At MSS, personal attention is fundamental to a student’s success and lies at the forefront of every student-coach relationship.
Working with both students who are struggling academically and high-achievers looking to improve their learning efficiency, we use fresh and creative ways to deepen understanding of class material, which has a profound impact on our students’ abilities to thrive at school and beyond.
Customizing strategies for each student’s unique learning style, our academic coaches focus not only on improving grades and increasing test scores, but also on building confidence and developing valuable skills that last a lifetime.
Each coach is carefully selected through an extensive hiring process and receives ongoing professional development to ensure our families get the best support and, ultimately, the best results.
In person | 9 am – 7 pm
Remote | 9 am – 7 pm
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Main Street Scholars provides individual academic coaching for all students grades 7–12 and college-level. In one-on-one, hour-long sessions we offer support in all courses offered by Cunha Middle School, Sea Crest, Wilkinson, Half Moon Bay High School, and all local elementary, private, and Catholic schools in the greater San Francisco Bay Area.
Pricing for 2021–2022 fall term. Prices listed are per hour.
Doing well on the SAT and ACT requires more than tips and tricks. Students need to feel motivated to use this test as a lever to unlock opportunity, and they need the strategies to perform effectively. Combined skills and strategies build test-taking confidence, leading to outcomes that set students up for success.
Main Street Scholars is able to customize strategies for every type of test-taker. By taking the time to understand each student, we are able to help them gain confidence, build on their strengths, overcome their weaknesses, and raise scores.
ACT
SAT
SAT subject tests
High School Placement Test (HSPT)
California High School Proficiency Examination (CHSPE)
Our students have raised SAT scores from 80–300 points, raised ACT scores by 6–10 points, and have helped a student achieve the coveted perfect score of 36 on the ACT.
Main Street Scholars students have been accepted to the following schools:
Cal Poly
Gonzaga
Juniata College
LMU
St. John’s
SFSU
Santa Clara
Sonoma State
UC Davis
UC Irvine
UCLA
UC Santa Barbara
USC
UC Santa Cruz
UC San Diego
We also offer full-length proctored practice tests for both the ACT and SAT. Tests are approximately 8 weeks prior to the actual test date, giving students an opportunity to get acquainted with the testing process and receive feedback on their performance.
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Aneesha came to MSS after her freshman year at HMBHS. Though determined and hardworking, her grades reflected her struggle with reading, organization, and test-taking. We worked with Aneesha to build her confidence and skills throughout high school. Aneesha worked with Liz Murphy to hone her college application while studying to improve her SAT scores. The last semester of her senior year was her best; she blossomed, her confidence was noticeable and she felt very capable.
Aneesha was accepted by a number of colleges. She chose to attend Portland State University, working toward an Environmental Science Degree in the Honors program. As a rising sophomore, she earned a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (R.E.U.) Internship, granted by the National Science Foundation. During this time, she was part of an atmospheric research team that studied diesel emissions in the Portland area and presented the team’s results at the American Geophysical Union 2018 Fall Meeting, in Washington D.C. Aneesha continues to excel as a student that truly cares about the environment and her community. She has traveled to many countries and would like to work in the Peace Corps. She says, “I have every intention of using my degree to work towards remediating issues that affect those who suffer from environmental injustice.”