PowerPrep has once again announced that it will again be offering its comprehensive SAT Course at Garden City High School. The course is open to all high school juniors who are residents of the Garden City School District, whether or not they attend Garden City High School.
PowerPrep is offering this course at a savings of $650 off its regular tuition. It is important to note that this is not a course specially developed or administered by the district. Rather it is PowerPrep’s regular course that, despite the greatly-reduced tuition, has not been abbreviated or watered-down in any way. Except for the location of the classes, this course is identical to the Comprehensive SAT Course that PowerPrep has offered for more than 15 years––the course that has helped thousands of students raise their scores by an average of more than 200 points. In fact, of the students who took this course at Garden City High School in 2012, 2013, and 2014 more than 25 percent went up over 250 points and 10 percent went up over 300 points.
The students who took PowerPrep’s “pilot” course at Garden City High School for the March 2012 SAT did so well that the program was expanded, and in both 2013 and 2014 PowerPrep offered two courses––one course for the March SAT and a second course for the May SAT––which it will do again this year. Each course will meet eight times from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Garden City High School.
Again this year, any junior living in Garden City will be able to take a course beginning in January to prepare for the March SAT or a course beginning in March to prepare for the May SAT. Last year, many students who were planning to be take the SAT for the first time in May took the course for the March test and then did some additional preparation in late March and April before taking the SAT in May.
The agreement between PowerPrep and the District strictly limits the number of students who will be able to take these SAT courses. Since the courses are open to all residents of the Garden City School District––whether they attend Garden City High School, go to a private school, or are home-schooled––and since the course is being offered at such a steep discount, it is likely that the course will fill up quickly. To avoid getting closed out, parents who know they would like to have their children take this course should contact PowerPrep at 516-484-4468 as soon as possible.
The entire PowerPrep program in Garden City will be under the personal supervision of Dr. Ira Wolf, the founder of PowerPrep and the author of several books, including the best-selling test prep book of all time: Barron’s How to Prepare for the SAT. His SAT book is the official text in SAT prep courses around the country and is used each year by hundreds of thousands of students. Dr. Wolf is an expert in test preparation who lectures extensively about the SAT and other college entrance exams and has helped students reach their maximum SAT potential for over 35 years. The PowerPrep instructors who will teach the course in Garden City have, on average, more than 20 years of experience in SAT preparation and have all been personally trained by Dr. Wolf.
Please note that since the PowerPrep program is not run by Garden City Public Schools, parents who have questions about the course should not call the high school; rather they should call PowerPrep directly at 516-484-4468.
