2013: 8th Grade Parent Feedback – Complete List

16 Jul

“Our daughter took all of the SelectivePrep courses in preparation for 7th grade ISATs last year and the high school entrance exam. She did exceptionally well (898 points) and got accepted into her Selective Enrollment School of choice which was Whitney Young. We want to thank you and your staff for doing such a phenomenal job in preparing her for these challenges.”

“I did want to let you know that our daughter was accepted at her first choice, Whitney Young. She had a total of 900 points and was happy to know she did so well on the entrance exam. Thank you for the role SelectivePrep plays in providing a class to review material and prepare the students for the exam. Your responsiveness and communication throughout the process are a big help to parent navigating CPS.”

“A few weeks ago our daughter was accepted to St. Ignatius for the Class of 2017. We are very excited and proud of her accomplishments.”

“We are very pleased to let you know our daughter’s test results. Our daughter scored a 300 on the Selective Enrollment Test and will be attending Whitney Young in the fall. Thank you for all you have done. We loved the feedback throughout the class. I will be recommending this course.”

“Our daughter wants to let you know that she got into Walter Payton and is so happy! Her entrance exam scores were all 99s across the board, which put her at 898 out of 900 points. We all greatly appreciate the hand you played in helping her prepare and making it such an enjoyable experience for her too!”

“I wanted to report back on our son’s results for the Selective Enrollment Exam. He scores a core total of 98 for 297 points. He got into his first choice, Lane Tech, but he also could have gotten accepted to Jones, Payton, and Whitney. Thanks so much for your help. I’ve been encouraging others to do this course for 7th and 8th grade.”

“Our daughter scored 291 on the Selective Enrollment Entrance Exam and received an offer of admission to Whitney Young with a composite score of 889. We are thrilled with this outcome. I am certain that the prep classes were time and money well spent. For example, the test included questions that are only now being taught in 8th grade. Thank goodness they were included in your curriculum! Thanks for always being available during this stressful period and for being flexible and understanding with scheduling & make-up classes. It was a great relief knowing that my daughter and I could count on your support and optimism right up until test day.”

“I wanted to let you know about my daughter’s Selective Enrollment results. She received an offer from Jones which was her first choice of Selective Enrollment schools. We are very proud of our daughter and would highly recommend SelectivePrep classes.”

“Our son’s total score was 897. I think there will always be a debate on how much these prep classes can really help your child. In our view, it helped him focus and get comfortable with the type of questions being asked. I will tell you that he had a very positive opinion on how you handled the class and I was very, very impressed with the program’s proactive communications and your willingness to provide specific feedback for our son. He will be going to Payton next year.”

“Our daughter got into Walter Payton! Thank you for your support and interest in her progress.”

“I’m so happy to let you know that our son scored 300 on his entrance exam and was admitted to Payton. Thank you again for your hard work with the kids!”

“Our daughter got her results this weekend. She was accepted to Payton. She scored a core total 98 on the entrance exam—which translated into 297 points. We are thrilled with the results and very proud of her hard work. Thanks for all of your help throughout this process.”

“Hi. It’s one of your favorite students. I just wanted to thank you for all of the help you provided me and letting me stay for extra sessions before the big test. I got my results yesterday, and I got into Walter Payton!!! I can’t explain how much your class and the way you taught me and prepared me for my Terra Novas and Entrance Exam. I also think that it helped me prepare for the Catholic School Test. I was accepted by St. Ignatius as well. Thanks for all of your help. If you wanted to know some scores, I got a PERFECT score on the entrance exam. I felt so comfortable going into the test and I felt like I was ready for any question type. I am recommending this class to so many people so I’m sure that you’ll have some of my friends. Thank you for all of your help!!! Much appreciated!!”

“Our daughter got a total of 93 on the Selective Enrollment Exam. I am so proud of her and appreciative of your work with her. As a result she got her second pick, Lane.”

“Thank you much for tutoring our daughter. She has been accepted to all of these schools – Von Steuben, Senn IB, Lincoln Park Double Honors and Lane Tech. She scored a 96 as her overall score and has already accepted her spot at Lane. We are very pleased with this outcome and appreciate all of your hard work and personal attention.”

