SAT Online Prep Course - for Free

FREE ACCESS TO COLLEGE BOARD'S SAT ONLINE PREP COURSE AVAILABLE TO GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

By KATHY COX
State Superintendent of Schools

Parents, would you like your child to score 50 points higher on the SAT without spending an extra dime?
If so, we have a great offer for you.

The state of Georgia offers high school students free access to the SAT Online Prep Course developed by the College Board, the group that administers the SAT. This online course gives students access to virtual preparation exercises, review quizzes and several practice tests. The practice quizzes and tests, including the essay portion, are scored and feedback is given directly to the student.

The free SAT Online Prep Course is open to all Georgia high school students – public, private and home schooled. While usage of the program continues to rise, we want to make sure that every parent and student knows about it and knows the impact it can have.

Among Georgia's 2008 graduating seniors, the students who used the free SAT Prep Course scored significantly better on all portions of this important college entrance exam. On average, these students:
- Scored 13 points better on the critical reading section
- Scored 19 points better on the mathematics section
- Scored 16 points better on the writing section

That means the students who used the online course scored, on average, a total of 48 points higher than those who did not.
As you well know, 48 points could be the difference between getting into the college of your choice or not.

So, if you are, like me, the parent of a high school student in
Georgia, please make sure he or she registers for the free Online SAT Prep Course and takes full advantage of it. It’s an easy – and economical – way
to help your student be as successful as possible on this very important
test.

Public school students should visit their guidance office to ask for a card that has an access code for the course. Private school and home-schooled students should go to the Georgia Department of Education’s
website to register.

Kathy Cox, a parent and a veteran classroom teacher, is Georgia’s Superintendent of Schools.