In conjunction with the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta, we are helping 26 students prepare for the December ACT. These diligent students, over half of whom are seniors taking the last possible test for college admissions requirements, have been studying for the exam since the beginning of November. We are trying to give them every opportunity to maximize their potential and get the best scores they can. Unfortunately, we do not have enough graphing calculators to go around.

So, we are holding a Calculator Drive for our Boys and Girls Club scholarship students, hoping to give them the chance to score their best on the upcoming ACT. We are reaching out to our community, asking for any used graphing calculators for our students. If you have any graphing calculators approved by the ACT that you no longer use, we ask you to donate them to these motivated students. You may drop them off Monday through Friday, 9:30am to 5pm at our main office or mail them to:

ATTN: Randy Schultz
1768 Century Blvd NE
Suite B
Atlanta, GA 30345.

We offer our heartfelt thanks for your generosity.

Atlanta’s Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) has invited Jed Appelrouth to talk to parents about the process of tutoring, when it is most helpful and what you should do to find qualified people to help with your child.

September 16, 2010
7:00 – 8:30 PM

Dunwoody United Methodist Church
1548 Mt Vernon Rd.
Dunwoody, GA 30338

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The $2,500 the National Merit Scholarship Corporation awards National Merit scholars is no small amount of money. However, compared to the rising tuition, fees and book costs of  most colleges and universities, it can seem like a drop in the bucket. Yes, there are additional corporate sponsorships and even school scholarships National Merit scholars qualify for, but some of these are for less than $1000 and some are one-time only gifts. So the question becomes, should students study hard for what most people consider just a preliminary SAT?

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Jed Appelrouth, ATS founder and CEO, will answer all your questions about the college admissions process on Wednesday, April 21 from 7 to 8:30pm. Don’t miss this FREE opportunity to help your child get ahead!

Sign up for this Everything College Admissions Seminar with Jed Appelrouth

Only one thing stands in the way of your well-deserved Winter Break. The dreaded “f-word”: FINALS. Since you are a smart student, you have been studying all along, especially if your teachers are preparing cumulative exams. However, everyone can use a little help. Below are a few tried and true tips for getting the most out of your study time.
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Do you want to tell the world how much you love Appelrouth Tutoring? Do you want to be famous? Well, famous might not be the best word. Regardless, we are looking for current or former students who have worked with us to achieve the scores they needed to be accepted to their top-choice school. We are filming a Appelrouth Tutoring Trailer (you know, like for the movies), and would love students to give their honest praise of our tutors, our methods, and/or our materials. If you are interested or know someone else who would be, contact us at info@appelrouthtutoring.com.

Well, not really. That wouldn’t be ethical.  But if you think we are the best tutors in Atlanta, you should definitely visit Nickelodean’s Parent’s Picks and vote once.  We already know you love us, now you can show the world (or at least the people who visit that site.) Thanks for all the support!

Online vocabulary quizzes are now available! Free for anyone who has purchased ATS vocabulary flash cards or a tutoring package that includes deluxe materials.

At Appelrouth Tutoring Services we are always thinking of ways to use technology to increase our students’ potential when it comes to test prep and college admissions. In that regard, we would like to announce our new system for taking vocabulary quizzes online.

To start your own vocabulary quiz:

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Why the sudden need to ensure proper punctuation and spelling in a rowdy football cheer? Well, the UGA admissions department is now a lot more like pit bulls than bull dogs when it comes to the rules of standard written English. Students who want to proudly wave the Red and Black come fall 2009, must focus more attention on the Writing section of the SAT. Previously, UGA had only considered the combination Math and Verbal score of this standardized test when making admissions decisions. Now, however, the game has changed.

Straight from the Bull Dog’s mouth:

Writing and Standardized Tests

For students applying to enroll at UGA beginning in Spring, 2009 and later, the writing section must be submitted for both the SAT and ACT if both tests are to be considered for admission. For students who are only submitting the SAT, the writing section is always included in their final scores. For those submitting the ACT, they must have at least one submission of the ACT with the optional writing included. If they submit more than one ACT, at least one must have the writing included.

If a student is submitting both the SAT and ACT, they must have at least one ACT with the writing included: it will always be included with the SAT. If there are no submitted sittings of the ACT with writing, UGA will not be able to use the ACT for consideration for admission.

How Will UGA Use the Writing Score

UGA has a traditionally used standardized test scores and high school GPA to help predict success as a freshmen at UGA. In the past, the English and Math sections of the ACT and the Verbal (now Critical Reading) and Math sections of the SAT were used for the standardized tests, each section individually. These were combined with the student’s GPA and the rigor of the curriculum was also factored.

For the past three years, since the inception of the new writing sections of the ACT and SAT, UGA has required that students submit at least one standardized test with a writing section. Admissions has used the writing scores (and even reviewed some of the essays) on an individual basis to add information when needed. With two classes of freshmen students with writing scores having enrolled and completed their freshmen year we have now analyzed the role that the writing section can add to our ability to make better admission decisions. We will now incorporate it into the prediction regression for all applications. In order to do this, UGA must have a writing section for each of the types of tests (SAT or ACT) that the student submits as part of their application.

As in the past, while standardized test scores do play a role in admission, the choice of high school courses and resulting grades play a must stronger role in predicting success at UGA.

More news:

UGA to start adding in SAT writing scores

UGA might consider standardized writing tests

Good news:

Fear not, though. Students just need to review some simple rules about appropriate comma placement, parallelism and adverb use, and they are well on their way to higher scores. Our students frequently see big gains on their Writing section scores with limited study.

Where do intelligent people congregate? If you have any brilliant insight into the surprisingly elusive answer to this seemingly simple question, please share. Appelrouth Tutoring itself is filled with brainiacs, but we are always looking for more.

Let’s make a deal, don’t worry we won’t ask you to dress like a chicken (sorry, students, that was a joke for your parents). If you have great ideas where smart, well-educated adults mingle, send them my way. In return for the best suggestion, we will give you a prize! No, it’s not a toaster. The best suggestions will receive… drum roll please…
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