The PSAT course is broken into two segments. The first segment starts our by teaching students about the format of the test and its questions. Students are taught about each part of the Critical Reading section, the number of questions each part contains, and how the test is scored. Students then will do practice problems for each portion. They will memorize the most commonly used words in the PSAT tests and learn how to break down a word and deduce their meanings. Students will answer sentence completions and how to use context clues to find the relationship in the answer choices. They will also analyze reading passages to find the main theme and the mood of the passage, and the point of view of the author. In addition, students will learn how to manage their time efficiently during a timed test, how to make educated guesses by eliminating answer choices, and other test-taking strategies and techniques.

In the second segment, students will practice for the real test by taking timed tests in a variety of ways. Initially, each student is given a full PSAT with all 3 sections to measure his or her aptitude. During the first 4 weeks students practice each individual multiple-choice section with the instructor keeping time to first get accustomed to taking a timed test. In the second 4-week period, students practice the entire Critical Reading section in one sitting to increase their endurance and concentration. In the final month leading up to the actual PSAT test date, students will take a full PSAT practice test every week so that they will be at the peak of their performance when they take the real test.

Throughout the entire course, students will continuously memorize vocabulary words and read newspapers to sharpen their critical reading skills.

The PSAT Math, like the SAT Math course, is broken into three segments. Students first start by being taught about the format of the test and the test questions. Students are taught about each part of the Math section, the number of questions each part contains, how the test is scored, and how to answer the student-response grid-in questions. The course then focuses on the academic mathematical knowledge that is required for the PSAT Math section. PSAT Math covers topics from Algebra I and basic Geometry. Students will be taught what is on the test and how to solve problems of each topic.

The second segment teaches the students the test-taking strategies and techniques. Students who have not trained to take standardized tests struggle with time management. In PSAT Math, students will learn and train to manage their time efficiently throughout each part of the section. They will also learn other test-taking skills such as how to identify each type of problem and how to eliminate answer choices and make intelligent guesses. Our goal is to familiarize each student to the format of each type of question that appears on the PSAT, and to give them the proper tools to solve the problem quickly and accurately.

In the last segment, students will practice for the real test by taking timed tests in a variety of ways. Initially, each student is given a full PSAT with all 3 sections to measure his or her aptitude. During the first 4 weeks students practice each individual multiple-choice section with the instructor keeping time to first get accustomed to taking a timed test. In the second 4-week period, students practice the entire Critical Reading section in one sitting to increase their endurance and concentration. In the final month leading up to the actual PSAT test date, students will take a full PSAT practice test every week so that they will be at the peak of their performance when they take the real test.

The Writing course will be broken into two portions - a grammar portion and an essay portion. The PSAT does not contain an essay portion in its Writing section, but we feel that to adequately prepare for the SAT, a student must start practicing how to write academic essays from the PSAT level.

The grammar portion is for the PSAT Writing multiple-choice section, and it will contain 3 sections. As in the other 2 sections, the students first start by learning the format and the scoring of the test. The first section focuses on the grammar knowledge and will review everything from sentence structure and punctuation to rewriting sentences to be more clear and concise.

The second segment will teach students test-taking strategies and techniques, such as time management and taking smart guesses.

The final segment will give students a chance to prepare for the real PSAT by taking timed practice tests, in formats of first, just the Writing multiple-choice section, and then the full PSAT with all Critical Reading, Math, and Writing sections.

The second portion is for the essay section, and it will be broken into two segments. The first segment will focus on the skills of essay writing. Students will start from the very basics of writing. They will learn how to write proper sentences and paragraphs, study proper grammar and usage, and practice writing clear and well-written sentences. At the end of this portion, they will be able to form paragraphs with a clear main idea and logical thought progression that leads to a strong conclusion.

In the next segment, students will practice progress to writing a complete essay with a logical structure and coherent theme. They will expand the scope of their writing and put together the paragraphs that they have formed in the first portion to create a complete essay that conveys a clear idea.