ABOUT OUR PROGRAM
1. FOR NOW, ALL TEST PREP CLASSES WILL TAKE PLACE ONLINE
2. ALL STUDENTS WILL GET ACCESS TO MAGOOSH, ON ONLINE SAT/ ACT PREP SYSTEM, WHERE ALL PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE DONE. WE WILL BE ABLE TO KEEP TRACK OF THEIR PROCESS VIA MAGOOSH
2. STUDENTS MAY NEED TO TAKE AN SAT & ACT DIAGNOSTIC AS SOON AS THEY SIGN UP TO SEE WHICH TEST THEY WILL BE BETTER SUITED FOR. THE DIAGNOSTIC IS NOT REQUIRED, SINCE SOME STUDENTS HAVE ALREADY STARTED PREP FOR ONE EXAM OR THE OTHER, OR HAVE ALREADY SIGNED UP FOR AN EXAM.
3. CLASSES ARE HIGHLY FLEXIBLE, THOUGH STUDENTS MUST COMMIT 3.5 HOURS ON WEEKENDS FOR 8 WEEKS FOR MOCK EXAMS
4. IF A STUDENT MISSES A MOCK EXAM, THERE WILL BE OPTIONS FOR A SELF-PROCTORED MAKE-UP
5. STUDENTS WILL ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO PRIVATE ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING BY OUR SAT & ACT EXPERTS, WHO SCORED IN THE 97TH PERCENTILE OR ABOVE ON THESE EXAMS
6. OUR PRIVATE TUTORING SCHEDULE IS HIGHLY FLEXIBLE AND STUDENTS WILL SCHEDULE THEIR TUTORING SESSIONS ON THEIR OWN TIME, AS OFTEN AS NEEDED UNTIL THEIR TUTORING HOURS ARE FINISHED
MEET OUR TUTORS
OUR TEST PREP TUTORS ARE BRILLIANT, ENTHUSIASTIC, AND HIGHLY MOTIVATED YOUNG PEOPLE WHO SCORED IN THE
97TH PERCENTILE OR ABOVE IN THESE STANDARDIZED TESTS.
Meet Brittany Cameron. Brittany graduated from the University of Notre Dame in May 2020 with a double degree in Marketing (Analytics Track) and Psychology. She previously attended Pomfret School, where she received a full merit scholarship for her SSAT scores. Likewise, she received a full scholarship to attend the University of Notre Dame thanks to her strong SAT scores. Since graduating, she began working for one of the top global market research companies. When she's not working, she loves cooking, watching sports and binge-watching Netflix (she can’t wait for season 5 of Money Heist). 'Brit' brings her bubbly personality to the College Quo team, where she is sure to help students boost their test scores.
*Note: Tutoring with Brit won't be available until March 2021.
SAT & SSAT ENGLISH
Meet Justin Lowe. Justin is an ACT Math & English Tutor at College Quo. He is currently studying Economics and Biology at Cornell University. At Cornell, Justin plans to construct a nexus between the natural and social sciences, to apply his own fresh perspective to problem solving. Justin brings his passion for youth development and education to College Quo, as well as his undeniable brilliance. Justin served as Head Boy of Campion College, where he founded the Mr. & Mrs. Campionite Foundation. He's a problem solver, an avid knowledge-seeker, and even a professional steel pan soloist, who has been playing for more than 10 years. Our students are sure to succeed under Justin's guidance!
ACT MATH & ENGLISH
Meet Kathryn Lord. Kathryn is an SAT Math & English tutor at College Quo. She is currently a student at the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton '23), where she studies Business Economics and Public Policy. She is planning on pursuing a career in management consulting after graduation, but plans to do economic research into developing countries like Jamaica in the future. When applying to college, Kathryn surpassed her SAT score goal with a perfect score in the Math section, and started helping others to maximize their scores. She has been tutoring for 2 years, and believes that the key to a high SAT score is strategy; not a perfect transcript. Kathryn also loves writing music, trying new recipes, and she brings her organized, laughter-loving, and adventure-seeking brilliance to the classroom, creating the warm yet efficient learning environment needed for students to thrive.
SAT MATH (FOCUS) & ENGLISH
Meet Calvin Wright. Calvin is an SAT English tutor at College Quo, who recently graduated from Lafayette College, where he was a Lafayette-Jamaica Scholar. At Lafayette, he majored in Economics and French with Certificates in Financial Policy and Analysis. Now, he is a Predoctoral Research Fellow at the Haas School of Business at the University of California - Berkeley. He's a big fan of the verbal sections of standardized tests and received a near-perfect score in the SAT Verbal & Writing sections when he took it a few years ago. Besides being a self-defined "vocab junkie", he enjoys travelling, learning and speaking new languages, and making music. Calvin is ready and excited to help you get your dream score!