“I would like to let you know that I have been accepted into Jones and St. Ignatius. Thank you so much for helping me prepare for the Selective Enrollment Exam. I really appreciated your hard work in helping me. I will definitely recommend SelectivePrep to other kids preparing for their standardized tests or entrance exams.”

“I want to know that my son got a 297 out of 300 on the Selective Enrollment Exam. His total score was 889 out of 900. He received an offer from Jones College Prep today. Thank you so much for your work with him. He really enjoyed the classes and focused on the areas that you found he needed to pay attention to. You did a great job.”

“Well our daughter just got her letter of acceptance for Whitney Young, her #1 choice for high school! And she scored a perfect 300 out of 300 on her exam! I thought you would appreciate the good news. Thanks so much for all of your help!”

“I am pleased to inform you that I got accepted to Northside! I got a perfect score on my entrance exam. I’m sure I wouldn’t have the same score if it weren’t for these classes.”

“I just wanted to let you know that our son got the full 300 points on his Selective Enrollment Exam and was accepted to Northside. Thanks for your help.”

“I wanted to let you know that our daughter was admitted to every school to which she applied, including Payton, Lincoln Park IB and St. Ignatius. We are so proud of her. With the dust now settling it looks like she is now bound for Payton and will accept this week. Thank you for all of your efforts. Your efforts and your caring preparation helped take that edge off and calm our daughter down to allow her to perform at the level at which she was capable.”

“I wanted to thank you for working with our son. He was offered a spot a Walter Payton! He is ecstatic. We would definitely recommend preparing for testing with you again.”

“I am writing to commend your Instructor for a job well done with his Saturday morning Selective Test Prep sessions. Our daughter enjoyed the sessions and said she is sorry they are over.”

“My son was enrolled in your prep program and he got into his first choice, Northside Prep. Thanks so much for helping him prepare.”

“Just a quick note to say THANKS for the SelectivePrep course. Our daughter was accepted into Jones, her first choice with a score of 879. Keep up the good work! Since our Tier 4 children are unfortunately expected to score practically perfectly in order to gain entrance to Chicago’s most rigorous Selective Enrollment High Schools, we are fortunate to have your company’s prep services as an added “insurance marker” towards a high scoring entrance exam.”

“WHITNEY YOUNG! Our daughter scored 294 out of 300 on the entrance exam for a total composite score of 891, and was accepted into Whitney Young.”

“My daughter received an offer from Jones but we are considering applying to Payton through principal discretion.”

“We wanted to update you on our daughter’s progress with the Selective Enrollment process. Last week, she receives her results, 885 and we are in Tier 4. She was accepted at her first pick, Whitney Young and is extremely happy.”

“Our son got a perfect score on the Selective Enrollment Exam and is going to Jones, his first choice. Thanks for your help! I think the classes were a big help for him – not because he didn’t know the material, but because he was ready for the structure of the test. The course was definitely worth it.”

“Our daughter was accepted at Whitney Young for this fall. We are three for three with our children taking your class and getting into Whitney Young. We still have a 7th grader who will be up next year for your class and the Selective Enrollment program.”

“Our daughter has a seat at Northside Prep. Thank you.”

“I just wanted to take a minute to say thanks to you and your Instructor for getting our son properly prepared for the Selective Enrollment Exam. When we came to you the chances of getting him into any of the schools except Westinghouse and Brooks was nearly impossible. We are celebrating his acceptance into Westinghouse. Please accept my thanks and make sure to let your Instructor know as well. It has been a pleasure and I wish you all the best going forward.”

“I just wanted to share the news that our daughter got accepted into her number one school which was Jones College Prep. She was also accepted into Lincoln Park IB and their Double Honors Program. I just wanted to say thanks for all that SelectivePrep has offered her.”

“Our son took your SelectivePrep course before applying to the Selective Enrollment High Schools. I just wanted to say thanks, we are all thrilled and to be honest somewhat pleasantly surprised that he was admitted to his first choice, Walter Payton with a perfect score of 300 on the admissions exam. He had always tested pretty well, but the top percentile on all subjects is a first, so we feel that the prep course and study materials were a factor in this great result.”

