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 Bo•dhi•satt•va: a person who has attained enlightenment, but who postpones nirvana in order to help others attain it. |
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| www.bayareatutoring.com justin@bayareatutoring.com 510.910.9003 |
www.dothemathtutoring.com wes@alum.mit.edu 415.254.9248 |
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Why BodSAT? Because we are two of the most experienced, dedicated, and effective preparation coaches in the greater Bay Area, and because your son or daughter would be bored with the pace of most other SAT prep classes. |
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2) Included: 6-12 hours of office hours, in which students can receive extra one-on-one help 3) Efficiency: We accomplish more in 18 hours than other classes do in 25 or 30 4) Communication: A direct line to us, the teachers, to discuss students' progress 5) Materials: We use only official College Board tests, because they are more effective |
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2) Included: "Extra help" usually means just being able to repeat the seminar 3) Efficiency: Their classes take 2+ hours, and they still don't get the gains we do 4) Communication: Parents talk to sales reps and tutor managers, not teachers 5) Materials: They use their own materials because they are more profitable |
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| From Laura, who took the SAT on March 1 and missed a perfect score by just one question: Wes, I just got my scores, and I got a 770 on math!! (and, in case you want to know and because I'm a bit giddy, and 800 each on critical reading and writing...at first I was sure there was some mistake. I only refreshed the page about 50 times to be sure) I'm really really happy and I never have to take the test again. Thank you SO much for helping me kick the butt of the SAT as you say! -- Laura (Laura got a 219 on her junior-year PSATs [that's a SAT 2190 equivalent] and scored in the 2050-2150 range for her first BodSAT seminar assignment.) | |
| From Laura's mother Jan: Wes, I would also like to say, thank you! You were so supportive and helpful in your emails and conversations. Particularly valuable was the game plan over the break. I never dreamed Laura would do so well! As Laura indicates, we are in a state of shock around here. By the way, when she got home from the test, she mentioned that some of the types of problems she had done in your review seminar appeared on the test and she was so relieved to know how to do them. So you know that the course was directly helpful. -- Jan | |
| From the mother of another March 2008 BodSAT student: Just a quick note to let you know how much I appreciated the time that (my daughter) was able to work with you both. I felt relaxed enough regarding her preparation that I was able to leave the country the week she took her SATs! Although she came into your program with high PSAT scores, having the prep work with you both really made her feel more comfortable with the format and length of the test. Your content revision and wonderfully sound philosophy regarding test taking enabled her to relax and let her smarts shine through. | |
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| A.S.: I just wanted to let you know that M was accepted early decision at Brown University, which he is absolutely thrilled about, as are we. I just wanted to say thank you. The SAT's were probably the most unpleasant part of the whole experience, & you really boosted his confidence & helped him tremendously on the math. Thank you very much for a great job. | Jane: May '07 SAT: from 2080 to 2280 I am really impressed with your preparation. I think it will help a great deal in her efforts to be admitted at Harvard. Jane explained to me that Princeton makes up their own tests, which are "like" the SAT, but not the same. Also, they spend a lot of time going over the easy questions. I felt that in Palo Alto, the review would be comprised of students who were motivated to do well, but it wasn't so. Jane said few of the people in her class even bothered to do the homework. I feel like such a dummy sending her there. |
| R.Y.: Thank you for all the help, both in mathematical computation, & in letting me see that an interesting conversation is possible on the subject of math. Thanks, too, for answering my questions, which jump all over the map. And for seeing that just because I can't multiply fractions doesn't mean that I'm bad at math. | Carl: February '07 SAT You're great! Parents complain that all this SAT prep is just for those entrance tests, however, I really think Carl's sessions with you has also helped him improve his general study skills, testing in high school, & critical reading. I really don't think he gets stressed out taking tests anymore! Thank you! |
