Spring SAT and ACT Prep

SAT/ACT prep at Options Solutions is geared towards the May and June exam dates. The prep at Options Solutions is focused on two areas:  test taking skills and curriculum development.  The first area focuses on understanding the exam in order to gain tools and strategies to “beat” it.  This arena also focuses on developing test taking strategies and critical thinking skills.  The second focus is on learning the content that is assessed on each exam; such as math concepts, grammar rules, and vocabulary.  Research proves that long term, consistent prep is the most valuable.  Right now, it seems like May is very far away, but it will be here before we know it.

Based on feedback from previous prep students and the Olympic schedule, we have made several modifications to our program this year.  We have more options than ever before to customize prep to your need.  The prep schedule will kick in full gear after the Olympics with a few options for early prep.

Also, if you have PSAT scores, please drop them off at the office, so they can be added to your file.  

A few policies to remember about SAT/ACT prep:

1.  Sessions are expected to be in high demand. Spaces are first come- first serve, so reserve early and spaces are not guaranteed until you have confirmed a space.  We will keep an active waitlist for each section.  Students who buy the monthly package are guaranteed a space.

2.  The regular 24 hour cancellation policy applies to SAT/ACT prep sessions as well.  PLEASE note what you and/or your student has signed up for and follow through with commitments.  Students will be charged for missing sessions.   

3.  Please communicate with us.  If we know what you need, we are happy to attempt to accommodate you.  If you have conflicts on certain dates, we will do our best to find solutions.  We will attempt to add sessions and focus sections by the needs of the group.

4.  Options’ regular clients receive first priority for reserving SAT spaces.  Outside students will be accepted only if there is space available.  Please feel free to pass on this information though to peers and teammates. 

5.  Priority will be given to grade 11 students over grade 10 students.

Please see Calendar for full schedule 

For general information, most students should plan on taking the May and June exams (sign up early to reserve a spot at Prince of Wales in Vancouver or McNair Secondary in Richmond for SAT).  We highly advise students to also take the ACT in June. Many students prefer it to the SAT exam.  We recommend that students have at least one official SAT or ACT (preferably both) exam scores before summer holidays.

The SAT instituted a new score reporting policy this year.  Please see this link for more information: http://professionals.collegeboard.com/testing/sat-reasoning/scores/policy.   See here to look up the schools you are applying to:

http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/sat-score-use-practices-list.pdf

 It is your responsibility to register for the official SAT and ACT exams.  Options Solutions does not register students for exams.  You can create a login and password on each site and register there.  See below:

SAT sign up at www.collegeboard.com

ACT sign up at www.actstudent.org

Please let me know if you have any additional questions;  we look forward to a great prep season.

The Options Solutions’ Team