“I would like to inform you that our daughter got accepted to Gwendolyn Brooks. She has always wanted to go there and now she got accepted thanks to your guidance. Thank you for helping her.”

“Our daughter will be going to Jones. Jones was her first choice and we know that the Selective Enrollment prep helped her prepare for the test. She worked hard in the class, did the homework, complied lists of questions and received good instruction from her Instructor. Our daughter felt that she learned things during the prep class that she had not been exposed to in school, so really it was valuable beyond the testing. Thanks for your help. We are all excited for her and we plan to use your services for her younger sister when the time comes.”

“We are happy to let you know that our son was accepted at Northside Prep. Thank you for all of your help.”

“I just wanted to inform you that I got into Northside! I got a perfect score on my Entrance Exam. Thank you for being my teacher in these Selective Enrollment classes. I don’t think I would be able to do so well without them!”

“My daughter took your prep class and received the 99th percentiles on all 4 subject areas giving her a 300 on the entrance Exam. She will be attending Northside Prep with a combined score of 896. Thank you.”

“My daughter took your Selective Prep class this winter as well as last year. She received her letter of acceptance to Whitney Young this weekend. This past class was great. Thanks for your help.”

“Now that both of my kids have successfully gotten into a Selective Enrollment High School, I want to send a big thanks to SelectivePrep! Our daughter just got her letter on Saturday that she got her first choice, Jones. She came in at a total of 889 points! And then two years ago my son who did SelectivePrep successfully got into his first choice, Lane. I want to inform you of the good outcome and forward my thanks. I’ll continue to recommend SelectivePrep to other parents.”

“Our son got into Lane and we are thrilled!! Our son said these classes helped him especially in math and reading. Thank you!!”

“I wanted to let you know that our son scored a 99 on the Selective Enrollment Exam. He ended up with a perfect score of 900, so is attending the Selective Enrollment School of his choice. He felt the Selective Enrollment prep class and the 7th grade test prep classes were very helpful.”

“I wanted to thank you for the great job your staff does in helping our children prepare for the standardized tests and the Selective Enrolment Exam. We have recommended your courses to all of our friends with younger children in the city. My son received admittance into his first choice school, Jones, with a point total of 857 and with a score of 288 on the exam.”

“My daughter received her letter of acceptance to Brooks. Thank you so much. The classes she took really helped her out and got her prepared to take the entrance exam. The Instructor was great and she really enjoyed going to the classes.”

“I wanted to let you know that our son has been admitted to Walter Payton for the incoming freshman class! He is thrilled and worked very hard to achieve significant improvement from the original assessment test given on week one. We credit your SelectivePrep program, his wonderful Instructor and a great deal of hard work by our son for the results. His Selective Enrollment test result was a 300 out of a possible 300. Thank you for all your assistance and guidance. Your detailed program, combined with a student’s willingness to dedicate the time necessary for preparation are a great combination.”

“My daughter got a perfect score on the Selective Enrollment Exam. She got into Whitney Young! Lincoln IB also wants her.”

“I just wanted to let you know that our daughter who did the SelectivePrep program this fall scored 300 on the Selective Enrollment Exam for a total of 898 points. I’m very happy that her scores were such that she could have gotten in on rank at any school she listed. Thanks for your work with her, and keeping everyone informed at all the different steps in this crazy process.”

“Thank you SelectivePrep for your excellent prep course and top-notch teachers! Our daughter got into her first choice, Northside, with 99’s in all four subject areas. We are extremely happy. Keep up your great work supporting students and families through this tough process.”

“I would like to thank the Instructor and everyone from the SelectivePrep staff for all the help and guidance given to our son in preparing him for the Selective Enrollment Entrance Exam. We are delighted and happy to report that our son has been accepted to Northside. He scored a perfect 900 out of 900. Thanks for all of your help in coaching our kid to prepare him for the exam.”

“We are pleased and proud that our son was accepted at Northside with a final score of 898. Thank you and we will be contacting you next hear as our son and his classmates will most certainly want a 7th grade class to be held at our school.”

