Sycamore Learning Company offers 5-hour SAT prep seminars at various high schools around the country. Depending on the school's preference, seminars are held for two and a half hours after school (either afternoon or evening) on two consecutive nights, or all in one day on a weekend. At Sycamore Learning Company we understand how active students are, which is why we have constructed our seminars in a way that is both efficient and effective.

In the 5-hour seminar, students will learn about all sections of SAT including the essay, take shortened practice tests to get used to the types of questions on the test, and be provided with a multitude of tips and strategies to help them on each section of the test.

Included in the price of the seminar is an extensive study guide full of tips and strategies, as well as a practice test with detailed answer explanations. In the past, students taking seminars have seen an average increase 50-150 on the SAT.

While each student's score depends on where they are starting from and ultimately the amount of work he or she completes outside the seminar, Sycamore Learning Company provides students with the materials and strategies that can help increase the chances of achieving the best score possible.

Mead High School Case Study

In 2018 Sycamore Learning Company was contacted by Mead High School to host a seminar for their students in preparation for the upcoming state SAT. Sycamore Learning Company ran a 5-hour SAT seminar during the school day for 64 students. During the seminar, students learned a variety of techniques and strategies to help them on each section of the test.

Mead High School tracked the students that attended the Sycamore Learning Company seminar versus the ones that did not attend. What they found was an additional 40 point score increase in both the mean and median scores for the students that attended versus those that did not. The Dean of Students was very pleased with the result, stating there was a "great correlation" in a positive impact of scores for those students that attended the Sycamore Learning Company seminar.

Sycamore Learning Company offers 5-hour ACT prep seminars at various high schools around the country. Depending on the school's preference, seminars are held for two and a half hours after school (either afternoon or evening) on two consecutive nights, or all in one day on a weekend. At Sycamore Learning Company we understand how active students are, which is why we have constructed our seminars in a way that is both efficient and effective.

In the 5-hour seminar, students will learn about all sections of the ACT including the essay, take shortened practice tests to get used to the types of questions on the test, and be provided with a multitude of tips and strategies to help them on each section of the test.

Included in the price of the seminar is an extensive study guide full of tips and strategies, as well as many practice tests with detailed answer explanations. In the past, students taking seminars have seen an average increase of 2-4 points on the ACT.

While each student's score depends on where they are starting from and ultimately the amount of work he or she completes outside the seminar, Sycamore Learning Company provides students with the materials and strategies that can help increase the chances of achieving the best score possible.

Sycamore Learning Company has developed a new Study Skills seminar to help students at all levels of their academic progress. It is important to understand the process of time management and the optimal ways to study to increase productivity and test scores.

Throughout the seminar, students will learn a new way to look at things to help them throughout their years in middle school, high school, and college. Developing this skill set early on can give students a significant advantage over their peers who do not manage their time and studies properly. This 4-hour seminar will give students new insight into a variety of topics, including:

• Goal Setting
• Note Taking
• Study Habits
• Memorization Tips
• Test Taking Strategies
• Essay Writing
• Scheduling
• Reading Speed

Combined together, these study skills strategies can help students become more prepared and enable them to make the best use of their time. The seminar has been designed to be very activity driven so students will learn as they practice the techniques in class. If students can routinely utilize these processes and techniques, it can go a long way in boosting their test scores and grades as well as helping them prepare for college and the professional world.

SAT Summer Camp Case Study

Since the change in the SAT back in 2016, Sycamore Learning Company began tracking the students in our Summer Camps to see how the camp was affecting their scores. Throughout the seminar, students are given practice tests and then they take a final practice test at the end of the camp.

Over the last 3 years, we have seen a great benefit for those students who have attended our camp. Even though students in our camp started with a well above average starting score (a starting average of 1191-70th percentile), students were still able to raise their scores an average 68 points bringing students on average up to the 85th percentile! We even had 40% of our students raise their scores by 100 or points or higher!