SAT Prep Courses in Calgary (Alberta)

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Are you a Calgary-based student seeking to obtain the highest score possible on the SAT? If you are searching for the most comprehensive and effective SAT prep available, look no further than the standardized test prep experts at Manhattan Review. At Manhattan Review, we are pleased to provide you with everything you need to excel on this potentially life-changing exam, and our dedicated and knowledgeable instructors are eager to assist you in obtaining your own impressive score. Our unique and respected approach to preparing for the SAT will ensure you have all the cutting-edge resources and materials you need to help you obtain your desired SAT score, opening important collegiate doors and giving you control over your academic future. The SAT is the most widely taken standardized test in the world and continues to be an established part of completing high school. When it comes to your academic future, the SAT is far too important to leave anything up to chance, so instead of doing your best to piece together a study plan you hope covers the relevant material, let us teach you how to master the SAT so you can take the test without fear, confident in your knowledge as well as your own test-taking abilities. At Manhattan Review, we offer classroom-style group courses, interactive online instruction, and one-on-one private tutoring, ensuring you have options that work for your test-related needs, as well as your schedule. 

When you work with Manhattan Review, you can be confident that you're receiving the highest quality instruction from the most sought-after tutors in the test prep industry. Our skilled and insightful tutors have deconstructed and analyzed the SAT to thoroughly understand every question in every section, and we've used our knowledge to create a study syllabus that remains unsurpassed in the test preparation business. Our prep courses and classes provide the most comprehensive and focused SAT preparation, focusing on the details that are often overlooked while also ensuring nothing will come as a surprise to you when you officially take the test. You already know the SAT is a difficult and often intimidating test, so set yourself up for the success you deserve by working with the most experienced test prep professionals in the industry. When you work with our experienced instructors, you will learn the most effective methods for retaining and recalling information, as well as strategies to help you identify questions and select the most appropriate response. We have taken all the guesswork out of preparing for the SAT, and when you partner with Manhattan Review, you set yourself up for next-level test-taking success. We are proud to offer Calgary's most student-friendly, information-packed, and results-driven SAT prep courses delivered in-person or online. Whether you prefer learning in the company of like-minded peers, require the flexibility of online interactive learning, or prefer to study at your own pace through one-on-one private tutoring, there's always an SAT prep option for you at Manhattan Review. 

The SAT is composed of two sections: Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and Math. Each section has a possible range of scores from 200 to 800. Based on accumulated statistics, the average SAT scores for the top twenty universities in the United States are as follows: 711 to 768 for Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, 740 to 797 for Math, and 1450 to 1554 for total SAT score. While these are merely guidelines and every college or university will vary, the importance of exceptionally high SAT scores cannot be underestimated. In order to be competitive for the most respected institutions of higher education, it is imperative to demonstrate a strong performance on the SAT. 

While attending a prestigious college begins with a dream, in order to turn your academic dream into a reality, you will need an impressively high SAT score to gain admission to the most selective and competitive universities. While achieving a high score may seem overwhelming or even impossible, the truth is that standardized tests such as the SAT can be understood and even mastered through a mixture of hard work, skilled guidance, and dedicated practice. The SAT is an exam where preparation and study truly do pay off, and when you work with one of our talented instructors, you are investing in yourself by taking advantage of the amazing SAT preparation options available to students right here in Calgary. Those students who work with Manhattan Review consistently gain admission into the most prestigious colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, and around the world, including Stanford University, Johns Hopkins University, Yale University, Duke University, Oxford University, Harvard University, Dartmouth College, the University of Cambridge, Columbia University, Cornell University, the University of Toronto, the University of Chicago, the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Southern California, the University of Texas at Austin, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Rice University, MIT, CalTech, Northwestern University, and elsewhere.

Being accepted by the most prestigious colleges and universities is no easy feat. While impressive high school grades and demonstrated involvement in clubs and other extracurricular activities are certainly important when applying to college, these are not enough to guarantee yourself a place at the college of your dreams. A high SAT score shows your willingness to work hard, as well as your determination to do everything in your power to secure a spot at a leading university. Our tutors have first-hand experience with standardized tests such as the SAT, having achieved their own stellar scores and unique academic and professional successes, but our instructors are not only gifted test-takers…they are gifted teachers with strong backgrounds in education, cognition, and learning theory. They are passionate about ensuring their students experience unprecedented individual success through understanding and utilizing the most effective and efficient test-taking strategies. Here at Manhattan Review, we have helped countless students in North America and around the world gain the confidence and skills they need to perform to their highest potential on the SAT. We encourage you to reach out to us today to learn more about how we can support you along your journey to test-taking success. 