“I just wanted to let you know that our son received a perfect score on his CPS admissions test and was admitted to Walter Payton! We really appreciate your dedication and help. Thanks so much!!”

“Our daughter scored a 291 on the Selective Enrollment Entrance Exam and received an offer of admission to Whitney Young High School with a composite score of 889. We are thrilled with this outcome!”

“Please tell our daughter’s teachers that we said thanks for preparing her for the test. She got a 297 and got into Whitney Young, which was her first choice!”

“Thank you and your Instructors for all of your help. My son received admission to his top choice of Jones with a score of 890!! Your courses were instrumental in making this a reality for him!!”

“Our daughter received her letter Saturday afternoon. She had a perfect score on the test, her final tally was 897. She was lucky enough to get her first choice, Northside. Thanks for all of the help and encouragement. If there is anything I can do, just let me know. SelectivePrep has been great for both girls.”

“Hi. My son has been accepted at Jones College Prep.”

“I wanted to let you know that our daughter was accepted to Lane Tech High School. She was our third child to go through the SelectivePrep class. I do believe she found the SelectivePrep class helpful and would recommend it to others. Her core total score for the Exam was 90 and overall she received 852 points out of 900.”

“Hi. I wanted to tell you that my son is taking a seat at Lane Tech High School. We are happy about this. Thank you.”

“By the way, our son received a 99% in all but vocabulary (98) on the test for a total score of 898 – which is mandatory since we live in Tier 4.”

“We wanted to let you know that our daughter was accepted at Whitney Young for 9th grade and we are thrilled. She got a total score of 898 and a 300 on the Exam. We’re very thankful for the help she received at SelectivePrep. One more child to go! We’ll certainly plan to send him to you for help next year.”

“This is to let you know that our daughter got into Payton. Thanks for your help.”

“Our daughter just got an offer from Northside College Prep. We are very pleased and thankful for the class. She got a perfect score on the exam. “

“Our son got a 297 out of 300 overall. Thanks.”

“Our daughter got a 285 on the Exam and was accepted at Westinghouse.”

“I just wanted to inform you that our daughter received acceptance letters from the school of her choice. It was a wonderful feeling for her to be able to choose the school she wanted to attend. Thanks to her hard work and your exam prep class she was able to have these choices.”

“Our daughter earned an 891 out of 900 points including a 291 on the test. She got her first choice, Walter Payton. Thank you for all you do!”

“Our daughter got into Jones (her first choice) and our son got into Whitney Young (his first choice).”

“Our son got a perfect score on the entrance test and has a core of 898 out of 900. He has been placed in the school of his choice, Northside College Prep. We are very happy! Thanks to SelectivePrep which gave him a lot of confidence. Thanks for the hard work by your team at SelectivePrep!”

“Our daughter got into her first choice, Jones, Tier 4 with a test score of 98. Test prep well worth it for both my kids!!!”

“Our daughter scored 288 out of 300. She received offers from Senn IB, Lincoln Park IB, Von Steuben Scholars, and Lane Tech.”

“I just wanted to let you know that both our daughter and son were accepted into their first choice school, Whitney Young. They both did well on the test thanks to your great review and preparation.”

“Thank you! We are so proud of our daughter who just got into Walter Payton. She is so excited.”

“It is happy to share with you that my daughter was selected to Whitney Young and Lincoln Park IB program. Whitney Young was our first choice. Thank you for all the help the Instructor has given. We really appreciate the Instructors with the really good feedbacks and follow-ups after the classes. I would definitely recommend you in the future. Thank you.”

“Our daughter received her acceptance letter for Jones over the weekend, with an exam score of 297. Thank you for the wonderful course. I will definitely be enrolling my son in a couple of years.”

“My son received a score of 300 and will be attending Lane Tech next fall. He could not have done it without the prep class. Many thanks!”

“I am excited to report that my son had been offered a seat at Northside College Prep High School! I am certain that this preparation contributed to the offer. I wanted to share the news and to thank you and the SelectivePrep team.”

“Our daughter got into her 3rd choice Lane with a score of 874, Tier 4. She was also accepted at St. Ignatius. She scored 297 of 300 on the Selective Enrollment Exam. Thanks!”

