SAT Preparation Group, Parkland, FL, Supports USA Today Article on Value of 30-Point Increase in SAT Score

Parkland, FL, August 09, 2009 --(PR.com)-- SAT Preparation Group, a South Florida company that specializes in coaching students how to succeed in the classroom, on the SAT test, and in life, supports a recent article in USA Today titled “Mere 30-point bump on SAT can pay off big.” SAT Preparation Group coaches work closely with students, enhancing their emotional and psychological well-being in addition to tutoring on subjects and teaching superior test-taking skills. The approach incorporates both a peak performance aspect and a tactical game plan for learning and success. SAT Preparation Group has been helping students succeed in South Florida—including Broward, Palm Beach, and Miami-Dade counties, and the cities of Miami, Boca Raton, Weston, Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs, and Parkland—for over 10 years. Students who have studied with SATPG coaches have achieved average SAT test score increases that are unprecedented in the industry—currently 250 points per student for the general population and over 400 points per student for those in the top 25 percent.

The USA Today article reported: “A 30-point boost in math and critical-reading scores on the SAT reasoning test is statistically meaningless yet could make or break a student’s chances of admission at ‘a substantial minority’ of colleges, a research paper says. And the more selective the college, the more that bump pays off, it finds. … 20% to 40% of officials at 130 colleges that consider the SAT in admissions said a 20-point math increase or a 10-point reading increase would ‘significantly improve a student’s chances of admissions’ if all other factors in a student’s application were the same. ‘If marginal college admission decisions are made on the basis of very small differences in test scores, a small coaching effect might be practically significant,’ says author Derek Briggs of the University of Colorado-Boulder.”

In addition to its extremely successful SAT test prep course, which results in an average score increase of 250 points per student and over 400 points per student for those in the top 25 percent, SAT Preparation Group also offers subject tutoring (math, science, and writing); college planning assistance; stress management coaching; strategies to reverse test anxiety; career preparation coaching; customer service skills; lessons on effective study habits; and life skills coaching—including the areas of time management, goal setting and achievement, personal development, and positive life values. Students learn how to operate at peak performance levels, and become highly skilled at meeting challenges and overcoming obstacles in order to succeed. SAT Preparation Group utilizes unique tools, cutting-edge approaches, and valuable information to ensure that students score as highly as possible on the SAT—or succeed in whatever stage of life they are entering. SAT Preparation Group coaches offer individual in-home SAT prep sessions as well as group classes. They are located at 6512 NW 99th Avenue in Parkland, Florida, and teach students throughout South Florida, including Broward, Palm Beach, and Miami-Dade counties and the cities of Miami, Boca Raton, Weston, Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs, and Parkland. For more information, call 877-6SAT-PREP (877-672-8773) or visit www.PrepSATTest.com.

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