Results

Results from the 2007-2008 SAT and ACT from those students who have finished standardized testing.

SAT

This year the average score improvement for our students, between the Sophomore PSAT and the final SAT, was 320 points.  The average cumulative score for our Juniors' final SAT was 2270.  Our tutors worked with extremely talented students this year and are proud of the significant improvements, even for those who came to us scoring in the range for National Merit awards.

ACT

This year the average score improvement for our students, between the Sophomore PSAT and the final ACT with Writing, was 6.5 ACT points, for an average final ACT score of 31. In a standard SAT-ACT score conversion, the improvement equates to approximately 390 points on the new SAT.  The final ACT with Writing score equates to 2070 on the new SAT.

Our Methodology:

• Unlike some of our competitors, we use official College Board tests (not tests that we manufacture) to measure score improvement.  We do this to ensure that our data are as reliable as possible.  
• We use the Sophomore PSAT scores because most of our students begin prep work with our tutors in the summer before their Junior PSAT.
• Our average ACT score improvement was greater than our average SAT score improvement. We believe this is primarily because our average ACT test taker came in with a lower starting score.
• To achieve a significant rise in PSAT, SAT or ACT scores, our tutors begin prep work in the summer before junior year (if not before).