12 Hour PSAT® & SAT® Preparation Courses $489
What is Covered
- Strategies are taught, and lessons are given, for all areas tested. PSAT® and SAT® preparation courses cover Reading/Writing and Math modules.
- Students complete official College Board exams under timed conditions. Each test question is demonstrated, step-by-step, and students receive their full-length SAT® score broken down by Reading/Wri
- Strategies are taught, and lessons are given, for all areas tested. PSAT® and SAT® preparation courses cover Reading/Writing and Math modules.
- Students complete official College Board exams under timed conditions. Each test question is demonstrated, step-by-step, and students receive their full-length SAT® score broken down by Reading/Writing and Math modules. Proven strategies are emphasized throughout the course.
- Instructor reviews every test question and models each math question step-by-step on the whiteboard.
Instructors
- Ivy League-educated from Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, and Cornell Universities
- Earned perfect or near-perfect (top 1%) SAT® exam scores
- Years of teaching experience in raising students' test scores significantly
- Proprietary strategy lessons taught for all test modules covered on the digital PSAT® and SAT® exams.
- Ivy League-educated from Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, and Cornell Universities
- Earned perfect or near-perfect (top 1%) SAT® exam scores
- Years of teaching experience in raising students' test scores significantly
- Proprietary strategy lessons taught for all test modules covered on the digital PSAT® and SAT® exams.
- PSAT® and SAT® preparation courses are held at the Hillsborough Municipal Building (379 South Branch Road, Hillsborough, NJ 08844) and Immaculata High School (240 Mountain Avenue, Somerville, NJ 08876).
Price and Dates
Price and Dates
- Collegebound Review 12-hour PSAT® and SAT® preparation courses include four (3-hour) lessons. Make-up classes are available. Click here for the full course schedule and registration.
- $489 is the cost of the 12-hour preparation course including two books. The Official Digital SAT Study Guide by College Board and PSAT® & SAT® Exam Strategy
- Collegebound Review 12-hour PSAT® and SAT® preparation courses include four (3-hour) lessons. Make-up classes are available. Click here for the full course schedule and registration.
- $489 is the cost of the 12-hour preparation course including two books. The Official Digital SAT Study Guide by College Board and PSAT® & SAT® Exam Strategy Guide by Collegebound Review are provided at the first class.
- $878 is the cost for the 24-hour preparation course which covers different test material (includes $100 discount)
- Complete registration by clicking here or calling 908-369-5362.
- Refund Policy: We offer students the opportunity to change their course session with a minimum of one week notice prior to the start of the first class.
Private Tutoring by Ivy League Instructors
What is Covered
- Tutoring lessons are tailored towards each student's specific areas of weakness, based on analysis of official practice test material covered during each session and previous exam score reports.
- Strategies are taught, and lessons are provided, for all areas tested on the digital PSAT® and SAT® exams. Tutoring sessions cover Reading/Writing
- Tutoring lessons are tailored towards each student's specific areas of weakness, based on analysis of official practice test material covered during each session and previous exam score reports.
- Strategies are taught, and lessons are provided, for all areas tested on the digital PSAT® and SAT® exams. Tutoring sessions cover Reading/Writing and Math modules.
- Instructor provides detailed answer analysis for each practice test question and models math questions step-by-step on a whiteboard.
Instructors
- Ivy League-educated from Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, and Cornell Universities
- Earned perfect or near-perfect (top 1%) SAT® exam scores
- Years of teaching experience in raising students' test scores significantly
- Proprietary strategy lessons taught for all test modules covered on the digital PSAT® and SAT® exams.
Price and Dates
Price and Dates
- Private tutoring lessons are offered in-person in Princeton, New Jersey or remotely with our interactive one-on-one digital experience.
- Student interactive one-on-one Zoom lessons utilize the same strategies, official practice test materials, and an instructor whiteboard for step-by-step answer demonstrations.
- Tutoring appointments are offe
- Private tutoring lessons are offered in-person in Princeton, New Jersey or remotely with our interactive one-on-one digital experience.
- Student interactive one-on-one Zoom lessons utilize the same strategies, official practice test materials, and an instructor whiteboard for step-by-step answer demonstrations.
- Tutoring appointments are offered weekdays after school and on weekends with flexible scheduling.
