Cost-Effective Alternative to 3rd Party SAT Courses for Schools

school-grounds-smallerAccording to a 2009 report from the National Association for College Admission Counseling, "All students should be encouraged to prepare before taking admissions tests, but the potential benefits must be balanced against both financial cost and opportunity cost."

SAT/ACT test preparation is commonly something that is separate from a student's academic life within the classroom. Whether students receive private tutoring, take a weekend course, or use a study guide, SAT and ACT prep is typically done outside of school walls. A-List has come up with a cost-effective program that allows educators to incorporate test preparation into the classroom and benefits both students and educators. Our teacher training and content licensing services give schools and educational nonprofits the tools and resources necessary to set up in-house classes using their existing faculty. This system provides a long term, cost-effective alternative to a school hosting a third party SAT course; with ongoing support from the A-List staff, your faculty will be able to continuously prepare each year's junior class for the SAT and/or ACT.

Here are just a few benefits of A-List's training and content licensing services:

  • Private SAT preparation classes can cost $700 to over $1000 per student for a course that lasts only a few weeks. Subsidizing the cost will shift the payment burden away from the students, who may not be able to afford the best courses.
  • Holding courses during the school day makes it easier for students to attend without sacrificing time for schoolwork, sports, or extracurricular activities
  • The school's sponsorship of the classes will make students take the work more seriously than they would independent classes, which are often viewed as extracurricular and therefore optional.
  • Training the faculty in SAT subject matter will create a new level of valuable expertise in the staff, an expertise that can provide a significant return on professional development year after year.

We can train educators, tutors, volunteers, and/or mentors at your school or educational nonprofit through customized workshops that meet the specific needs of your institution. We can provide a scale of offerings from an introductory courses on standardized tests or college applications to extensive SAT/ACT teacher training.We offer three levels of service that can be taken advantage of independently or in any combination:

Depending on the extent of your institution's needs, A-List can offer one, two, or all three of these services. Furthermore, each part of the program is tailored directly to your desired level of service, whether you just want your teachers to become familiar with the test or you want us to walk you through an entire year-long course.