Anthony Martinez
+310 points in math
“Achieved 100% Bright Futures and have a chance of getting into colleges that I never thought I would be able to get into.”
Read MoreStarting junior year, I heard talk of something new that I had only heard a few times before: the SAT. At the time I thought there were more important things going on in my life besides this test and didn’t realize the impact it would have on my college application process. This changed one day when my school counselor spoke to us about the SAT and how it contributed to obtaining scholarships like Florida Bright Futures. I realized that the Bright Futures Scholarship was going to be the only way that I could afford college. The time had come to start signing up for such an important test but I had no idea how I would prepare for it.
I decided I would watch videos on YouTube and review on Khan academy. However, I still did not take the preparation that seriously because I thought I would never be able to get a 1330 (the minimum score for 100% Bright Futures) because of how low I had scored on the PSAT. My cousin, who was a senior at the time, had already taken the SAT and had scored extremely high because of the Peace of Pi Learning SAT math course, and recommended it to me too. At first, I was hesitant, I thought that tutoring would not help me and that I was just going to waste my mom’s money. However, after I met up with Renan to discuss the course, I changed my mind, but part of me was still skeptical.
I loved how detailed Renan’s explanations were and appreciated how Peace of Pi was not a “one size fits all” type of experience, meaning that it was designed for both people who work at a slower pace and those who work much quicker, unlike a traditional classroom. Another factor that got me to sign up was that I could see that Renan and his team were very determined to help others improve their SAT scores. The tutoring required some sacrifices as the classes did run on weekends and there was homework to do, but paid off to be extremely worth it.
All the lessons were very easy to understand and in a very weird way, they made math fun sometimes. Thanks to Peace of Pi, I ended up receiving a 1440 on the SAT with a nearly perfect score on the math section of 770. This ultimately allowed me to achieve 100% Bright Futures Scholarship and increased my chances of getting into a lot of colleges that I never thought I would be able to get into.