- Private Tutoring packages consist of 12 hours for $1,395, 18 hours for $1,895 (includes 2 free hours), or 24 hours for $2,395 (includes 4 free hours and The Official SAT® Study Guide or Official ACT® Prep Guide book).
- All tutoring packages include the PSAT® and SAT® Exam Strategy Guide book by Collegebound Review.
- Tutoring hours do not expire, but are non-refundable.
Our Ivy League-Educated Instructors
Susan Alaimo - Director
Susan Alaimo - Director
Susan Alaimo - Director
Susan Alaimo is the founder and director of Collegebound Review. She holds a master's degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and worked as a reporter/writer for the Associated Press in New York City and as a college professor. Over the past thirty years, Susan has successfully prepared thousands of students for thei
Susan Alaimo is the founder and director of Collegebound Review. She holds a master's degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and worked as a reporter/writer for the Associated Press in New York City and as a college professor. Over the past thirty years, Susan has successfully prepared thousands of students for their PSAT, SAT, and ACT exams as well as advised students through the entire college planning and application process including the writing and editing of personalized college essays. She has helped students gain acceptance to all the Ivy League universities as well as to the best suited colleges with the highest ranked programs based on major. Susan is highly experienced with advising students of all levels of ability and knows precisely what college admissions officers are seeking in successful applicants.
Susan's College Connection column is featured in Yahoo, Courier News, Home News Tribune, Montgomery News, and online at MyCentralJersey.com. You can view her latest weekly college planning articles at
IVY
Susan Alaimo - Director
Susan Alaimo - Director
Ivy, a Princeton University tutor who majored in Economics with minors in English and Statistics and Machine Learning, earned a perfect 1600 on the SAT® exam, scoring 800 on both the Reading/Writing and Math sections. She also earned perfect (5) AP exam scores in Calculus BC, Chemistry, Statistics, English Language and Composition, Englis
Ivy, a Princeton University tutor who majored in Economics with minors in English and Statistics and Machine Learning, earned a perfect 1600 on the SAT® exam, scoring 800 on both the Reading/Writing and Math sections. She also earned perfect (5) AP exam scores in Calculus BC, Chemistry, Statistics, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Computer Science A, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, US Government and Politics, US History, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Chinese Language and Culture, and Spanish Language and Culture.
Ivy has extensive tutoring experience in preparing students for their PSAT and SAT exams, combining effective test-taking strategies with lessons supporting mastery of underlying concepts. She takes pride in tailoring sessions to each student’s particular learning style, as well as emphasizing interactive problem-solving practice. As the senior editor for Nassau Weekly, she is also passionate about writing that is compelling at both the thematic and sentence level, and believes in guiding students’ unique narrative voices and stories to emerge with clarity.
Tutoring Subjects: PSAT/SAT® preparation, AP Calculus AB and BC, AP Statistics, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, Personalized College Essay Writing and Editing
PREETI
Susan Alaimo - Director
PREETI
Preeti graduated from Princeton University and is attending Harvard Law School, specializing in International Law. She earned top 1% (near perfect) SAT® exam scores in Reading/Writing and Math. She also earned perfect (5) AP exam scores in Calculus AB, Physics 1, Biology, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Compositi
Preeti graduated from Princeton University and is attending Harvard Law School, specializing in International Law. She earned top 1% (near perfect) SAT® exam scores in Reading/Writing and Math. She also earned perfect (5) AP exam scores in Calculus AB, Physics 1, Biology, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Psychology, US Government and Politics, and US History.
Preeti has extensive SAT tutoring experience and has helped recent students gain acceptance to Harvard, Princeton, and Carnegie Mellon University, as well as to honors programs at some of the most prestigious universities. She prides herself on curating individualized teaching approaches for students with whom she works to help them achieve their college goals with dedicated support throughout the admissions process.
Preeti also worked at Princeton University’s Writing Center as an instructor, advising students through the writing and editing of compelling college essays. Her works have been published in the Public Service Review and the Princeton Political Review. Preeti specializes in working with high school students in the creation of eloquent Common App and supplemental essays to provide a distinct advantage in the admissions process.
