SAT & ACT Coaching: Better Scores Through Mindfulness
"Because of my work with Erika, I felt better about the testing process and more confident about learning in general." —Jenna |
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For decades, the SAT & ACT prep process has been structured like this:
– Review academic content, such as grammar rules and math equations. – Teach test-taking techniques, such as eliminating answers and underlining key words. – Give students opportunities to practice applying their skills and knowledge. Working with me, you'll get all of this and more. While each step in this system is necessary to get results, this process is insufficient for students to achieve their best results. The element missing from traditional test prep is mindfulness. |
Less Stress ➝ Higher Scores |
Mindfulness is an awareness of our thoughts and feelings. With a foundation of mindfulness, we can observe how our habits influence our daily experience. Ultimately, we can start to choose more productive habits that allow us to think, feel, and perform better in challenging situations, like the test room.
Mindfulness is the secret, but it isn't a secret.
It's practiced by top performers in many sectors, from Fortune 500 CEOs to professional athletes.
The positive results have been shown in laboratories.
It's been incorporated into schools across the country.
Even though meditation and mindfulness are powerful tools, most tutors do not incorporate them into the test prep process. I do.
Here are the key components of my test prep program:
– Review academic content, such as grammar rules and math equations.
– Teach test-taking techniques, such as eliminating answers and underlining key words.
– Train mindfulness, meditation, and other habits designed to elevate test performance.
– Talk about the thoughts that arise around the test so that students aren't held back by distorted thinking.
– Give students opportunities to practice applying their skills and knowledge.
– Apply the principles of deliberate practice—including a thorough review of completed practice sections and setting specific, clear, actionable goals for future practice—so that the time students invest in taking practice tests actually helps raise their scores.
This system leads to my students and their parents reporting improvements that span beyond higher test scores: greater creativity, better relationships with friends and family, better time management, and more confidence in school.
Students thrive in an environment that inspires their confidence, engages their sense of purpose, and ignites their passion for learning. My goal is to educate, inform, and empower students so that they walk into the test room feeling and performing like the absolute best versions of themselves.
Mindfulness is the secret, but it isn't a secret.
It's practiced by top performers in many sectors, from Fortune 500 CEOs to professional athletes.
The positive results have been shown in laboratories.
It's been incorporated into schools across the country.
Even though meditation and mindfulness are powerful tools, most tutors do not incorporate them into the test prep process. I do.
Here are the key components of my test prep program:
– Review academic content, such as grammar rules and math equations.
– Teach test-taking techniques, such as eliminating answers and underlining key words.
– Train mindfulness, meditation, and other habits designed to elevate test performance.
– Talk about the thoughts that arise around the test so that students aren't held back by distorted thinking.
– Give students opportunities to practice applying their skills and knowledge.
– Apply the principles of deliberate practice—including a thorough review of completed practice sections and setting specific, clear, actionable goals for future practice—so that the time students invest in taking practice tests actually helps raise their scores.
This system leads to my students and their parents reporting improvements that span beyond higher test scores: greater creativity, better relationships with friends and family, better time management, and more confidence in school.
Students thrive in an environment that inspires their confidence, engages their sense of purpose, and ignites their passion for learning. My goal is to educate, inform, and empower students so that they walk into the test room feeling and performing like the absolute best versions of themselves.
Test Prep Coaching is available for the SAT, ACT, PSAT, ISEE, SSAT and SHSAT.
Test Prep Coaching packages consist of twelve 2-hour or twelve 1.5-hour sessions. Families may add additional sessions at the hourly rate associated with their package.
Test Prep Coaching sessions are available without the commitment of an extended package. You may commit to any number of sessions—from one to eleven—and schedule the session(s) upon payment.
For more details on Test Prep Coaching (including rates), visit Information for Parents.
I coach students in-person in Manhattan and provide online coaching via video conferencing.
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Test Prep Coaching is available for the SAT, ACT, PSAT, ISEE, SSAT and SHSAT.
Test Prep Coaching packages consist of twelve 2-hour or twelve 1.5-hour sessions. Families may add additional sessions at the hourly rate associated with their package.
Test Prep Coaching sessions are available without the commitment of an extended package. You may commit to any number of sessions—from one to eleven—and schedule the session(s) upon payment.
For more details on Test Prep Coaching (including rates), visit Information for Parents.
I coach students in-person in Manhattan and provide online coaching via video conferencing.
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SCHEDULE A CONSULTATION
I begin each test prep program with two complimentary consultations: first, one for the parent(s) and then one for the student.
Consultations give us the opportunity to discuss where the student is in the test prep process, your goals for the program, and a program structure that will meet your needs.. Consultations are also opportunities for me to answer any of your questions about the test prep coaching process.
From there, we can decide whether a coaching program is right for you.
Consultations give us the opportunity to discuss where the student is in the test prep process, your goals for the program, and a program structure that will meet your needs.. Consultations are also opportunities for me to answer any of your questions about the test prep coaching process.
From there, we can decide whether a coaching program is right for you.