ABOVE: Selects Lacrosse Executive Director, Brent Hoskins, B.A. talks with athletes involved in the Burnaby Mountain Selects Elite Touring program inside the Rafik B. Hariri Building at Georgetown University's (NCAA Div. I) McDonough School of Business, during one of the Selects recent trips to Washington, DC.
In January 2011, Burnaby Mountain Lacrosse announced the addition of Selects University to our all-star lineup of highly acclaimed programs.
Selects University is a comprehensive teaching program designed to further enhance our goal of best preparing young student-athletes for the collegiate level, while opening-up as many doors as possible for their future. The main focus of Selects University will be on college admissions preparation by offering courses designed to help students excel at writing the SAT Reasoning Test.
- Spring 2012 Courses
- Fall 2011 Courses (COMPLETED)
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About the SATtop
The SAT Reasoning Test (formerly the Scholastic Aptitude Test and Scholastic Assessment Test) is a nationally administered, standardized test to help post-secondary institutions evaluate candidates for college admissions in the United States. The test is intended to assess a student's readiness for college by testing their critical thinking skills, as well as their ability to analyze and solve problems. The current SAT Reasoning Test takes three hours and forty-five minutes and combines test results from three 800-point sections (math, critical reading and writing) for a possible score ranging from 600-2400.
What is the SAT?top
The SAT is 3 hours and 45 minutes long. It is composed of 10 timed parts that make up the three 800-point sections of math, critical reading and writing:
One 25-minute essay-writing section
Five 25-minute multiple-choice sections
- two mathematical reasoning
- two critical reading
- one writing skills
Two 20-minute multiple-choice sections
- one mathematical reasoning
- one critical reading
One 10-minute multiple-choice writing skills section
One 25-minute multiple-choice experimental section (not graded)
These 10 sections, along with two 10-minute breaks, compose the whole of the SAT.
The SAT doesn’t test logic or abstract reasoning. It tests the skills you’re learning in school: reading, writing and math. Your knowledge and skills in these subjects are important for success in college and throughout your life.
- The critical reading section includes reading passages and sentence completions.
- The writing section includes a short essay and multiple-choice questions on identifying errors and improving grammar and usage.
- The mathematics section includes questions on arithmetic operations, algebra, geometry, statistics and probability.
Writing the Testtop
The SAT is typically taken by high school sophomores (grade 10), juniors (grade 11) and seniors (grade 12) and is offered seven times a year; in October, November, December, January, *March (or April, alternating), May, and June, at numerous locations throughout each Canadian Province and US State.
*Note, the first spring test date (March or April) is only available in the United States; however Canadians can still register for the spring test date if they take the test in the US.
There is no limit to how many times a student can write the SAT test so students may register and write the SAT test as many times as they like, with only their highest score counted towards college admission. Generally, students in the US will write the SAT test in the spring of their Junior year so that they have the option of writing the test again in the fall of their senior year if they feel that it is necessary to try and improve their score.
It is important to note that the timelines for student-athletes are becoming increasingly earlier in the competitive landscape of college recruitment. For student-athletes, we recommend taking the SAT test in the fall of your Junior year or even as early as the spring of your sophomore year. This will allow student-athletes the opportunity to be proactive in reaching out to college coaches and the prospective universities of their choice, while maximizing their potential for academic scholarships and entrance awards. If a student writes the SAT test early for the first time, this will also provide them with a greater window to potentially re-write the test, without jeopardizing being able to meet any early admission deadlines.
The SAT tests grade 6 to 10 knowledge. Depending on curriculum, there will be some grade 11 questions too, though not many. There are no Grade 12 questions on these exams.
Selects University - SAT Prep Coursetop
The Selects University – SAT Prep Course has been exclusively designed by our staff of highly educated and experienced teachers who have scored in the high percentile for the SAT and other standardized tests. With an expert knowledge of SAT content and highly developed skills in both critical thinking and problem solving, our instructors add a personal and tailored approach to working with each student in order to maximize their individual scoring potential and enhance the overall learning experience.
Each course will combine interactive instruction with an amplified focus on practical experience developed by writing realistic practice tests on a weekly basis, in order to provide each student with a firm understanding of course content and the familiarity of how to write the SAT test in the most efficient and productive manner possible.
Course Instructorstop
All SAT Prep Courses are instructed by the experienced teaching team of Nathan Hoskins, Msc, BSc and Brian Lim, BSc:
Brian Lim, BSctop
Since 2001, Brian Lim has been helping his students reach their educational goals. He has tutored individual students, instructed classes and developed curriculums for various academies and educational institutions.
