Overachiever Reveals Secrets to a Higher SAT Score

Sept. 8, 2009 - PRLog -- LOS ANGELES, CA – When UCLA MBA student Joseph Cohen scored in the 99th percentile on the GMAT last year, he didn’t think much of it. After all, he had scored remarkably well on the SAT and LSAT as well. Standardized tests just weren’t that hard – for him.
   He thought nothing of it until a year later when a class on entrepreneurship challenged him to think of what value he could offer the world. Several of his classmates suggested he show students how to master standardized tests. The rest is history.
   With the encouragement of his classmates Joseph launched Ivy Score, an innovative SAT preparation company. However, unlike other online SAT preparation companies, Ivy Score offers live classes taught by instructors rather than automated lessons. “It’s better to compare our courses to brick and mortar classroom courses,” says Joseph. “Our students learn with a live instructor in a virtual classroom. That makes our lessons more interactive and engaging than pretty much anything else online.”
   The online format available at IvyScore.com was intentionally chosen for several reasons. It increases convenience to students, it lowers costs (and as a result prices), and it’s more green than asking everyone to commute. “I had to choose between charging students $699 and making them drive to a classroom or charging only $399 and enabling them to attend class from home…teaching the class online was an easy choice.” Ivy Score uses cutting edge conferencing technology from Adobe to ensure students get a complete classroom experience without the hassle of driving to class.
   But the secret to Ivy Score’s success isn’t its convenience or affordability: Joseph has poured every ounce of his SAT knowledge into the comprehensive course. “I spent months wracking my brain for every tip and technique that helped me perform so well on the SAT.” The result? A comprehensive course that prepares students to do their best on the SAT.
   So what’s the single most important secret to a higher SAT score? According to Joseph, it’s “practice, practice, practice. When I studied for the SAT I rarely did the homeworks assigned by traditional SAT companies. Instead I focused my free time on taking practice exams. By the time I sat for the real SAT I knew the test like the back of my hand.”
“Ivy Score teaches the material covered by the SAT. Just as importantly we teach the techniques necessary to significantly improve your score. So many students take a common SAT course and seek uncommon results. If you want an above average score, take an above average course.”

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IvyScore.com offers high school students comprehensive SAT preparation at a fraction of the price offered by traditional classroom courses. We teach live SAT classes online to reduce the cost and increase the convenience of preparing for the SAT exam.