Choctaws Offer Free Online Preparation for College Admissions Tests with Kaplan – Test Prep Leader

DURANT, Okla.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) is offering college-bound students enrolled in its Scholarship Advisement Program (SAP) free online test preparation instruction from Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, the world leader in test preparation services. SAP’s fall 2010 program marks the third time it has offered members the free Kaplan course. The online sign-up deadline for the fall program is Friday, September 10. Students who are not enrolled members can join SAP at www.choctawnation-sap.com. High school students enrolled in SAP can use one of two Kaplan online test preparation products, either ACT or SAT. More than 200 students have already taken advantage of SAP’s offer to its enrolled members.

“Our agreement with Kaplan will help all CNO college-bound students improve their ACT or SAT test scores.”

To sign-up for the fall Kaplan program students must login to their SAP account with their user name and password, then click “Submit Kaplan Sign-Up” on the Login Welcome Page. Once sign-up is completed students will receive an email from SAP telling them how to login on the Kaplan Web site.

SAP began offering Kaplan’s SAT and ACT online products in March 2010 and continues to offer both courses each semester. Kaplan’s online courses are self-paced programs with lessons and practice materials. Courses allow students to study whenever they want – 24/7 for a full year. Online email help is also included. Interactive online lessons are provided as is a custom lesson plan based on a student’s diagnostic performance. The Kaplan course structure includes:

Diagnostic exam to gauge current strengths and weaknesses
Customized plan of attack and study calendar
Adaptive curriculum allowing for focus on targeted areas of improvement
More than 30 interactive lessons
Ability to practice on four full-length practice tests
Lesson book and flashcards

“The evidence is clear that practice and preparation can improve college entrance exam test scores,” says Jo McDaniel, SAP Program Director. “Our agreement with Kaplan will help all CNO college-bound students improve their ACT or SAT test scores.”

Improving a test score by 10 percent or more has a positive impact on both financial aid as well as college acceptance chances. High test scores are generally needed to attend the nation’s best colleges. College entrance tests like the ACT and SAT can be taken as often as a student likes with only the highest score being counted. Research shows that students who take tests multiple times almost always show improvement. But students who also take Kaplan test preparation courses learn the test format and content and get realistic practice and learn test-taking strategies to help them score even higher, with guaranteed results. One example of how test preparation improves scores is CNO student Trent Tolbert, now a junior at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH. Tolbert boosted his ACT score from 26 to 30 by taking the test multiple times as well as by taking the Kaplan program. Tolbert says his higher ACT score helped him gain admission to the Ivy League school.

“The Scholarship Advisement Program is offering the Kaplan program in order to boost scores for our students,” says Program Director, Jo McDaniel. “We want to give our college-bound scholars the best possible preparation for opportunities and scholarships that will be available as they progress in their education. For most students, few things are more important than boosting an ACT or SAT test score,” she says.

CNO students must be enrolled in the Scholarship Advisement Program in order to take advantage of the Kaplan online offer. Students not enrolled in SAP should visit SAP’s Web site – www.choctawnation-sap.com. Some restrictions and requirements apply. Students are urged to apply early and to email SAP for more information at collegeprep@choctawnation.com.

About Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions

Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions (www.kaptest.com), a division of Kaplan, Inc., is a premier provider of educational and career services for individuals, schools and businesses. Established in 1938, Kaplan is the world leader in the test prep industry. With a comprehensive menu of online offerings and a complete array of books, Kaplan offers preparation for more than 90 standardized tests, including entrance exams for secondary school, college and graduate school, as well as English language and professional licensing exams. Kaplan also provides private tutoring and graduate admissions consulting services.

About The Choctaw Scholarship Advisement Program

The Choctaw Scholarship Advisement Program (SAP) was created in late 2006 to help overcome consistently high Native American college dropout rates. SAP has two primary goals: Prepare Choctaw students for college and, once enrolled, keep students on track for a college degree. SAP’s services include college selection counseling, admission test preparation, helping students find scholarships, grants, internships and fellowships, summer program advisement, and peer advisement and mentoring.