Classes & Workshops
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Classes & Workshops in NYC
& onlineUnlock stronger results through collaborative learning—in-person in NYC or online worldwide.
For NYC students who learn best in a collaborative environment, CATES classes and workshops offer leading results in test preparation and admissions. Built upon the CATES Core, our proprietary curriculum, classes and workshops feature low student-teacher ratios and individualized performance analysis to power optimal testing and admissions outcomes.
Held in person in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and across New York City, as well as globally in our online classroom, CATES test prep classes are available for SAT, ACT, PSAT, and SHSAT. We also work in partnership with schools and institutions both across the US and worldwide to develop custom courses for a wide array of assessments.
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TEST PREP CLASSES
CATES test prep classes in NYC help students to achieve and extend their potential in standardized tests. Using learning techniques and problem-solving methodologies developed for our private tutoring programs, students engage via in-class instruction and online class communities to improve their mastery of testing content, strategy, and skill.
Classes begin with a diagnostic test, which allows us to build individual student profiles and provides a baseline against which to measure progress. We group NYC students according to their strengths and weaknesses, and customize our classes based on their common needs. Our Core curriculum takes students through the content, strategy, and skills they need to ace their test, covering everything from basic grammar and arithmetic through trigonometry and rhetoric to tactics for thought organization and maintaining focus. In most NYC classes, further mock tests give students the opportunity to apply their new skills and allow the class leader to adapt to the students’ changing needs.
ESSAY WORKSHOP
Over three days, Essay Workshop students work with certified admissions counselors and writing experts to craft college essays and supplemental materials, as well as to hone interview skills. Students learn how to engage admissions officers with a coherent personal theme and clearly demonstrate what they have to offer a school or university community. Meanwhile, our team of editors helps students develop their understanding of style, mechanics, and voice.
Each day, students will work with CATES editors and college advisors as they write their personal statement. At the end of each day, students will turn their work in to CATES editors, who will carefully review and critique it. Before the next writing session, students receive individual feedback and coaching.
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