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Hello!
My name is Adam Piacente, teaching professional and founder of Marin SAT Prep, a private service that specializes in preparing students for the SAT*.

Combining a thorough knowledge of the SAT with long professional experience in educational training and course development, I have designed an intuitive and highly effective SAT learning system that gets results.

What can a student expect?
Top quality, professional SAT training from a friendly, experienced, and knowledgeable teacher.

"I just wanted to let you know that yesterday I found out that I got into Stanford.

"You were such a big part of the process for me and without your help, I would never have done well enough on the tests to make it. Besides teaching me all the techniques and material, you always made me feel so confident in my abilities.  Thanks for that!

"Next you'll have to work with my brother..."

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"Very easy to learn from and understand."

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"Very knowledgeable about the subject matter and had a specific strategy that he had come up with.  I found it to be very effective."

Adam Piacente, founder of Marin SAT Prep, is a former legal writing professor who has designed academic course materials at two law schools.

In addition to his SAT training guide, SAT Unlocked^TM

Adam has also authored a number of other instructional texts, including the official launch guide for the lexis.com research service.

One summer, after deciding the time had finally come to transition from law, Adam took a position as a private tutor and tutor trainer with an elite SAT prep company in Marin.

Adam quickly discovered he really enjoyed tutoring students in the SAT, and soon began developing new and more effective methods for teaching the test.

These new methods proved so successful at helping students achieve significantly higher SAT test scores, that Adam started his own SAT tutoring company.

Adam also writes about the SAT at:

SAT Tutor's Blog

The Marin SAT Prep Course
This comprehensive course covers every subject and topic
tested on the SAT I Reasoning Test.

SAT Critical Reading 
Students learn an easy and uniquely effective approach to SAT Passage Reading that systematically targets the fundamental reasons they most often miss questions.  Students also learn effective strategies for answering even the toughest vocabulary-based questions.

SAT Math 
We cover every math topic tested on the new SAT while discovering how to quickly identify the most efficient solution for each type of question.  Students work progressively from easier to more difficult math questions - building confidence and developing the problem recognition and reasoning skills they need to maximize performance.

SAT Writing Multiple Choice 
Students review all of the grammar rules tested on the new SAT while learning valuable tips for answering each question type.  100+ point improvements on the SAT Writing section alone are not uncommon.

SAT Essay Writing Workshop 
As a former legal writing teacher, it was my job to train students to write clear, persuasive essays under time pressure.  Now I'll show you how to do the same thing on the SAT.  By writing highly descriptive examples in an optimized essay format, students can routinely score in double figures on the SAT's 12-point scale.

SAT Test Taking Strategies 
Students are taught proven SAT test strategies, including special guessing techniques and time management plans for efficiently tackling each subject and section.  Students also learn valuable, day-of-test tips that improve focus and concentration while reducing test fatigue and anxiety.

 

SAT II Subject Test Courses

SAT Math II
Designed with the needs of advanced Math students mind, this course covers all of the topics tested on the SAT Math II Subject Test including: advanced functions, trigonometry, logarithmic manipulation, equation graphing, and more. Students learn how to determine the best approach and most efficient solution for each question type, while reviewing common SAT tricks that can trip up even the sharpest Math whizzes.

SAT Literature
Students learn how to apply the Marin SAT Prep reading strategy to poetry, plays, and advanced prose passages from the 16th century to the present day. Also taught: literary and rhetorical terminology, interpretive techniques, timing and other test taking strategies.

SAT US History
Specifically targets the topics, people, and events tested on the SAT US History Subject Test, with special emphasis placed on the historical context students need to succeed. Students also learn important SAT test taking strategies as well as effective techniques for handling each US History question type.

SAT World History
A targeted survey of the political, cultural, economic, religious, and philosophical underpinnings of World History from Neolithic times to the present. Covers all of the major empires, religions, and civilizations tested on the SAT World History test. Importantly, students learn to recognize the distinguishing features of various historical trends, cultures, and movements while avoiding confusing and often irrelevant detail. Historical terminology and test taking strategies are also included.

 

"I take a personal interest in helping each and every one of my students succeed on the SAT,
and always maintain a positive and supportive attitude that promotes learning and builds confidence."

- Adam Piacente
 

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