TO THE STUDENTS
The SAT* can be a trying time for some of you. No one really likes standardized tests, and the fact that your high school classes don't specifically prepare you for this might make it seem impossible to manage. RELAX! At EUREKA, we understand the anxiety and nervousness that this could cause. You wouldn't be expected to pass your driver's test without having ever practiced in a car, so why should you be expected to ace the SAT if you haven't been taught the fundamentals behind it?
At EUREKA, we teach everything you need to know to do your best on the SAT. We will review the math and verbal topics that are covered and talk about the best ways to approach the test and the questions in each section. The SAT test is different from any other test you've ever taken, so we will be your guide into this uncharted territory. At EUREKA, we aren't going to teach you Math and we aren't going to teach you Verbal - we're going to teach you SAT.
STUDENT RESOURCES
At EUREKA, we'll get you prepared for the SAT and the ACT, but there are other factors involved in the college admissions process. Below are some links we think would be helpful:
The SAT
Collegeboard.com - They administer the SAT. You can sign up for your test on their site.
Educational Testing Service (ETS) - They write the SAT. Don't worry - their site isn't as scary as their test is!
The ACT
www.act.org - They write and administer the ACT. You can sign up for your test on their site.
ADMISSIONS STATISTICS - CLASS OF 2009
College is a numbers game. There are more students applying for college now than ever before, which makes for a very, very competitive admissions process. Below are the admission statistics** of selected colleges for the High School Class of 2009.
| School | SAT Score |
GPA | Applications | Students Accepted |
Percent Accepted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | 2033 | 4.16 | 48,640 | 10,503 | 21.6% |
| UCLA | 2004 | 4.36 | 55,676 | 12,098 | 21.7% |
| UCSD | 1964 | 4.09 | 47,039 | 15,718 | 33.4% |
| UC Davis | 1880 | 4.00 | 42,374 | 19,564 | 46.2% |
| UCSB | 1877 | 4.01 | 44,692 | 21,557 | 48.2% |
| UC Irvine | 1866 | 4.01 | 44,072 | 17,452 | 39.6% |
| UC Santa Cruz | 1787 | 3.76 | 27,231 | 16,135 | 59.3% |
| UC Riverside | 1661 | 3.63 | 23,640 | 18,874 | 79.8% |
| UC Merced | 1611 | 3.54 | 9,926 | 7,851 | 79.1% |
If you need a search engine, EUREKA recommends Google.
