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Skill & Strategies for Standardized Testing..

Please note:-

College Board has changed the format of the 2023 PSAT. The test is now called the Digitized PSAT; current sophomores/rising juniors will take the test online rather than via paper and pencil. From 2024 onwards, the SAT test will also follow this new digitized format.

Starting with the Fall 2023 exams, the paper version of the PSAT will no longer be offered and all PSATs will be administered in a digital format. If you're a junior in high school in Fall 2023, taking the PSAT in the new digital format will help you prep for the SAT.

We have been working hard to get ready to teach the new format to students who join our PSAT/SAT Test-Prep 2023 Summer Program.

PSAT/NMSQT – Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship

Qualifying Test.

The new Digita PSAT test includes two sections:

(1) READING & Writing. This section comprises two modules. Each module is made up of 27 questions and is 32 minutes long

(2) MATH section: This section also comprises two modules. Each module is made up of 22 questions and is 35 minutes long.
The total test time is 2 hours and 14 minutes.

Purpose of test:

To introduce most students to the first standardized test, on the road to college. PSAT assesses knowledge and skills students have acquired both in and out of the classroom.
Test results will provide students specific sub-scores; this feedback allows students to gain an insight into how they may perform on the SAT and highlight aspects that need improvement.
To qualify for the National Merit Scholarship which is “an academic competition for recognition and scholarship” (NMSC). Three types of merit scholarships are awarded: a $2,500 Merit scholarship, Corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarships and College-sponsored Merit Scholarships.

When taken?

While some students take the PSAT/NMSQT in October of their sophomore year, most students take this test in the fall of their junior year. Junior year scores of the PSAT are considered for the National Merit Scholarship Program. The sophomore year test is for practice only.
High schools administer the test and receive scores from College Board for distribution to students mid-December.

OUR PSAT TEST PREP PROGRAM

OUR PSAT TEST-PREP TUTORIALS:

Students enroll in our PSAT tutorial as part of our COLLEGE BOUND PROGRAM at the end of their sophomore year by joining our summer session tutorials that run for 11/12 weeks, starting mid-July. Classes meet once a week, usually over the weekend for three hours – 1 ½ hour math and 1 ½ hour verbal. Class size is limited to 15-18 students and students are organized into classes according to their skill level/previous test scores.

In order to prepare students for the “reading” portion of the test, students are taught specific strategies of how to read, highlight, comprehend and answer questions. Since students are also tested in vocabulary-in-context, students learn vocabulary through proven methods other than the mere memorization of words. Students are also provided a thorough overview of grammar/ sentence structure skills to prepare them for the “writing” portion of the test, which asks students to revise and edit texts for expression of ideas and show facility with grammar, usage and punctuation conventions.

In math, other than covering the content of the test, students learn explicit concepts and skills to solve problems easily and quickly. Students are expected not only to show command of skills as well as knowledge in math but also be able to apply this ability to solve problems. The class is taught by a dedicated expert who has developed specific teaching skills not only to impart successful math knowledge, but also to instill test-taking confidence.

We believe math is best learned when a teacher is able to boil down difficult problems into simple concepts that can be easily grasped and are fun to learn. Our thirty four years of teaching experience has allowed us to develop specific strategies to help all students.

Most importantly, students enrolled in our PSAT TEST PREP TUTORIALS meet one-on-one with our teachers after test results are received. At this review session, parents and students review/assess and analyze errors and strategize how to improve performance for the all-important SAT.

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"The Chaudary's are excellent with children and have a great way of working with them." "Latif" said Blake, "is really top notch in math."

"Attiya is superb at knowing a young person's talents, abilities and weaknesses."

"Some youngsters are not good testers. She teaches children not only how to take a test but how to use time efficiently, how to study and in general get ready for life"

Dan Blake - Attorney Reprinted courtesy "The Sunchronicle"

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"Among the most daunting parts of the college admissions process for me had always been the SAT. I first came to NCAS with little test-taking confidence, but in just a few months I had learned so much from Attiya and Latif that I only had to take the SAT I exam one time. I later gained admission to Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Columbia, and I received an A.B. Duke full scholarship. I could not have done it without the guidance and assistance I received from the Chaudarys when preparing for the SAT. In fact, I still tell my parents that choosing NCAS was one of the best decisions I have ever made.

I've finally decided on Stanford! Can't wait to head to California and embark on what is sure to be an amazing journey."

Aheli Chatt

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Dear Attiya and Latif,

I am writing this letter to convey my heartfelt appreciation for all the help and guidance both of you have given me throughout my college admissions process. From PSATS, to SATS, to college essays, I truly believe I would not have been able to achieve the success I have without both of you. After getting a relatively low score on the PSATS I was very scared about my abilities to do well on the SAT, but with the help of of your classes, I was ultimately able to receive a score of 750+ on every section of the SAT and a perfect score of 800 on the critical reading section - the section I most struggled with in the beginning.

But I am even more grateful for all the help Attiya gave my family and I as we went through the college application process. Since my patents studied in India and I am their first child to go to college, they were not confident about how the college system here truly works. However with the help of Attiya we were able to go through the process with confidence, as she told us everything we needed to know and found schools specifically catered to my professional interests.

Thanks to to help both of you gave me I was able to get into Duke University, Cornell University, Northeastern University's University Scholars Program with a full scholarship, Boston University's 7 Year Accelerated Medical Program and Case Western Reserve University's 8 year BS/MD program with a significant scholarship. I am so excited to say that I will be attending Case Western Reserve University next year and pursuing my dreams of becoming a doctor! I could not have done it without the both of you.

Thank you SO much for everything! I am forever grateful to both of you and can definitively say that deciding to join the NCAS Learning Center was the best decision I made in my college application process.

Sincerely,

Abhilasha Boruah

Franklin High School

Class of 2014