Testimonials

Hi, I’m Angelina, and I’m in 11th grade at International Studies Preparatory Academy. I took the SAT twice. Initially, I tried self-studying and even had tutoring from another service, but I was stuck around the 480 to 500 range. I needed a higher score for Florida Bright Futures, especially since I aim to become a nurse. I set the goal for myself to get Florida Bright Futures, and I hoped that at the end of the tutoring, I would get 100%. I was already close to 75%, so I thought at least I’d get 75%. But I was hopeful that I would make it to that 100%. 

My biggest frustration was facing 8th and 9th-grade math concepts that I hadn’t revisited. COVID messed up my math learning, although I’ve always been good at it and have always gotten As in my classes. I was in pre-calc last year, so I had a strong foundation, but the test material seemed disconnected from my recent coursework.

I always struggled with Zoom and math in general in Zoom. I started off with a private tutor twice a week, but I realized after a while it wasn’t for me. So that’s when I had the meeting with Peace of Pi. I really trusted my friend, who recommended me, Gaby, in the sense that she was saying that it was really helping her but that it was a lot of hard work. She was doing so many different things while she took your tutoring. And she showed me the amount of coursework she had, but I was ready to do the work.

When I joined Peace of Pi’s tutoring, it was a game-changer. The workload was no joke, but with my friends’ support, we tackled it together, meeting at Starbucks for hours to focus and study. We would just jam-pack as much homework as we could. For certain practice tests, like when it started getting closer to the SAT, I would have like seven practice tests a week and stuff like that. 

Peace of Pi was surprisingly really interactive. You would think that it’s just a regular Zoom class in which you just play in the background, and you could have your camera off. But, surprisingly, it’s really not. You have to have your camera on, and every 3 seconds, we’re moving on to a new problem. So you grab your phone for 1 second, and we’re already two problems ahead. If one person didn’t submit their answer, that person would have to explain. And it’s not like you’d have that much time. You’d think that you’re on there for like 4 or 5 hours, and you could sneak your phone in a little bit, a little phone time, but you really can’t.

The Peace of Pi team kept my mom informed, which she appreciated, even though she didn’t need to worry. They provided consistent support, and the results spoke for themselves. The experience was intense, especially as the test date neared. But this dedication paid off, and I went from a 490 to a 700 on my SAT math score!