SAT Seminar
SAT Seminar
An intensive seminar to prepare high-school students for the SAT by developing essential skills and strategies to best tackle the test.
12 sessions over 6 weeks
Early Bird pricing ends June 6th.
The SAT is a mostly multiple-choice, standardized test widely used in college admissions. Developed by The College Board, and administered as many as seven times a year, it tests students in evidenced-based reading, writing, and math skills. The SAT is a well-established tenet of the standard college application, offering admissions officers a quantitative means of comparing students across a wide range of cultural backgrounds, geographical locations, and educational environments.
This course is an intensive seminar designed to prepare high-school students for the SAT. We'll take a rigorous look at each of the tests 5 sections—including the "optional" essay section—and develop essential skills and strategies to best tackle the test.
COMPONENTS
Over the course of 12 sessions divided across 6 weeks, students will focus on the following skills and strategies:
Structure of the SAT
What the SAT does and does not test
Multiple-choice strategies, such as backsolving, plugging-in-numbers, and process of elimination
Reading and annotating for evidence
Writing mechanics and rhetoric
Math subtopics, such as number properties, algebra, data analysis, and others
Students will take, and receive detailed metrics on, three mock tests to measure growth, and also have a one-hour private consultation focusing solely on their own progress.
REQUIREMENTS
Participating students will require the following materials:
A fast and reliable internet connection (8 Mbps down, 1.5 Mbps up)
Access to printing
A dedicated notebook
Official SAT Study Guide 2020 Edition by the College Board
Beyond the materials, students are expected to complete all assignments by the given due dates and to the best of their ability, and to actively participate in class discussion. In short: give it your best!
INSTRUCTOR
Eskor Johnson
Eskor received his BA in English and American Literature from Harvard University and an MFA in Fiction from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. His teaching experience extends nearly ten years, including time spent as a tutor, a middle school English and Social Studies teacher, and a professor of Creative Writing at the University of Iowa. He has worked with students ranging from fifth graders to college seniors, in such subjects as English, history, essay writing, algebra, trigonometry, geometry, as well as ISEE, SSAT, ACT and SAT preparation. As an applications consultant with The List, Eskor seeks to create a friendly yet rigorous atmosphere based on communication, curiosity and a genuine love of learning.
To see the class schedule, please refer to the brochure below.
Every Tuesday and Thursday, we offer a free Zoom webinar at 5PM CT / 6PM ET, where we will introduce each of the online programs.
Please fill out a simple registration below, and prior to the webinar, you will receive a Zoom link via the email you provided. We will be covering the programs listed on this page, and answer any questions you may have.