“My daughter participated in your enrollment prep courses this past fall. We received her letter yesterday and she was admitted to Jones College Prep. We feel very lucky and happy that our daughter was able to achieve this. We are also thankful we came across your services, and we know that it also assisted in her preparation for the Selective Enrollment test. We believe that our daughter did a fantastic job on her test. She received a score of 282 out of 300. Thank you once again for your course, the Instructors, and for keeping us, the parents fully aware of everything that we needed to know through the Selective Enrollment process.”

“My daughter received 300 points on the Selective Enrollment test giving her a perfect 900 point score. She received a placement at Whitney Young High School, her first choice, though she is still applying for the Illinois Math and Science Academy and wishes to go there one grade early if she gets in. The SelectivePrep program really did help, because even though our daughter is a good student, the course but her mind at ease about the test.”

“My son got a 98 on the test and received an offer to attend Lane. He also took the Catholic test at St. Patrick and got a 96 on that test and a $3,000 scholarship from St. Patrick. Although you did not advertise your class as helping on the Catholic test, my wife and I fell that it did. Your class was a big help. We are going to St. Patrick since we feel that it is a better fit.”

“I wanted to let you know that our son was accepted to his first choice Payton. His total score was 898. He’ll be joining his sister, now in her sophomore year at Payton. Both benefited greatly from the substantive work they did in SelectivePrep but perhaps even more importantly attending the class took a good portion of the anxiety/stress of high stakes testing out of the picture. Thanks for everything. We’re done!”

“Our son got an 897 and is going to Lane. Thank you!”

“We are thrilled to receive an acceptance letter from our son’s first choice school. He received the full 300 points on his entrance exam!! Thank you for providing a service that helped him achieve this goal.”

“I just wanted to let you know that our daughter was accepted into Lane Tech yesterday, which was her first choice! She felt that your classes really helped, even with her every day studies, and I’m sure that it’s why she scored so well in the math portion. We really appreciate the time you spent with him and the extra workshops you provided, so we just wanted to thank you for all of your help!”

“I just wanted to let you know that we just received the results and our daughter was offered a seat at Lane Technical High School which is her 1st round choice. She is very excited!!! And so is her mother!!! Thanks so much!!!”

“Our daughter was admitted to her first choice, Lane Tech yesterday. Thanks for all your help and guidance through the process. Let’s hope (and work for) a better process for Chicago going forward.”

“My son received his Selective Enrollment admission results yesterday. His score was 879 and he received an offer from his school of choice which is Jones College Prep. His second choice was Whitney Young and he scored high enough to receive an offer from them as well. He also received offers from both Lincoln Park High School’s IB program and Honors program, and Ogden High School’s IB program. It’s so good to have options!”

“My son has been admitted to Whitney Young which was his first choice and his test score is 297 out of 300. A million thanks for the help from your program.”

“Thank you for all of your help. Our daughter got into her high school of choice. She will be attending Whitney Young and we couldn’t be happier.”

“I am pleased to tell you that our son did get his number one choice Whitney Young. I can’t tell you how relieved and ecstatic we are at the same time. It was completely unexpected. Thanks for all your support. I will be talking to you again as our daughter will be in 7th grade next year and we want her to take your test review.”

“I just wanted to let you know that our daughter was accepted at her first choice, Payton!”

“We are happy to share this with you. Our daughter got selected into Northside, which was her first choice. She got a perfect 300 out of 300 on the Selective Exam. She would not have been able to achieve this without help and assistance from SelectivePrep. We are very thankful for your work with our daughter.”

“Our son scored a perfect score on his test! He will be going to Whitney Young!”

“Our daughter was accepted to Lane Tech our first option!!! 887 score. Thank you!”

“The selection was very hard and she was accepted into Lincoln Park IB Honors and Walter Payton and she has accepted the seat at Walter Payton. Thanks to her Instructor and SelectivePrep for preparing her for the test. There is no doubt in my mind that it was the difference. I will definitely tell people about the difference you made for our daughter. We knew she was smart, but it is always great to have something extra in the back pocket. It was totally worth the money and time.”

