College prep

Help make your child's dreams of college come true.

Preparing for college can be challenging. With Sylvan's programs and support, your teenager can approach this process with confidence.

With more than one million students planning to continue their education after high school, getting into college is more competitive than ever. Your teenager will need to take challenging courses, get great grades, score well on the SAT* or ACT^® and more to get into the college of his or her dreams.

Sylvan can develop a custom learning plan focused on any of the following areas to help make your child's dreams come true:

• SAT and ACT Test Prep
  Build the test-taking skills and confidence to score higher on test day with Sylvan's SAT and ACT prep programs.
  
  
• College Prep Writing
  More than 50% of first-year college students are unable to produce papers relatively free of language errors.¹ Help your teenager build the college-level writing skills necessary to succeed in high school and beyond.
  
  
• Courses for Credit
  Would extra coursework strengthen your high school student's transcript for college applications? Your local Sylvan may be certified to offer courses for school credit.
  
  
• Advanced Math**
  Research shows only 40% of high school graduates who completed less than Algebra II felt prepared for college.² Sylvan can boost your child's math skills in Algebra I and II, geometry, trigonometry, pre-calculus and integrated and senior math.
  
  
• Advanced Reading Skills
  At Sylvan, our advanced reading strategies and techniques can improve your teenager's reading rate and build the skills necessary to study more effectively and boost test and college entrance exam scores.
  
  
• Study Skills
  Understanding what to study and how to study is crucial to your high school student's success now and in college. Sylvan will teach your teenager valuable organization, time management, note-taking, study, and test-taking strategies.

*Contact your local Sylvan for program availability. Test names and other trademarks are the property of the respective trademark holders. None of the trademark holders are affiliated with Sylvan Learning, Inc. or this website. SAT is a registered trademark of the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product. ACT is a registered trademark of ACT, Inc.
***Contact your local Sylvan for program availability.

¹ Intersegmental Committee of the Academic Senates of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California: Academic Literacy: A Statement of Competencies Expected of Students Entering California’s Public Colleges and Universities. Sacramento: ICAS, 2002.
² Peter D. Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies, Rising to the Challenge: Are High School Graduates Prepared for College and Work?, 2005.