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Jake SAT Prep offers courses and instruction at three convenient locations: Rockville Centre, Seaford, and Wantagh. We can help you with:

The SAT

There is plenty of debate as to whether or not the SAT exam ought to be this important, but one thing is certain: As of now, the SAT is very important in the college admissions process! It is also one of the parts of the admissions process where a little effort can dramatically improve your application.

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The ACT

Many students who take the SAT should also take the ACT. After learning the reasoning skills that are crucial to both exams, some students perform comparatively higher on one of the two exams. Because reporting your ACT scores is optional, students essentially have everything to gain and nothing to lose from attempting this exam.

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“As the parent of highly successful children, what more could I add or ask for from our SAT teacher. Their improved scores speak volumes about Jake’s ability to help kids perfect their test taking abilities. Jake is a pleasure to deal with and I’m glad I have one more daughter who needs to go through the process.”

– Charlotte K. (parent), Plainview, NY

“Jake SAT Prep transformed the SAT prep process from agonizing and stressful to gratifying. He isolated my individual weaknesses and tailored a successful strategy that conformed to my personal needs. This allowed me to break old habits and understand challenging concepts while gathering self-confidence not only in my test taking abilities, but also in myself. Jake’s knowledge, patience, and inspiration helped me to improve my score over 200 points from my PSAT.”

– Lauren D. (student), Plainview, NY

Recently from the Blog:

Whether or Not to Take the Old or New SAT Exam

Aug 24, 2015

High school juniors: with your return to school imminent, the SAT exam looms large. You would typically be asking yourselves two test-prep related questions: When should I take the SAT ? (after adequate preparation) and Should I also take the ACT? (it’s always worth a shot).

The June 6 SAT Problem

Jun 9, 2015

This morning, the College Board announced that two sections on the June 6th SAT will not be scored due to a misprint regarding allotted time. What was the misprint? The 20-minute critical reading section had incorrect directions indicating that students had 25 minutes to complete it. Half of students experienced this critical reading as section 8 and the other half as section 9, but all students received the incorrect directions.

Don’t Be Afraid of the New SAT

May 29, 2015

In a March interview for Business Insider, Anthony Green, standardized test tutor to the 1%, advises that no one take the newly redesigned SAT exams when they first appear in March, May, or June 2016. And although he makes some salient points, my over ten years of experience as a New York-based SAT tutor for a more rounded economic bracket leads me to the opposite conclusion. There is no reason not to sit for the inaugural roll-out.