Sylvan Learning Center in Eldersburg to Provide Free Practice SAT Test

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(Free-Press-Release.com) August 12, 2009 -- Eldersburg, MD August 12– Families today are, on average, spending more than $1,000 on college preparatory books, materials and academic services for each student applying to college. In these tough economic times, Sylvan Learning Center-Sterling and Connect With Kids are helping to soften the financial blow to parents through the launch of their ongoing national effort to partner with schools to provide free SAT practice tests.

“As SAT and ACT scores continue to play an important role in an applicant’s ultimate college acceptance, students are still looking for a competitive edge by achieving the highest score possible” says Russell Greiff, vice president of Sylvan Learning College Prep. “Sylvan is offering this free, improvement service to help students and families better prepare for test day.” Sylvan Learning has been an educational leader in helping students increase their SAT/ACT scores for more than a decade. In fact, a majority of students in the Sylvan College Prep program increased their scores an average of 160 points or more for the SAT and up to 5 points for the ACT.

Sylvan aims to help students, schools and families understand how to better prepare amid dramatically increased competition in college applications. There is NO requirement for a student to be a Sylvan client in order to receive their FREE personalized analysis.

This free practice SAT will be offered at the Eldersburg Sylvan Learning Center at 1311 Londontowne Blvd., Eldersburg, MD on August 15th, and September 12th from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm. Students will take a free practice SAT, have their tests scored and have those scores evaluated with a Sylvan educator….all free of charge. To register for this test please call Janet Armstrong at (888)598-5437 x 127or email jarmstrong@cwknetwork.com.



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About Sylvan Learning, Inc.

Sylvan Learning is the leading provider of in-center and live, online tutoring at home to students of all ages, grades and skill levels. With approximately 30 years of experience and nearly 1,200 centers located throughout North America, Sylvan’s proven process and personalized methods have inspired more than 2 million students to discover the joy of learning. Sylvan's trained and certified personal instructors provide individual instruction in reading, writing, mathematics, study skills and test-prep for college entrance and state exams. Sylvan helps transform unique kids into uniquely inspired learners with the skills to do better in school and the confidence to do better in everything else. Visit www.DrRickBlog.com to share your personal academic experiences and comment on academic trends. For more information, call 1-800-31-SUCCESS or visit www.SylvanLearning.com.

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