Frequently Asked Questions
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When is tutoring offered?
Tutors' schedules vary greatly with demand, so please call the main
office to discuss specific times.

Jamie tutors between the hours of 9am and 11pm Monday through
Thursday; 9am and 6pm Friday; and 8am and 3pm Saturday.

For availability of other tutors, please call the main office.

Where does the tutoring take place?
Most tutoring sessions take place at our office on Westbank
Drive. However, tutors may be available to meet students at other
locations for an additional charge.

How often should a student meet with his tutor?
Although the number of tutoring sessions needed for standardized
exam preparation does depend on the strength of the student and
the improvement necessary to reach the score goal, students
typically meet for 100 minutes per week for the five months
leading up to the exam. Students receiving academic tutoring
should meet as often as is necessary to maintain their preferred
level of achievement.

Do I have to commit to a certain number of
tutoring sessions?
No. Although it is generally true that more tutoring sessions
produce greater score improvements, there is no minimum
requirement for the number of sessions. We do strongly suggest,
however, that students meet for the five months leading up to
their exam.

Do you ever tutor more than one student at a time?
When two students are well matched academically, a tutor may
allow them to attend sessions together. In these cases, each
student pays a reduced rate.

What sort of score improvement can I expect for
my child? Can you guarantee a certain score
improvement?
Score improvements are heavily dependent upon numerous
influences, including those both expected (amount of preparation,
willingness to study, etc.) and unexpected (amount of sleep prior to
test, distracting factors within the test room, etc.). Because of this
dependency, we do not guarantee a certain score improvement.
However, our tutors will do their absolute best to prepare each
student for those circumstances that are under our control. To that
end, they have demonstrated a high rate of effectiveness with
improving test scores.

How much experience do your tutors have?
Jamie has been tutoring full-time since 2001, when he was
extensively trained by the director of Advantage Testing of
Houston, Inc., Dr. Jay Resh (for more information, please
visit http://www.advantagetesting.com and click on the link for
Houston).

Jennifer joined Advantage Testing in September of 2005. She was
also thoroughly trained by Dr. Resh.

How is Advantage Testing Austin different from
other tutoring programs?
While many test preparation programs focus their efforts on group
classes, Advantage Testing Austin tutors students one-to-one. This
individual focus allows our tutors to easily identify and work with
each student's strengths and weaknesses, making the time spent in
tutoring more productive than it would be in a class setting. We
also emphasize the underlying academic foundations of
standardized exams over stratagems particular to a specific exam.
While we do not ignore strategy, we believe that students can
reach their greatest possible score only by honing the academic
skills tested by the exams. To this end, we have compiled
comprehensive study materials unmatched in our industry which
are accessible to all of our students.
Phone: 512.732.0800        Fax: 512.732.0808
1000 Westbank Dr, Suite 2B    Austin, TX  78746