TESTIMONIALS

I completely underestimated how awesome and helpful these SAT classes would be, especially where math is concerned (just because I’m already pretty solid in english). Thank you so much Matt and Marlee! I’m really bad at writing these things, but suffice to say that you guys have definitely been a positive thing in my life.

Hey Matt and Marlee I would just like to say you guys have really helped make more confident in both my math and reading skills and about the SATs in general. I am glad I enrolled in these classes and have definitely improved my real SAT score from my PSAT scores. Thank you again and please, continue to help kids in the future as they will surely need it!

I could write about my WaveLength experience for hours, days, weeks, and so on. This test prep program opened my eyes to new perspectives on the SAT test. Before starting the 6 week program, I bit my nails if anyone dared to speak about the SATs. Now my mentality has ben altered drastically. I know I am capable of being a beast on test day... thanks to the infamous duo: Matt and Marlee. I cannot thank you enough for enabling me to see how well I will be able to beat this test.

I had a wonderful experience with WaveLength. The SAT Math class was very one-on-one, and I learned how to think about the SAT in a way I could not have learned through a book alone. Matt was extremely knowledgeable about the SAT and was a great teacher overall. The class was challenging in that we were always expected to perform at our best, but Matt’s high expectations of us were what made me improve so much. My first SAT Math score from after the class was a 720. I finished with an 800! I would definitely recommend WaveLength tutoring to anyone looking to learn how to not just gain points, but how to really know the SAT and how to be prepared for every question on the test.

Hi Marlee, I hope this message finds you well. I was accepted to Robert Wood Johnson medical school!! (my top choice!) I want to thank you again for your help over the summer in providing the scaffolding for my primary essay. I can't properly articulate how much your continuos support has meant to me throughout the past 7 (can you believe it?) years. I hope our paths cross again soon. Thank you.

Prior to meeting with Marlee, I had been belligerently convinced that I didn't need help with the Reading and Writing sections of the SAT. I had always been a "word kid" rather than a "math kid", and figured I would just figure it out on test day. However, I am so glad I decided to book my first session with Marlee. At first I thought I would just be hearing the same things I have always heard: read the passage and write notes, study vocab, learn your grammar rules, etc., but I was very pleasantly surprised. Marlee started our session with just getting to know me as a person and test-taker. Even after the first hour I felt comfortable enough with her to ask any question I needed to or to laugh about the (sometimes ridiculous) subject matter of reading passages. I was also pleasantly surprised to find out that Marlee's strategies and approaches were unique and could be tailored to fit me specifically. She was very honest and upfront about what I needed to do more of to be successful and what I could skimp on based on that. She helped me have confidence in myself going into the Writing section, and after our last session before the test (we ended up having three or four) she gave me a straightforward plan for what I should be focusing on the most as the test approached. As for Reading, which I've had a slight penchant towards but have never been great at, (I got a 59 on the PSAT which is equivalent to a 590 on the real deal, and had been scoring pretty low 600's on practice tests) Marlee made sure that I knew I had potential and showed me exactly how to manifest it. Her strategy of reading-not-reading the passages, which I was at first a bit skeptical towards, ended up being my saving grace. When I mentioned it to my friends, they all haughtily remarked that it was ridiculous or risky...until I ended up with an 800 on test day. Overall, both my Writing and Reading scores are exactly where I needed to be, and despite what I initially thought, I definitely wouldn't have gotten there without Marlee. She was a great person to meet with and learn from, and I would recommend her to anybody who has even the slightest potential to score high in reading/writing (which is everyone). Thank you so much Wavelength and Marlee!

Matt and Marlee, Great news! Although I wasn't able to get that 800 in math (my highest math is a 700), I got an 800 in BOTH writing and critical reading! I can't thank you enough for all of your help! Without a doubt, the SAT was the most intimidating hurdle that I faced in the college admissions process. I will be forever grateful for your advice that allowed me to look at the SAT through a different lens and raise my score by 400 points. I sincerely thank you because those 400 points would have been wasted away as unrealized potential had it not been for the time that both of you spent with me. Today, I write to you as a Notre Dame student--something I have been hoping to say one day since I first met you--and I thank you for allowing me to reach my full potential; I couldn't have done it without you! Thank you so much for changing my approach to this test and, quite frankly my outlook on life! Go Irish!

Thank you so much for all of your guidance and knowledge these past four years. I would not be attending Holy Cross this fall without your help! I am eternally grateful!! Love,

Dear Matt and Marlee, To simply say thank you would be an understatement. Through weekly meetings and phone call conversations, I have learned more than just SAT test-taking strategies and study habits. Matt, you taught me an entirely unique approach to math problems that I’ve seen and solved for years. I immediately applied these same processes in school and the results were obvious. My 800 math scores on the SAT and SAT-II subject test are a direct reflection of our work together. I owe it all to you! Marlee, your patience and optimism throughout the huge piles of colorful flashcards and assorted reading passages gave me confidence in areas I struggled most in. You truly made me a better reader and writer. But it was the long conversations about history, literature, and current events that left the greatest impression. You brought shades of gray to my stubborn, black and white outlook—I’m sure my parents are most appreciative for this! As a company, WaveLength far exceeded all of my expectations. On a personal level, Matt and Marlee, you are more than just influential mentors; you were both key components of my high school growth and I truly appreciate the friendships we built. I will be forever grateful. Thank you again!