SAT Courses

The SAT has undergone its biggest overhaul in history. Since March 2005, the new SAT has been offered in lieu of the old SAT. To accommodate this change, ThinkTank Learning has developed an entirely new and unique curriculum to help students conquer the new SAT. Systematic approaches to problem-solving will be taught in conjunction with detailed review of each topic tested on the new SAT, including the new Writing section and new topics in the Math section. Class Schedule Video Demo

SAT Course Comparison Matrix

Our Goal

Unlike the old SAT I, the New SAT is designed to align more with what students learn throughout their high school curricula. Much more emphasis is placed on the fundamental knowledge of the math and English instead of tricky questions. Therefore the New SAT in general is much more difficult to coach than the Old SAT I. Because of this, many test-prep companies that focus on only teaching tricks fail to help students preparing for the New SAT.

To do well on the SAT, a student must first understand the test and what questions to expect. When the questions ask you to choose the best answer, how do you decide what the best answer is? How would you answer a question when you are confused in the reading? Like other test-prep companies, ThinkTank also teach the essential tricks and strategies to deal with these questions. Although these strategies will give you a substantial edge, but to achieve an excellent score, you need to understand the fundamentals. In order to reinforce the fundamental skills, ThinkTank constantly engages their students in tackling a variety of problems through simulated, diagnostic exams. Not only do the professionally-trained instructors help students in correcting their mistakes, they also teach them the application of the strategies and the fundamental skills required to tackle problems in the future. Given that there is much resemblance in the SAT problems and that students will have the privilege of taking the test an unlimited number of times as of March 2009, students' SAT scores will improve significantly through the intensive training of "try, fail, learn, prevail."

SAT Course Flow

The SAT practice course offers students the chance to take a full-length practice test every two weeks. The tests are administered in a test-taking environment similar to the actual testing centers with proctors and timed sections, which will give students more experience so that they can take the SAT with confidence. After each test, students will be assigned to a class where students have the same score range in order to accommodate the pace of their learning progress. For example, a student who has a Math score of 750 will be grouped with another student who has 730; however, if her Writing score is 500 and the other student is 700, during the Writing course section, she will join the class in which the students have the similar score range. Students who are at the same level will learn more effectively by following the curriculum at a comfortable pace and having positive competition between their peers. Students will spend 1.5 hours per subject reviewing their tests, analyzing results, and learning both strategies and fundamental skills. Each SAT course entails 2 practice tests and four 4.5-hour classes in a span of 4 weeks. Given that no practice test or lecture course is alike, students can renew the course enrollment and continue to improve until they reach their maximum score. Class Schedule