Manhattan Review has been offering world-class test prep materials and resources since 1999, and we take great pride in pairing students with committed and personable instructors who understand the importance of the SAT. We love watching our clients achieve their own individual successes, making their marks on the world and enjoying both personal and professional triumphs. If you are seeking to obtain the highest possible score on the SAT, we excel in guiding students just like you to achieving the highest standardized test scores. Regardless of whether you have already begun to prepare for the SAT or are just beginning to think about preparation, we will meet you wherever your learning at taken you and show you how to go farther than you ever imagined. Our tutors will not only help you master the SAT content, they will also help you overcome any areas of weakness that might negatively impact your SAT performance, in addition to assisting you in reducing any test-related anxiety so you can perform to your full capabilities. Working with an experienced test prep professional can help you learn to leverage the academic strengths you already possess while identifying the most effective ways to overcome any areas of difficulty. We are pleased to offer our services to Calgary-based students, and whatever your undergraduate goals, Manhattan Review can help you achieve the SAT score you'll need for wherever your education takes you.

Meet a Calgary SAT Tutor: Cora L.

Cora L. became familiar with things like standardized tests and tutors at a very young age after she was diagnosed with ADHD as a child. "I had a really hard time paying attention in school," explains Cora, "and even though I worked hard, my preparation was never reflected in my performance." Cora describes feeling incredibly frustrated until her doctor diagnosed her with ADHD, which allowed her academic struggles to be understood in a different light. Cora's school team worked closely with her family to find a tutor for her, someone who could teach effective test-taking strategies and guide Cora to learn and study in ways that allowed her to retain information. "Working with a tutor didn't magically make everything about school easy for me," cautions Cora, "but for the first time in my life, I'd seen that I was capable of learning, and that was huge! I realized I could do well on tests and that gave me a massive boost of self-confidence when it came to learning." 

A native of Rhode Island, Cora grew up with a dream of attending Brown University but knew there was no way her family could afford such a prestigious school even if she managed to be accepted. "If I truly wanted to go there, I would have to receive financial assistance, and after doing a ton of research, it seemed that a high SAT score was one realistic way of getting scholarships. So, I decided I would work however hard I needed to in order to ace the SAT," Cora says with a laugh. Cora worked with her long-time tutor to prepare for the SAT, in addition to participating in an online prep course that offered her flexibility around her ongoing commitments and extracurricular activities. "By the time the real SAT came around, I'd taken so many practice exams and studied so many questions, nothing was a surprise, and I was able to relax enough to work to my full potential." 

Cora's hard work and dedication were rewarded when she not only received her official acceptance letter to Brown University, but also received generous offers of financial aid, ensuring she could afford to attend the school of her dreams due almost entirely to her outstanding SAT score. Cora graduated from Brown with a degree in education before obtaining her master's degree with a specialization in education policy from New York University. Cora ultimately accepted a position with a well-known educational consulting company where she was able to work with schools on identifying better ways to serve the needs of students with learning differences, ensuring other children would receive the support that had been so beneficial to her as a child. 

Cora's new position required her to relocate to Calgary, "and the only thing I knew about my new home was that they had a big rodeo every year," she admits with a laugh. "But I was so excited to start a new chapter of my life, and within just a few months, Calgary became home." Passionate about ensuring equal access to education for everyone, Cora began offering weekend seminars for neurodiverse high school students on how to prepare for the SAT, using the skills she'd developed from her own education and tutoring experiences. Her workshops became so popular that waitlists began to develop, and when she was invited to join the team at the Calgary office of Manhattan Review, she couldn't have been happier. "It's a true privilege to support my neurodiverse students," Cora says. "They give me the most hope for the future because they're not afraid of taking risks and doing things differently, and that's the best way to bring about much-needed change." When Cora isn't making the SAT less terrifying to her students, she enjoys creating her own jewelry, attending the annual Calgary Stampede, and kayaking on the Bow River with her boyfriend.