In the first appointment, the instructor and student build a rapport, confirm starting scores, and establish goals. We review the mechanics of the Course, and our expectations. We then teach “quizmanship”; we offer information and suggestions on every aspect of mastering the examination, when and how many times to take it, and how to get real tests back for later diagnostic post-mortems. We explain directions, how to improve speed and accuracy, how to guess, how to strip a reading passage, how to identify and conquer categories of mathematics problems. We also teach the specific grammar errors continually reappearing on the test, and the necessary components for the written essay. We continually point out common errors, traps, tricks and forced carelessness.
