Tutoring: Ivy Bound

About IVY Bound

We have one piece of advice that far too many guidance counselors don't follow, and on this one we know we're right: START EARLY.

Colleges do not penalize an applicant for taking the SAT multiple times. The SAT is not a test that rewards skills acquired only in Senior year. So long as you have had a semester of Geometry and a semester of Algebra I, you have the tools to take advantage of this class. Since most students have this by tenth grade, there is nothing wrong with taking the SAT prep course the summer following 10th grade – or even earlier!

The best results come when students reinforce what they learn soon after learning it. That's why your teacher will strongly suggest reviewing the notes from class WITHIN 24 HOURS of having class. Each class has a suggested calendar for getting through a minimum of 50 hours of home study by test day. A student who can devote two good hours a day three days a week is on pace to do this over a nine week course. The SAT II will also be offered over the course of the year.

CTC’s Ivy Bound course will take place at Loyola University School of Law starting Monday March 7th. All classroom instructors and tutors are among the top 2% scorers, pass the Ivy Bound standard for ability to deliver the material effectively, and genuinely like teaching high school students. Admissions Essay Brainstorming and Editing services are also available through Ivy Bound. Your consultant will walk you through the entire admissions essay process, as well as provide an in-depth review and edit of your admissions essay.

In a recent set of classes, our students improved an average of 168 points. This compares favorably with the big national prep organizations, Princeton Review and Stanley Kaplan. We attribute our success to being able to concentrate all our resources onto one test, the SAT. We also attribute it to the dedication of our students. They want to excel and they are dedicated to doing the course right. Our students have been accepted to every Ivy League school, along with Stanford, MIT, Cal Tech, and Cambridge. Their testimonials attribute much of their success to the "smart approach" and "extraordinary teaching" of Ivy Bound Test Prep.