Practice for the SAT + Feed the Hungry!

Log onto http://www.freerice.com to practice your vocabulary and sharpen your math skills. For each answer you get right, 10 grains of rice will be donated through the UN World Food Program to feed the needy. A higher score and a better conscience -- sounds like a win-win situation!

First Session A Success!

The first session of PREP YOURSELF, held March 25 at the UOG Cafeteria, was a huge success! Almost 70 students representing nearly all of Guam’s high schools made the commitment to raise their SAT scores by registering for the six-week workshop, which will take place Wednesdays until April 29.

The first session focused on the format of the SAT and general test-taking strategies. The featured guest speaker was St. John’s School college guidance counselor Bob Kelley, who advised students on registering for the SAT and applying for SAT fee waivers. AmeriCorps Program Director and UOG counselor Claudia Taitano also made a presentation on the University of Guam as the “Natural Choice” for an undergraduate college education.

We also announced a new project: SAT Math Practice Sessions with Wai-Chi Lau, an AmeriCorps partner with years of SAT Math tutoring experience under his belt. On Tuesday evenings from March 31 to April 14, Mr. Lau will be guiding students through Math practice tests and addressing specific problem areas. Please contact prepyourselfguam@gmail.com for more information these sessions.

Register for PREP YOURSELF

An electronic version of the PREP YOURSELF registration form is available here:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgxdxkwv_0dz5m7wdw

Please complete and submit it by March 20 to prepyourselfguam@gmail.com.

Look forward to seeing you there!

UOG AmeriCorps Success Center Announces the Launch of PREP YOURSELF!

The University of Guam AmeriCorps Success Center proudly announces the launch of PREP YOURSELF, a free SAT tutoring and college counseling workshop for high school juniors and seniors on Guam.

The six-week workshop aims to provide local students with test-taking strategies and tips for the Math, Writing and Critical Reading sections of the SAT, the standardized test used by most colleges and universities to determine admission. The workshop will also feature guest lectures on various aspects of the college admissions process.

PREP YOURSELF will take place on Wednesday evenings, from March 25 to April 29, at the University of Guam cafeteria. The timing of the workshop is designed to prepare students for the May 2 testing date, but all high school juniors and seniors are invited to participate. While the workshop will be provided free of charge, participants are asked to make a $10 donation for program supplies. Eligible students can request a registration form by e-mailing prepyourselfguam@gmail.com.

PREP YOURSELF was conceived and will be led by AmeriCorps team member Jessica Marati, a 2008 graduate of Princeton University, along with other members of the UOG Success Center. For more information on PREP YOURSELF, or to volunteer your services or time, please contact Jessica by e-mail at jessica.marati@gmail.com, or contact Claudia Taitano by telephone at 735-2234 or by e-mail at yestaitano@gmail.com.

The AmeriCorps Program is made possible through a generous grant received from the Corporation on National & Community Service through the Guam Department of Labor and ServeGuam! Commission, Grant Number 05AFHGU0010010.