| J.M.: (The SAT) went pretty well. Our review the day before the test helped a lot. There were many problems on the test that we had gone over. I am very proud to have gone from a 600 to a 700 on the Math SAT. Thank you again for your tutoring. | Jack: March '07 SAT: from 1890 to 2230 Hi Justin! I want to thank you for all of your time in tutoring Jack. It paid off! We received his SAT scores yesterday & we were blown away! |
| Father of E.C.: Thanks for the nice words about E's scholarship. We are obviously very pleased. Thanks for your continued help with her math. You have helped bolster her confidence as well as her understanding. You have also helped her derive some pleasure from a subject she was very wary of. You are a terrific teacher. | Shelley: December '06 ACT: from 24 to 30 The SAT & the ACT scores were good enough to qualify her for the UOP Pre-Pharmacy program. But the ACT score qualified her for the top program (5 year) & possibly a scholarship from UOP. This was the best result we hoped for. We are so appreciative of your tutoring & your advice to concentrate her efforts on the ACT. |
| David Denman, Educational Consultant: Whenever students need help in math, I send them to Wes. Even from 35 miles away, they're happy to commute, because Wes could teach math to a tree! | Erik: October '06 SAT: from 2080 to 2210 Thanks a ton! You helped so much. I know I couldn't have done so well without it. |
| R.H.: Wes explains things clearly, but if you don't understand the explanation, he'll explain it in a different way. And a different way againand again. He will explain something five different ways if that's what it takes for me to understand. | Thais: SAT October '06 I'm going to Stanford in the fall!! I just wanted to say thank you for everything once more, cuz without you I'd probably not be going there. |
| Mother of R.Y.: Your presence in R's junior & senior high school years has been a lighthouse beacon. Your weekly tutoring sessions have raised her SAT scores close to 60 points, & enabled my daughter to excel in Trig & Statistics when her teachers had no faith in her math ability. Your willingness to invest extra time impressed mein contacting me to share what would motivate R to learn. | Brett: April '07 College writing & close reading I just wanted to thank you for everything that you have done for me. On June 17, I am going to graduate from UC Davis. Two years ago I seriously doubted if I would ever graduate, but now it has become a reality. Without your help I would not have been able to accomplish this. If you ever need a reference, you have a believer in me. |
| J.A.: In a single session Wes guided my child in making a quantum leap in understanding Geometry. He picked up on her learning style, & had her repeating the processes he taught by explaining them in her own words! We'll gladly commute from West Marin to this guru! | Brianna: January '07 SAT: Four sessions I got my scores back! My goal was to raise my score by 200 points, & you said that would be really hard in the short time we had. Well, we were still pretty darn close! I got an 1810 before, & this time I got a 1970. That's 160 points! Not bad at all :) |
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| October SAT: | Sat | 10:00am-1:00pm | Aug 23 - Sep 27 | June 23 |
| November SAT: | Sat | 2:00pm-4:00pm | Sep 20 - Oct 25 | July 20 |
| December SAT: | Sat | 10:00am-1:00pm | Oct 25 - Nov 29 | August 25 |
| Seminar Location: | 4920 El Camino Real Los Altos, CA | |||
Walnut Creek | ||||
| October SAT: | Sun | 10:00am-1:00pm | Aug 24 - Sep 28 | June 24 |
| November SAT: | Sun | 2:00pm-5:00pm | Sep 21 - Oct 26 | July 21 |
| December SAT: | Sun | 10:00am-1:00pm | Oct 26 - Nov 30 | August 26 |
| Seminar Location: | 2121 North California Blvd. Suite 290. Walnut Creek, CA 94596 (One block from BART) | |||
San Francisco | ||||
| October SAT: | T/Th | 7:00pm-8:30pm | Aug 26 - Sep 30 | June 26 |
| October SAT: | Sun | 5:00pm-8:00pm | Aug 24 - Sep 28 | June 24 |
| November SAT: | T/Th | 4:30pm-6:00pm | Sep 23 - Oct 30 | July 23 |
| December SAT: | T/Th | 7:00pm-8:30pm | Oct 21 - Dec 4 | August 21 |
| Seminar Location: San Francisco, CA | (No seminar on Thanksgiving or Veterans' Day) | |||
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