Scholastic Pursuits

ACT/SAT  Test Prep 

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This is one of the most important tests a student will ever take. A high school student's SAT/ACT test score is a large determiner of whether they will be accepted into the college of their choice, as well as scholarship opportunities and the amount of debt they will carry into their post-graduate life. Many students are not informed of how much a resulting score will impact their academic and career futures. 

Scholastic Pursuits offers a highly successful training program that helps students lower their test anxiety and raise their test scores by understanding the test content and the hidden patterns, which are located in all standardized exams. Students are then given smart tools and strategies that prove applicable to all standardized tests, to help meet their score goals and make their future a success. Ideally, students should begin training as early as their sophomore year, when stress levels are lowest and there is time to build a strong knowledge of the test. However, students of all grades who prove motivated and committed to learn can gain the necessary tools to meet and exceed their score goals. 

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PSAT Test Prep (Grades 8-11)

​Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors all qualify to take this test. Students should start early, while there is no pressure to train well for the test that counts. Juniors who score within the top percentile will gain National Merit Scholar status and are eligible to compete in the National Merit Scholarship Competition.

This test matters! High-scoring students become bragging rights for colleges, who will lure them in with such perks as full-ride scholarships, upgraded free room and board, food allowances, graduate school money, study abroad stipends, and more. There are also over 1,700 scholarships available to other high scorers who didn't make National Merit Scholar status. The ACT and SAT tests bear many similarities. Both the SAT and PSAT, written by the College Board, are highly similar in their question types. So students who train with Scholastic Pursuits for the PSAT are preparing themselves wisely for the SAT and the ACT, as well!

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HSPT Test Prep

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Students and parents alike know how important a good education is, one they will likely find at the Catholic high school of their choice. However, the HSPT placement test - which grants students precious little time (a mere 16 minutes in one section) to answer 60 or more questions - can be rather daunting to the untrained eye. Scholastic Pursuits provides solid preparation in all 5 sections of the High School Placement Test and will help motivated students meet this worthy goal, and continue a solid education that will open doors to a good future. 

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Why use Scholastic Pursuits for your Test Prep source?

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These programs draw from the strengths of various proven methods, offering some of the best test prep tips and strategies out there for achieving successful exam results. Many students have met and exceeded their goals with Scholastic Pursuits, and highly recommend this program. 

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While students have the option to buy a book and study, or join an online video tutorial, this type of test prep doesn't meet a student’s individual needs, nor does it answer the frequent questions they have. Scholastic Pursuits offers one-on-one, personalized tutoring, training students to identify the hidden patterns in these tests and to build on their content knowledge, so they may turn that knowledge into substantial results.  

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The SAT and ACT tests are often mistaken as a test of content and knowledge. As a result, top performing students who use this approach, often score much lower than they anticipate. However, these are NOT merely content-based exams. Each test is a logic-based exam that tests basic concepts, but in strange ways. Scholastic Pursuits capitalizes on this fact and uses it to train students to locate the correct answer choice quickly and confidently, saving valuable time. These same strategies can be applied to other standardized tests, such as AP exams, with great success. Students who are committed to training well, will gain the benefits from applying these training techniques and meet their academic goals.

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