Parent Meeting Videos

Scroll down below to browse our collection of videos recorded at actual ATS Parent Meetings. Click on the following links to jump straight to a topic:

Origins of the SAT (and ACT) Test

This presentation by Jed Applerouth, founder of Applerouth Tutoring Services, offers a brief overview of SAT and ACT tests. It answers questions from parents and students such as:

  1. Who invented the tests and why?
  2. What is the difference between "aptitude" and "achievement"?
  3. Do certain colleges have preferences for which test a student takes?

Anatomy of the SAT & ACT (Part 1)

This presentation by Jed Applerouth, founder of Applerouth Tutoring Services, offers a brief overview of SAT and ACT tests. It answers questions from parents and students such as:

  1. Which test is longer?
  2. Which is more coachable?
  3. Which test has a greater emphasis on Vocabulary?
  4. Which test requires more abstract thinking?
  5. What are the differences between the Math sections of the tests?

Anatomy of the SAT & ACT (Part 2)

This presentation by Jed Applerouth, founder of Applerouth Tutoring Services, offers a brief overview of SAT and ACT tests. It answers questions from parents and students such as:

  1. What is the point of the SAT?
  2. How has the SAT Reading Comprehension section changed on the SAT since 2005?
  3. What are the differences between the Reading sections of the tests?
  4. Is grammar tested on the SAT?
  5. What types of schools look at the Writing section of the SAT?

Anatomy of the SAT & ACT (Part 3)

This presentation by Jed Applerouth, founder of Applerouth Tutoring Services, offers a brief overview of SAT and ACT tests. It answers questions from parents and students such as:

  1. Is grammar tested on the ACT?
  2. What is the Science and Reasoning section of the ACT?
  3. Why is the ACT so hesitant to give extended time to students?
  4. What are the ACT requirements for giving a student extended time?
  5. Does the ACT still flag the scores of students who are given extended time?
  6. What do SAT Math and Reading questions look like?
  7. What do ACT Math and Reading questions look like?

Which test prep option is right for me?

This presentation by Jed Applerouth, founder of Applerouth Tutoring Services, offers a brief overview of SAT and ACT tests. It answers questions from parents and students such as:

  1. Which test prep option is right for me? Private, small group or large group?
  2. How do I schedule for achievement tests?
  3. How do scores affect the type of test prep I need?
  4. How does ATS split up students into groups?
  5. How does my motivation affect my test prep options?