Olivia holds a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University and is pursuing a Master of Arts at the University of Florida. With her background as a college adviser with the Duke College Advising Corps and admissions advisor at Sante Fe College, Olivia has successfully guided 60+ students into esteemed institutions, including the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University. With a deep commitment to education, Olivia also served as an Education Policy Fellow at the US House of Representatives.
Olivia's passion for coaching springs from her own transformative college experience, which impacted her academically, socially, and emotionally. As a result, she strongly believes all students should have the opportunity to experience undergraduate life to the fullest.
As a coach, Olivia strikes a balance between an easygoing attitude and inspiring students to reach their full potential. She takes the time to understand their interests and hobbies before tailoring her coaching style accordingly. Olivia finds that collaborative coaching/learning environments are most productive, allowing students to retain their unique voices and authenticity during the application process.
In her free time, Olivia enjoys staying active, listening to new music, reading, and spending time with her friends and family. She also loves being adventurous; she went skydiving with her dad when she was just 16!
Erin has earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Public Health Studies and a Master’s degree in Health Policy and Management from Johns Hopkins University. Through her extensive coaching experience, Erin has realized that everyone has a unique story to tell; college is not a destination but a place that can kickstart the rest of your life. Erin is excited to work with Quad applicants and will do her absolute best to help them create an amazing application!
Erin understands that the college application process can be overwhelming. She aims to help students make the right choices and put their best foot forward so they are set up for success through the college application period and beyond. Her greatest strengths as a coach include helping students manage their time, match their strengths to excellent colleges, and stand out from other applicants. Additionally, she is skilled in helping students optimize college selection, decide on scholarships, prepare for their interviews, revise their essays, and select their major.
When Erin isn’t coaching, she enjoys spending her time boxing, investing, cooking, and exploring cities.
Jenny holds a Bachelor's degree from Emory University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She has been involved in higher education for several years and brings a sincere passion and commitment to helping students maximize their opportunities for college. Previously, she was an M&A professional at PwC, facilitating mergers and acquisitions for some of the most prestigious companies in America.
Jenny has been a part of the admissions team at Harvard University. As an admissions representative at Harvard, Jenny helped organize and participated in admissions events for prospective students. This includes admissions panel discussions and information sessions, class visits, and other campus events.
As a counselor, Jenny is most passionate about helping candidates identify their most compelling stories. She loves to dig into the “why” behind every story to help candidates pull out deeper, more impactful, and more memorable essays. Her unique approach has helped several of her candidates get into top schools such as Yale, Dartmouth, Duke, Vanderbilt, and Washington University in St. Louis, among others.
In her free time, she loves traveling to new countries and trying all the best local foods. At home, she loves to spend time outside-going for walks, long runs, and picnics in the park.
While the HSPT is similar to the SSAT and ISSE, its structure is different; students have 2 hours and 30 minutes to finish five exam sections:
Some Catholic schools may also include an additional writing test, as well as three other sections:
Your tutor will understand the test format of the Catholic school you’re applying to.
While we help students learn and retain knowledge to expertly navigate HSPT content, we also focus on helping them develop test-taking strategies they can use in high school, college, and beyond.
We welcome parent involvement and always strive to keep students, families, and tutors in the loop with our detailed progress tracker. The tracker allows families to check student progress as they work through their HSPT tutoring program.
Our matching process ensures students are paired with their best-fit HSPT tutor based on student/family preferences, goals, and needs.
The HSPT is made up of five timed sections: 60 Verbal Skills questions (16 minutes), 52 Quantitative Skills questions (30 minutes), 62 Reading questions (25 minutes), 64 Mathematics questions (45 minutes), and 40 Language Skills questions (25 minutes).
You can learn more about the HSPT by visiting the HSPT website here.
The HSPT tests students in Reading, Math, Quantitative Reasoning, and Language. Your percentile rank compares you to all other HSPT test-takers – for example, if you’re in the 75th percentile, you scored higher than 75% of test-takers. You will see a local and national percentile ranking. Stanines are reported on a scale of 1 to 9, and these scores also compare student performance to other students in a simplified way.
The HSPT is directly offered by schools – there is no national administration. Test dates can be scheduled from October to January.
The best plan for your child depends on what you’re looking for from our programs. If you’re unsure which program works best for your child, our expert team is ready to guide you – set up a call with us today to learn more!