Tutoring Subjects: PSAT®/SAT® exam preparation, English, Personalized College Advising, and College Essay Writing and Editing
College Essay Program - 12 Hours $1,995
What is Covered?
- We guide students through brainstorming, writing, and proper editing of compelling Common App and supplemental essays that stand out to college admissions officers.
- Our college counselors provide personalized guidance to help students gain admission to top-ranked programs that align with their unique talents, interests, and educational or
- We guide students through brainstorming, writing, and proper editing of compelling Common App and supplemental essays that stand out to college admissions officers.
- Our college counselors provide personalized guidance to help students gain admission to top-ranked programs that align with their unique talents, interests, and educational or career goals.
- Our Common App essays that led to acceptances at Harvard, Princeton, Yale, UPenn, Columbia, Brown, Cornell, and Dartmouth can be viewed here.
IVY League Instructors
- Ivy League-educated college essay advisors, many of whom have been published in the New York Times, Washington Post and other prestigious publications
- Our college counselors have gained admission to multiple Ivy League universities and offer expert advice on exactly what admissions officers are seeking in application essays.
- Our Ivy League college essay advisors' bios can be viewed here.
Price and Dates
Price and Dates
- The college essay program costs $1,995 and includes 12 private one-on-one hours.
- Lessons are held interactively online over Zoom or in-person in Princeton, New Jersey.
- Flexible scheduling available — sessions offered on weekday afternoons, evenings, and weekends.
- To schedule private college essay advising lessons, please complete the registr
- The college essay program costs $1,995 and includes 12 private one-on-one hours.
- Lessons are held interactively online over Zoom or in-person in Princeton, New Jersey.
- Flexible scheduling available — sessions offered on weekday afternoons, evenings, and weekends.
- To schedule private college essay advising lessons, please complete the registration form by clicking here or calling our office at 908-369-5362.
College Counseling by Susan Alaimo $7,995
strategic college planning
FILING IMPRESSIVE APPLICATIONS
Personalizing college Essays
• Meeting with parents and student to identify student’s talents and passions.
• Strategize a plan to strengthen student’s academic and extracurricular profile to
differentiate them from competing applicants for acceptance to top universities.
• Research colleges to identify ten to fifteen top programs to ensure that students
reach
• Meeting with parents and student to identify student’s talents and passions.
• Strategize a plan to strengthen student’s academic and extracurricular profile to
differentiate them from competing applicants for acceptance to top universities.
• Research colleges to identify ten to fifteen top programs to ensure that students
reach their academic and career goals within their ideal college environment.
• Provide high school internship, passion project, and volunteer opportunities for
students to gain experience in their desired major and strengthen applications.
• Identify top summer college programs and opportunities to further enhance the
student's unique college profile through hands on experience in future field.
Personalizing college Essays
FILING IMPRESSIVE APPLICATIONS
Personalizing college Essays
• Students are advised by Susan Alaimo of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism during one-on-one personalized sessions. Susan is the author of two college admissions books including Accepted: College Planning Strategies for High School Families.
• Work with student during private lessons, brainstorming the ideal topic fo
• Students are advised by Susan Alaimo of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism during one-on-one personalized sessions. Susan is the author of two college admissions books including Accepted: College Planning Strategies for High School Families.
• Work with student during private lessons, brainstorming the ideal topic for the Common App essay to share a unique story that is not included in other parts of the application.
• Advise students on the writing and editing of the Common App and impressive supplemental essays that are required by competitive universities.
FILING IMPRESSIVE APPLICATIONS
FILING IMPRESSIVE APPLICATIONS
FILING IMPRESSIVE APPLICATIONS
• Utilize strategies to personalize each application to highlight student’s unique
talents, accomplishments, and potential contribution to the college community.
• Guide students through the college-specific dashboard questions with personalized responses.
• Strengthen applications by advising students on all phases of the college planni
• Utilize strategies to personalize each application to highlight student’s unique
talents, accomplishments, and potential contribution to the college community.
• Guide students through the college-specific dashboard questions with personalized responses.
• Strengthen applications by advising students on all phases of the college planning process including selecting the optimal high school courses, leadership activities, internships, volunteer commitments, summer programs, and securing impressive letters of recommendation.
• A brief video on our college counseling program can be viewed here.