“I am thrilled to report that my son received an offer from Walter Payton College Prep. This was his first choice.”

“Thanks so much for everything – another success. Our son got into Whitney Young and also Loyola. Thanks again.”

“Our daughter was offered admission to Whitney Young, her first choice. Thanks for all your help and guidance.”

“I would like to say thank you for all of your help during our daughter’s enrollment in the SelectivePrep program. I felt that with all of the dedication set forth by your talented staff, you’d like some feedback about the progress of your students – so here you go. Our daughter was accepted to Northside College Prep. I can’t begin to tell you how excited and proud her dad and I are right now.”

“I wanted to let you know that our daughter got into her first choice, Whitney Young with 897 points including 297 on the entrance exam. She truly believes and I agree that SelectivePrep was a big help!”

“We received the admission letter for our son today. Our son received 300 out of 300 points on the exam. Thank you for your assistance.”

“I just wanted to let you know that my son was accepted to Northside College Prep. I wanted to thank you because all three of my sons, including my older twins have participated in SelectivePrep and all three have subsequently been accepted to Northside. Thank you for running such an exceptional program!”

“Our son was selected for Northside and Loyola. Thanks again for all of your assistance. These great classes were help not just for these tests but for overall test taking.”

“I have excellent new! Both of my sons were admitted into Northside College Prep, their top choice. We are all very excited. Thank you both so much for your program, instruction, and continuous updates on this process!”

“Our son received an offer to Westinghouse and Notre Dame as well. Thank you for the classes.”

“Our daughter was admitted to Northside College prep with a perfect score. We know that the SelectivePrep classes helped to give her confidence in taking the admissions test. Please let me know if I can help you in any way in the future.”

“My son (our second son to take your program) has also been accepted to his first choice – Lane Tech! Thank you!!”

“Our daughter got her first choice, Northside, as well as LP IB – she is taking Northside. Thanks for your help!”

“Thanks for everything. Our daughter got into Jones, her first choice. We are super excited.”

“Both of our sons were accepted at their first choice school, Northside College Prep. We thank you and our staff for all their hard work. SelectivePrep definitely gave my sons an advantage.”

“We are super excited. My daughter just got accepted into her first choice, Payton! She scored a 300 out of 300 on the entrance exam. Thanks!”

“I am excited to tell you that our daughter was accepted to Westinghouse College Prep. Thank you for all of your help.”

“Our daughter got into Northside. Please let her Instructor know.”

“I just wanted to let you know that my daughter took your 8th grade prep course and scored a perfect 300 on the Selective Enrollment Exam for 892 points in total and was accepted into Jones College Prep – her first choice! I am sure your program did much for her confidence entering the exam and ensured that she got a good score! You will certainly be seeing my son in your 6th, 7th and 8th grade classes.”

“We got into Northside and also got a full scholarship to one of the private schools that we applied for.”

“Good news. We just got a letter today and my son got 297 points on the exam and he got into Northside. We really appreciate all your (and the other teachers’) hard work for preparing him during the class! THANK YOU!”

“Our daughter was accepted into Whitney Young – her first choice! Thanks you!”

“Our daughter got into Northside!!! Thank you so much!!! She got 300 out of 300 points on the test. I’m so glad you were her teacher!!! Thank you!!”

“Both of our sons got into their first choice – Walter Payton. Both got perfect scores on the entrance exam. Thank you both for your part in helping them achieve their goal!”

“I just wanted to inform that we receive great news. Our son was accepted to St. Ignatius!!! We are very proud of him! We could not have done it without SelectivePrep’s help!”

“Our son did say that he felt more prepared for the test after taking the tutoring classes. I will recommend SelectivePrep if I hear of anyone that needs tutoring in the future. Once again thank you for everything.”

“I believe the classes were a worthwhile investment and they truly prepared him for the exam. I do not believe he would have done as well if he had not attended the SelectivePrep classes. My son made the B honor roll and is on his way to making the A honor roll. He was truly struggling math. At one point my son had a D and his teacher expressed concern. He is now an A student!!! This was truly a great investment.”