The new SAT launches in Spring 2016. The 2015 PSAT test will follow the new Redesigned SAT curriculum. Given the extensive changes, old curricula no longer prepare students for the new test. Please see enclosed a high level summary of our new SAT curriculum along with sample materials. Tutoring Solutions Group (TSG) provides tutoring and courses for the new Redesigned SAT. Our students come from both elite private and public schools and attend the top Ivy League and liberal arts colleges in the United States. Our tutoring services are available throughout the NYC tri-state area. We conduct classes at our learning center in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey as well as in area schools. Please contact us for more information.
- Our individualized approach helps students at all ability levels. We value the families and schools we work with and ensure that all children receive the personalized attention they deserve.
- Our track record. Founded in 2011 by Sarah Weltman, Tutoring Solutions Group has helped hundreds of students in the NYC tri-state area. Our dedication to student and parent satisfaction is unparalleled in the test prep field. Our students improve 100+ points per section.
- A holistic approach. This is about more than test preparation. We ensure that all students we work with are prepared for the next stages of academic life-college! We impart ours students with better reasoning, analysis, inference, and knowledge based skills than our competitors.
- Innovative curriculum. Our newly designed curriculum helps us stand above the competition.
- Outstanding instruction. Our experienced instructors engage and motivate students at all levels of academic achievement.
SAT Reading Test
The new Redesigned SAT Reading Test features reading passages from both primary and secondary sources. Vocabulary and English grammar will be tested within the context of each reading passage. The new SAT includes passages from a diverse set of sources with a new emphasis on the social sciences and civics. Social science passages include those from the disciplines of political science, economics, and psychology. The civics passages cover texts from historical figures and speeches (e.g. FDR’s Day of Infamy Speech). Social science and natural science passages are in some cases accompanied by graphics followed by a multiple choice question. This extension ensures that students can convert their knowledge and understanding from a reading passage to a graphical analysis and interpretation. The graphical questions will carry a heavy weight in the new SAT subscores. TSG trains and prepares students to master each question type on the SAT Reading Test. 80% of accuracy on reading comprehension questions comes from the student’s first read. Consequently, we begin with a comprehensive tutorial in reading for meaning, tone, and theme. We then introduce students to passages that may appear on their actual SAT test. We encourage students to underline and annotate the passages before beginning the test questions. On the test day, there are no surprises. TSG students know exactly what to expect both in terms of passage difficulty, type, and questions. The SAT Writing and Literature (WL) Test is intertwined with the SAT Reading Test. The questions for this test are included alongside the reading comprehension questions. The SAT WL Test includes grammar and usage question similar to those on the ACT and old SAT Test. However, this section may pose an additional difficulty for students as they must quickly alternate between reading for content on the Reading Test and usage/mechanics on the SAT WL Test.
SAT Math Test
The SAT Math Test includes both calculator and non-calculator sections. The calculator section will continue the SAT’s legacy of a strong emphasis on Algebra 2 topics like functions and graphing. There will be a new emphasis on classroom topics like trigonometry. The test will feature fewer pure logic questions and place a heavier emphasis on computation. The non-calculator section will test a battery of math skills including problem recognition, computation, and carry-out. Students must quickly recognize which type of question they are facing (algebraic, geometric, etc…), and solve the problem without making any careless mistakes. The new SAT Math Test more closely aligns with the data analysis skills that students need for college courses. The essential data analysis skills include a full understanding of slope, lines of best fit, and basic regression analysis. In addition to graphs, students will analyze data displayed in charts and encounter more practically based math questions like those concerning exchange rates. TSG places a strong emphasis both on problem recognition and flawless computation skills. We encourage our top students to attempt many problem sets sans-calculator. This methodology builds confidence and ability. Beyond computation, we expose students to the many types of graphs and charts that they will be required to analyze on the new SAT test.
SAT Essay
The SAT essay is technically optional, although we encourage all students to opt in. Most colleges and universities will require the SAT essay, as they currently require the ACT essay. The SAT essay will require scholarly analysis of an argument. Students will not be required to bring in outside texts as evidence. Rather, they will logically evaluate a prompt, poke holes in logical fallacies, and suggest how an argument can be bolstered.
