Admiral Tutoring

The PSAT is a standardized test, taken by most college-bound students that provides first-hand practice for the SAT. It also gives you a chance to enter National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) scholarship programs. It consists of verbal, math and writing sections.

It will be given on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005, or Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005.

The PSAT tests:

Critical reading skills.

Math problem-solving skills:

Numbers and operations.
Algebra and functions.
Geometry and measurement.
Data analysis, statistics and probability.

Writing skills:

Multiple-choice questions to measure a student's ability to:

Express ideas effectively in standard, written English.
Recognize faults in usage and structure.
Use language with sensitivity to meaning.

TYPES OF QUESTIONS:

Verbal	No.	Math	No.	Writing	No.
Sentence Completions	13	Five-Choice	28	Improving Sentences	20
Critical Reading	35	Grid-ins	10	Improving Paragraphs	5
				Identifying Errors	14
Total	48		38		39

HOW LONG IS THE TEST?

The PSAT is two hours and ten minutes, and has five test sections:

2 Critical Reading Sections	2 Math Sections	One Writing Section
25 mins.	25 mins.	30 mins.
25 mins.	25 mins.

[The SAT is three hours and forty-five minutes, and has nine test sections.]

Though Admiral Tutoring has been successfully preparing students for the PSAT in small, directed classes in independent schools in the Los Angeles area, what we offer our private students is one-on-one tutoring in their own homes.

Why one-on-one? Simply because this is what works best. Why should your student waste his or her valuable time [and your valuable money!] in a classroom, reviewing vocabulary, when what he or she needs help in is math? Admiral instructors zero in on each student's specific strengths and weaknesses, and work precisely in the areas where the students need it most.

Why at home? Because in our hectic world, this is the most effective way to save our students time, to say nothing of driving

How many sessions? Our standard PSAT course is 12 hours of instruction.

How much does it cost? The cost is $100/hour. Occasionally two students will work together, and the fee for that is $80/hour each; or three, for $60/hour each.

Why Admiral? The high level of our instructors, first and foremost, all of whom are college graduates, many of whom hold advanced degrees, and all of whom are carefully selected to serve as role models for the students as well as academic coaches. Our instructors bring both test-prep experience and perspective to their students, reminding them continually of all the wonderful choices they will have at the end of the day.

Course includes practice tests and evaluations.

Materials included: Admiral's Navigations interactive class notes, our Continuing Studies Guide, our Facts on the Tests, binders, snacks, and vocab rings .