The SAT is the college prep test taken by most students on the East and West Coasts. Students who qualify as NM Semifinalists must take the SAT to become NM Finalists. The test consists of three parts: Reading, Writing and Language, and Math. Most colleges and universities will now accept either the SAT or the ACT for admission, but the state schools in MN require the ACT.

If you are looking for a SAT tutor, call Mike Holm Test Prep. I offer SAT test prep to help your son or daughter get the best results out of their SAT exam. College prep testing will not ensure excellent results, however, it does encourage better results due to students being better prepared.

RESULTS

Of course I cannot guarantee improved test results, but below are the results from some former students:

• All four children of Janet Platner, an Eden Prairie parent, took the ACT, then my course, and then retook the test. One improved by 2 points, one by 3, one by 4, and one by 7.
• Kristen Fraser Long's two sons followed the same process and both improved by 5.
• Grace Irvine took the test twice and got the same score both times; then she took my course and improved her score by 6. Another student went from a 27 to a 34.
• In the 2015-16 school year, after my class Varun Kamath and Andre Espindola got 35's, Sally Pearson and Evan Liu got 34's, Katherine Lee, Adam Riester, and Ben Becker got 33's, and Natalie Olive got a 31. Elijah Fourre improved from 26 to 30, another student went from 29 to 33, and another student improved by 5.
• So far in the 2016-17 school year, Merili Roberts got a 35, Kelly Meyer, Jack Frakes, and Aneesha Andrew got 33's, Sara Haines went from a 28 to a 32, Odin Taylor got a 31, and Meghan Kuntz improved by 4 points. Of course, many students with lower scores also showed much improvement after taking my course.
• Many of Eden Prairie's National Merit Semifinalists have taken my P/SAT course. Julia Robinson scored a 233 on the PSAT and 2280 on the SAT after taking my class. In the 2016 class, five of my students, including Ben Stone, Carolyn Jons, and Disha Manvikar, qualified as National Merit Semifinalists. In the 2017 class, four of my students qualified as National Merit Semifinalists.
• One student only improved her ACT score by one point after taking my class, but her college raised its scholarship offer by $2,000 per year for four years.

If you are interested in my SAT prep course or private tutoring, call Mike Holm Test Prep in Minnetonka, MN.