test Review

Students take a practice test at home and come to this class with questions.  Questions may be submitted ahead of time or asked during class.