UVI's SAT Prep Course Helps Students Overcome Barriers to College Admission
Forty high school students from public, private, and parochial schools in the St. Thomas-St. John district recently completed an SAT Preparatory program designed to help them improve their SAT scores, the University of the Virgin Islands has announced.
2023-05-03 13:03:46 - VI News Staff
The prep program was administered by UVI's University Bound Program and was generously funded by Alpine Securities.
The SAT is an entrance exam used by most colleges and universities and is one of the factors used to make admissions decisions. The exam measures a student's readiness for college and provides colleges with a common data point used to compare all applicants.
"Many of our students traditionally have stellar grades but low SAT scores, which subjects them to enrollment in non-credit-bearing courses," said Rosalia Rhymer Rohan, director of the University Bound Program, which provides various services to prepare high school students for college. "This course provided students with an opportunity to improve their scores, which, in turn, grants them access to a wider range of schools, more scholarships, and the ability to enroll in college-level courses. Our goal is to reduce some of the barriers that often place them at a disadvantage, and we are extremely grateful to Alpine Securities for their generous investment in helping us achieve this goal."
According to UVI, students enrolled in the 10-week course met on the Orville E. Kean Campus on St. Thomas for three hours on Saturdays to prepare for the college admission exam. The program used a variety of educational tools and mock exams to prepare them for the national exam. Students learned valuable techniques to help reduce test anxiety, build confidence, and improve their test-taking abilities.