Check out the video below to get answers to questions like:
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Why does the PSAT matter?
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What are the best test-taking strategies unique to the PSAT?
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How is the test structured and scored?
Presenters
Sarah Coe-Odess, Ph.D.
StudyPoint Tutor for 6.5 years
Sarah has been tutoring for over 10 years and has been working with StudyPoint/PrepNow for 6.5 years. A clinical psychologist at Harvard who specializes in adolescents and young adults, Sarah loves working with high school students on PSAT, SAT, and ACT test prep and on college essay writing. She particularly loves working with students to help build their confidence, overcome test anxiety, and gain a sense of mastery over testing strategies and tricks. In addition to test prep, Sarah has experience tutoring students in English (grammar, writing, and reading comprehension), math, and Spanish. A former athlete, she loves the teamwork involved in tutoring: working collaboratively toward a common goal and igniting a sense of internal competition to help students strive to beat their previous high scores.
David Westergaard
StudyPoint Tutor for 17 years
David first began tutoring when he volunteered with WITS (Working In The Schools), tutoring second and third graders in Chicago schools. Finding that he loved working with students, he then began tutoring students privately, and has been a test prep and academic tutor with StudyPoint for a total of 17 years. During that time he has worked with students in standardized test prep (ACT, SAT, PSAT, and SSAT/ISEE) and various academic subjects (math, reading, writing, science, and study skills). His expertise, patience, and passion for helping students reach their full potential make him a favorite with students and parents alike. David employs a learner-centered approach that is tuned to the learning style of the student. He likes to ask questions and see what his students are thinking.
Host
Kristen Lefebvre
National Director of Education at StudyPoint
In Kristen’s two decades with StudyPoint, she has served in numerous roles and capacities. In her current role as StudyPoint’s National Director of Education, she oversees our program development, as well as the hiring and training of our team of academic and test prep tutors and admissions consultants. The program materials she has developed have been used by more than 50,000 students and 7,000 tutors across the United States and abroad.
Kristen previously worked in the fields of museum education and teacher education programming before joining StudyPoint. She earned her B.A. from Bates College and her M.A. from Tufts University.