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We have been preparing students since 1997, with a focus on Palo Alto SAT prep. We have seen our best results after switching to an online format in March 2020.
What I have seen confident and motivated teenagers accomplish has convinced me of their great potential. This conviction is perhaps my greatest asset as a mentor, a coach, an educator, and a friend.
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“High school students have exceptional scholastic abilities that often go underutilized. My expertise facilitates the full and timely expression of these abilities. What I have seen confident and motivated teenagers accomplish is remarkable and has convinced me of their great potential. This conviction is perhaps my strongest asset as a mentor, a coach, an educator and a friend.”
Michael Romano – Mr. Test Prep
The Mr. Test Prep Approach
Free Trial Session
In order to give prospective students an opportunity to try out the Mr. Test Prep approach for Palo Alto SAT prep before making any kind of financial investment, I offer a two-hour trial session, free of charge.
During this Zoom session, the student and I spend some time getting to know each other, and the student works through a diagnostic test. Not only will the trial session give me a better idea of the student’s testing profile but it will also provide the student with a feel for my test prep style and format.
After the Free Trial Session, I have a Zoom call with both parent and student to discuss our session and to recommend a test prep plan. We will cover diagnostic results, which tests to take and when, test prep frequency, target scores, etc. Soon after, I will email my test prep proposal with all the particulars.
Methodology
Most test prep programs use a one-size-fits-all approach, unlike our personalized Palo Alto SAT prep. Students work their way through simplified content, which is designed so relatively inexperienced tutors can teach the broadest set of subjects to the broadest set of high school kids. These programs are about coverage rather than depth.
A good tutor will pick and choose which subjects to focus on, but still, a lot of time gets wasted either going over things the student already understands or attempting to explain subjects that the student isn’t ready for yet, just because that’s the next chapter in the book. For a high school student, this uneven approach to test prep can be alternately boring and exceptionally frustrating, with moments of genuine learning in between.
After years teaching the SAT just like everyone else, I decided to abandon convention and try a radical approach. Instead of doing what parents expected me to do—lots of homework and long one-on-one tutoring sessions—I decided do what was best for my students and their test scores.
No Homework
When I started out as an SAT tutor over 26 years ago, specializing in Palo Alto SAT prep, I worked for one of the big chain companies, and I learned something that very few tutors will admit: since students almost never apply themselves to test prep homework, it’s almost always a complete waste of time and energy.
When homework gets done—if it gets done—there’s actually very little A) that I can tell from their performance and B) that the students get from the experience. This is because almost no one does the homework in a way that replicates the conditions of the test. Some do a rush job in the 10 minutes before the lesson. Others make a halfhearted attempt while watching TV or intermittently scrolling through Instagram. Even the most dedicated students shoot themselves in the foot by going WAY over the time limits because they “don’t want to get a bad grade.”
Score Satisfaction Guarantee
I stand behind the fact that the Mr. Test Prep program, with its focus on Palo Alto SAT prep, can help almost any student achieve the score increase he or she is looking for.. I am so confident that I offer my students a score satisfaction guarantee, which allows them to continue to attend Mr. Test Prep, free of charge, if they aren’t fully satisfied with the results. How does the Score Satisfaction Guarantee work?
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I take this job personally. For more than 26 years, I’ve done everything I can to make a genuine connection with each student that “walks through the doors “of Mr. Test Prep Headquarters. Seeking to leave a lasting impact, beyond an increased test score, I have poured my heart and soul into the business, so I am humbled and grateful for the kind words both students and their parents have been willing to share on my behalf.
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Mr.Test Prep’s policy is “pay as you go.”
For all 2-hour test prep sessions, we require a valid credit card on file at the time of reservation. Your card will be charged $400 at the end of each session. No credit card is required to reserve your Free Trial Session.
