ACT/SAT Prep

Skills. Solid basic skills are a main requirement for success on either the SAT or the ACT. The core curriculum includes instruction/coaching in writing and math skills and techniques of reading comprehension, reading fluency, and accelerated reading. 

Strategies. Good scholastic skills are only part of the story in doing well on these tests. The successful test-taker needs to know how to apply skills effectively and with leverage and to know the unwritten rules of the game.

Focus. Effective focus is crucial to drawing a fine point with strategy and developing certainty with skills. It’s also the key to overcoming ‘test-anxiety,’ particularly for students not used to the experience of high-stakes tests. 

Mindfulness is the key, not only to learning how to focus effectively, but also to making full use of tools and strategies, and to bringing more talents and abilities to bear. 

Says Rich, "I want every student to get great scores. But the real aim of this work is to help students deepen their taste for improving their minds, and applying them to all the challenges, obstacles and moments of their lives."

Please learn more about Rich and his approach to test prep at AStudentMind.com.

Rich Tapper, MA, Ph.D. is an educational psychologist and learning specialist with over 30 years of experience as a professional teacher and seminar leader. His vita includes work in a variety of urban and suburban public schools, independent schools, and public and private universities, as well as with top business leaders and professionals. He is currently at work on a number of projects involving the application of mindfulness to contemporary education and educational psychology.

Please learn more about Rich and his approach to test prep at AStudentMind.com.

Enrollment will open soon and can be completed with an existing or new CampInTouch account (free of charge).

Each course is dependent on minimum enrollment.

SAT course tuition will be $700. The ACT extension is an additional $150. 

There'll be nothing to pay during the registration process. Current Carolina Friends School families will be billed through TADS. Other participants will be billed through CampInTouch.

Please contact us:

• registration and other administrative questions: Anthony, Ruthie, and Emma at ExtendedLearning@cfsnc.org
• course questions: Rich at rctapp@aol.com
• college counseling questions: Stefan at swaldschmidt@cfsnc.org

If there's another course you hope will be offered in the future, please let us know!