Testing and Tutoring

Lee Wells, Director of Testing and Tutoring, works closely with the College Counseling Office and the Studies Office to oversee and coordinate testing and tutoring at St. Mark’s. In addition, Mrs. Wells serves as liaison to Educational Testing Service and Summit Education Group.

Testing

We do not encourage students to take standardized tests in the IV Form year, as we have found that students generally do not perform as well as they hope for and begin worrying about the college process unnecessarily early (although some IV Formers may take SAT II Subject Tests upon consultation with the teacher and the Director of Testing and Tutoring). The College Office recommends the following time-line for testing:

V Form Year

October: PSAT. St. Mark’s registers all V Formers for the PSAT Test and testing takes place on campus.  

December: SAT Reasoning Test or ACT.

May: SAT Reasoning Test and A.P. Exams

June: SAT Subject Tests or ACT.

VI Form Year

October, November, or December: SAT Reasoning, SAT Subject or ACT (except in November)

St. Mark’s is a test site for the October, December and May administration of the SAT Reasoning and Subject Tests. Students are encouraged to consult with the Director of Testing and Tutoring as well as the College Counselors about taking a standardized test multiple times.

Students are responsible for registering themselves for the SATs at the College Board.

Students wishing to take the ACT are responsible for registering themselves at ACT.

International Students who do not speak English as their first language will be required to take the TOEFL exam.  They are responsible for registering themselves on the TOEFL website.

Additional Testing Links:

Educational Testing Service (ETS)

Fair Test – see a full list of testing optional college and universities.

Mrs. Wells is available to help students with the registration process for any of these tests.

Tutoring

Tutoring services are individually tailored to best meet the needs of the student. Tutoring is available for SAT and all academic subjects. Students who have experienced challenges in the classroom and have exhausted all in-house resources for extra help may benefit from individual sessions with a tutor. The Director collaborates with teachers, parents, advisors, the Director of Studies and the college counselors to find appropriate tutoring for students. All tutoring takes place on campus at a convenient time for the student. Contact Mrs. Wells with specific questions.