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My name is Jessica Boozer and I have been doing SAT and ACT test prep for 10 years. I have written my own programs and books that have proven to raise scores. I have a BSEd from The University of Georgia. I have found tutoring more challenging and more rewarding than teaching in a classroom because of the individual focus on each student. I truly love what I do and I know that plays a significant role in the success of my programs.

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"Jessica flew to Chicago for ACT test prep for our first two sons. Her teaching results were amazing and effective. She raised our two sons scores a total of 8 points. She made the exercise of test prep into a fun adventure, making our sons motivated to take the ACT."
-J.B., Chicago IL

"My son, Josh, had expressed a desire to be a journalist. Josh was not a very good writer at the time. It was time for Josh to take the SAT, so we sought assistance from Jessica. Josh's writing skills soared as did his SAT scores. It is an honor to gain entry into the University of North Carolina, it is an even greater honor for out of state resident. I am convinced that Jessica's tremendous academic influence made this a reality for Josh."
-F.M., Athens GA

"Jessica establishes an immediate rapport with kids and they respond by wanting to learn and exceed expectations. Having someone you can talk to and feel comfortable with as a teenager is rare and it creates a great environment for empowerment that goes beyond taking the SAT or ACT."
-L.D., Athens GA

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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

essay

An awesome feature of current standardized test prep is the 25 minute essay that you have to write at the very beginning of the test.
How awesome is THAT?
You open up your test booklet and find this question that is really too much to handle at 8 am on a Saturday. Then you have to write an essay from start to finish in 25 minutes. Think back to when you wrote a paper you were getting a grade on...you there? O.K. Now, how many times did you go over it and make some revisions to it before you turned it in? Lots? Some? I'm guessing somewhere in the middle of those two. I'm guessing though that you never wrote an essay in 25 minutes THAT DEPENDED ON YOU GETTING INTO COLLEGE. That is where the rub is.
I came up with a really neat way to help kids write for the essay portion of the test. I usually get some eye rolls at first, but after a one or two essays I usually can win even my most stubborn student over.
We practice writing essays EVERY time that my kids come and see me. I'm not sure if you have noticed yet, but I am big on practicing what you learn. We write a lot of essays. I used to hope that this skill would help them down the road, after they left me. Now I know it does. One of my former students, now in college, facebooked me one night and told me that his professor makes them write random essays in a short period of time every day in class. He said that he used my method and always did really well! I can tell you, and so would he, that he was one of my more...essay-challenged students. If I can get him using what he learned even 2 years after having me, I consider that a win.
I think everyone should know how to gather their thoughts and write something that expresses exactly how you feel. That comes with practice. And that is one thing you get a lot of with me...practice.
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