Julia Torres
Archimedes loves getting emails like this one: “Julia received her acceptance letter from LaSalle. She is so happy and relieved that it’s behind her. She was quite pleased with her test scores, particularly in math.” (As well she should be: Julia scored in the 98th percentile, nationally!) Jose, Julia’s dad, goes on: “I want to […]
Makena Stimmler
We make sure the test-taking strategies we teach are relevant not only to the HSPT and ISEE, but also to the other standardized, high-stakes tests students take as part of the high school and college application process. So we were especially happy to receive this note from Makena just one month after we started working […]
Talia B.
“My daughter took a practice SAT two Saturdays ago,” Talia’s mom, Amy, writes, “and her total score has gone up several hundred points since the first practice SAT she took a year ago. We must give MUCH credit to all her sessions with Honora. Thank you, thank you!” Honora also worked with Talia in AP […]
Practice Tests
A few years ago, Newsweek published the results of a study under the headline: TAKING THE SAT IN A CROWDED ROOM MEANS LOWER SCORES. We would amend this, adding that this is mostly true for kids who have not practiced taking tests in rooms full of other kids. For this reason, Archimedes Academics offers diagnostic […]
Private Tutoring
As long as schools remain closed, we will continue to meet with students through videoconferencing (Zoom). Tutors are able to use a whiteboard function, screen share, and more. We tutor the HSPT, the ISEE, the SAT, the ACT, and most academic subjects in elementary, middle, and high school. For HSPT tutoring, we are thrilled to announce […]