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Huntington Learning Center
Meet the SAT/ACT Experts Securing Students’ Futures
Meet the SAT/ACT Experts Securing Students’ Futures
Although Arya (left) and Ziya are identical twins, Huntington Learning Center has created a
program tailored to each one’s specific needs.
Photos by tonyrappa@capturevideo-photo.com
Aidan (left) and Joshua receive exceptional test preparation from the team at
Huntington Learning Center.
Huntington Learning Center Center of
Dr. of Dr. Phillips Phillips has has been been providing providing stu-
students with with the the skills skills they need to succeed
for nearly 18 years. It caters to all
students with a study skills program for
grades K-12, as well as tutoring for college
students. The facility offers one-onone
instruction in a quiet, distraction-free
environment.
Huntington Learning Center also offers
comprehensive SAT and ACT programs.
"Both programs are so popular,"
Executive Directory Aziz Kabani said. said,
"Almost “almost half of the students we work with
are preparing for the SAT or ACT. We
have students from Dr. Phillips High
School, Olympia High School,
West Orange High School, Lake
Highland Prep, Windermere Prep
and The First Academy. We We have have a
great a great referral rate rate from all all the schools
of the area and from former students,
highly recommending us to their friends.
Our programs yield big results. We see
increases in SAT scores by about 200 300 or
more points. For the ACT, we usually see
at least 5-point increases. A lot of times,
our students are able to get into universities
that they would not have been able
to before, based on their increased
scores. Even students with grades of A’s
and B’s have a hard time with the ACT
and SAT tests.”
Kabani explained that that one one of the of rea-
the
“We feel individual attention is the
reasons for this for this nerves. is nerves.
best way to learn. When students are
“Even star students feel the pressure
in a group session, they they may may spend spend the
of the SAT or ACT test. We teach test-
majority the majority of the of time the listening time listening to the tutor
to
ing strategies and familiarize the stu-
the answer tutor answer other students’ other students’ questions ques-
that
dents with the type of questions asked. may tions not that be may their not question. be their In a question. two-hour
This helps build the student’s confi-
session, In a two-hour there may session, only there be 45 may minutes only
dence. Confidence is key, especially
to be an 45 hour minutes devoted to an to hour the devoted things that to
with these timed tests. We make sure student the things really that needs student to really know. needs It is not to
students understand the key concepts an know. efficient It is not use an of efficient time. When use it’s of time. one-
of the test.”
on-one, When it’s the one-on-one, teacher can the focus teacher solely can on
Another reason advanced students the focus material solely on pertinent the material to that pertinent student’s
may not score as as highly as as they they desire desire is specific to that student’s needs.” specific needs.”
is because because the questions the questions asked asked are based are
That’s exactly what they do at
based on material on material they haven’t they been haven’t exposed been
Huntington Learning Center.
exposed to in a while. to in a while.
Students are often often able able to use to use the
“The tests include algebra, algebra II the skills skills they they have have learned learned through through HLC’s
and II, and geometry,” Kabani Kabani said. said. “A “A lot lot of HLC’s SAT and SAT ACT and programs ACT in programs other areas in
students of students who who are are in in calculus or trigonometry
other of their areas lives, of too. their lives, too.
haven’t seen seen basic basic algebra algebra or
“A lot of students struggle with com-
or geometry geometry in years, in years, so they so they are are not not fapleting
the reading portions of these
familiar with with those those concepts anymore. anymore. To
tests in a timely manner. The student
To re-train re-train yourself yourself in these in these areas areas is very is
might be accurate in the reading sec-
very difficult. difficult. What we What do here we at do Huntington here at
tion but only finish half half of of it in it the in the al-
Huntington Learning Center Learning is give Center the students is give the an lotted allotted time, time, then then have to to guess the
students ACT or SAT an ACT test and or SAT thoroughly test and evaluate
thor-
rest of the answers. We want them to
what evaluate they are what deficient they are in. deficient We then
oughly
be accurate and be able to finish on
in. build We a then program build catered a program toward catered those
time. They leave our our program knowing knowing
toward specific needs, those specific so we don’t needs, waste so time we
how how to pull to things pull things out of out what of they’re what
don’t going waste over concepts time going the student over concepts does not they’re reading reading the first the time first and time apply and it apply
to
the need student help in.” does not need help in.”
the answers. it to the answers. These are These skills are that skills will
Learning sessions at Huntington that stay will with stay them with through them through college college and
Learning Center are always one-on-one. and beyond.” beyond.”
PROMOTIONAL FEATURE
FEATURE
The peaceful classroom settings at
Huntington Learning Center allow students
to learn without the interruptions
they may have at school or home.
Another advantage to HLC’s learning
sessions is its incredible teaching staff.
“We have 30 teachers, including an
actuary scientist, a rocket scientist and
former engineer from Lockheed Martin,”
Kabani said. “All of our teachers have
strong academic backgrounds. They
know the material, and they know the
tests. They also sincerely care about
the students and are passionate about
helping the students succeed. Students
are paired up with the teacher that best
meets their needs. We try to keep the
teacher consistent so that the student
and teacher can build up a rapport with
each other.”
Huntington Learning Center, located
in the Grand Oaks Village shopping center
at 5060 Dr. Phillips Blvd., Suite 102,
in Orlando, is open Monday-Thursday
from 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. and Saturday
from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. p.m. The The frequency frequency of sessions
is based is based on a student’s on each needs student’s and
of
sessions
needs availability. and availability.
Huntington Learning Center Center is currently is currently offering
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