Due to the difference in exam style, students may well require extra help with this test. Here at Owl Tutors we only employ qualified teachers. All of our tutors have classroom experience in the subjects they tutor, and have been personally interviewed and vetted by us. Please feel free to browse some of our London Tutors or contact us today to find out more.
Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT)
Introduction
The SAT is the main assessment used for entry to college in the US. Previously standing for Scholastic Aptitude Test and Scholastic Assessment Test, it is now just known as the SAT. Comprising of 3 papers taken over almost 4 hours, scores are given out of a possible total of 2400. Papers are sat in Critical Reading, Mathematics and Writing, with each section worth 800 marks. Critical Reading is essentially comprehension with articles from a large variety of sources. Mathematics is a combination of multiple choice and standard exam questions, split over 3 sections. Writing is a combination of multiple choice questions and a short essay.What is behind the interest in the SAT?
With the recent rise of tuition fees, many UK students are looking overseas to foreign Universities. Whilst unlikely to be cheaper, the US college system has some of the best academic institutions in the world, and for high-flying students there is a much wider range of scholarships and bursaries available than in the UK. The main issue British students are likely to have is with coping with the alien nature of the exams. They are simply unlike anything encountered in the UK school system, and require a very different mind-set to an A-Level or GCSE.
How can we help students taking the SAT?
Robin
13 Plus, Other School Entrance & English
Robin is an Oxford English graduate and former Head of English (currently Head of Sixth Form) at an all girl independent school in the north of England. Prior to this he was Head of English at a large Sixth Form College in Greater Manchester. During his...
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Ed - Available 2 hours per week
13 Plus, Other School Entrance, University Admissions, Geography, History, Politics & RE
Ed has 14 years of experience in tutoring, alongside five years of classroom teaching experience at the secondary level and an additional 4 years spent teaching undergraduate students of history at a Russell Group university. He graduated with a First in...
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History (2008)
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History (2008)
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Leif - Available 8 hours per week
Other School Entrance, University Admissions, French, Geography, German, History, Philosophy, Politics, RE, Sociology & Theory of Knowledge
Leif has been a highly successful teacher and tutor in history, politics, geography, RS, philosophy, French and German at (I)GCSE/MYP, A-level, IB and Pre-U for more than seven years. He also has a proven track record of helping students at 16+ for some of...
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History (2019)
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History (2019)
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Alan - Available 10 hours per week
13 Plus, Other School Entrance, Maths & Physics
Alan is a highly experienced and empathetic tutor having worked online with dozens of students each year since moving from full-time teaching to private tutoring in 2013. He has worked with all abilities, including students with ADHD and anxiety issues,...
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Maths (2000)
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Jacqueline - Available 4 hours per week
7 Plus, 8 Plus, 11 Plus, 13 Plus, Other School Entrance, English, French, Mandarin, Maths & Spanish
Jacqueline studied at Oxford University, graduating with a 2. 1. After a career in marketing, she decided to pursue a career in teaching and obtained her PGCE in Spanish and French in 2002...
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Spanish (2002)
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