In secondary school, Brian received a perfect 4.0 GPA while attending Sir Winston Churchill’s International Baccalaureate program. He received numerous high school scholarships and an unconditional scholarship (USP) to the University of British Columbia as well as a top fifth percentile score on the SAT. At UBC, Brian received a degree in Microbiology and established a thriving business tutoring secondary students which he maintains today.
In 2003, Brian diversified his educational portfolio when he began teaching group classes at a large ESL school. He quickly moved up in seniority to teach lectures on a variety of different ESL subjects including grammar, writing, International English Language Testing System (IELTS), and Language Proficiency Index (LPI). After three years in the industry, he developed a successful business as a consultant for other schools, creating several successful programs. Most recently in 2010, he was a head curriculum developer for a technical college established in Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Nathan Hoskins, MSc, BSctop
For more than 10 years Nathan has worked as an academic advisor and tutor for international students as well as BC high school and university students. He has assisted students applying for admission at several Canadian universities as well as American colleges, including law schools and medical schools.
Prior to co-developing the curriculum for the Selects SAT Prep program, Nathan completed a Master of Science degree in Developmental Biology from Boise State University in 2009. While at Boise State, he was a teaching assistant, lab instructor, and lecturer in general biology, developmental biology, and biomaterials engineering. In addition to his studies and work as a teacher, Nathan was also an Assistant Coach for the Broncos men’s lacrosse team.
Prior to his time at Boise State University, Nathan attended Simon Fraser University where he was an Academic All-American in lacrosse and majored in Cell and Molecular Biology with a minor in Criminology and a Certificate in Liberal Arts.
He has written both the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) and Scholastic Aptitude Test (now the SAT Reasoning Test), scoring in the high 90th percentiles in both mathematics and writing/reading components.
What’s Included:top
- Maximum Class Size of 20 Students
- In-class timed tests, as well as group and one-on-one components that focus on each student learning every concept
- Tips and techniques that break down questions into easily understandable parts, allowing students to write the SAT Reasoning Test quickly and correctly
- A diagnostic exam at the beginning of the course to determine the individual needs of each student
- 10 x 3 hour classroom sessions
- 3 x full-length simulated SAT Practice Tests, invigilated under real SAT test conditions, to provide students with the experience of writing the SAT, while evaluating their progress
- All course materials, including testing questions and examples, drawn from real SAT exams from 2005-2010
SAT Sample Question explained by Select Universtiy Instructors...
Please click HERE to see how our Selects University Instructors break down a real SAT Reasoning Test question.
Spring 2012 Coursestop
SAT Prep Course - - Register today!
Grade(s): Open to students in grades 10-12, including post-grads
Course Instructor: Brian Lim, BSc.
Location: Simon Fraser University - 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6
Room #: TBA
$349 + HST (= $390.88)
*Price for BMS Athletes: $299 +HST (= $334.88)
10 Sessions + 3 Full-length simulated SAT Practice Test Dates
Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30pm
February 28-May 1
Full-length Simulated SAT Practice Tests Dates:
- Saturday, March 17 - 8:00am-12:00pm (SFU)
- Saturday, April 7 - 8:00am-12:00pm (SFU)
- Saturday, April 28 - 8:00am-12:00pm (SFU)
Fall 2011 Courses - (COMPLETED)top
SAT Prep Course - Session I (COMPLETED)
This session will coincide with BMS Fall 2011 Study Hall times and is only open to BMS athletes who are participating on either the Senior Elite or Junior Elite Touring Teams. Please NOTE that the SAT Prep Course will be facilitated in a separate classroom from regular Study Hall.
Grade(s): Current BMS athletes in grades 11-12
Course Instructors: Nathan Hoskins, MSc, BSc. and Brian Lim, BSc.
$299 + HST (= $334.88)
30 Hours of Classroom Instruction + 3 Full-length simulated SAT Practice Test Dates
September 9–November 26
Fridays/Saturdays, During Study Halls plus additional classes on:
- Saturday, October 8 – 12:00-3:00pm (SFU)
- Saturday, November 19 - 12:00-3:00pm (SFU)
- Saturday, November 26 - 12:00-3:00pm (SFU)
Full-length Simulated SAT Practice Tests Dates:
- Sunday, October 23 – 8:00am-12:00pm (SFU)
- Sunday, November 13 – 8:00am-12:00pm (SFU)
- Sunday, November 27 – 8:00am-12:00pm (SFU)
SAT Prep Course - Session II (COMPLETED)
Grade(s): Open to students in grades 11-12, including post-grads
Course Instructors: Nathan Hoskins, MSc, BSc. and Brian Lim, BSc.
Location: Simon Fraser University - 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6
Room #: TBA
$349 + HST (= $390.88)
*Price for BMS Athletes: $299 +HST (= $334.88)
10 Sessions + 3 Full-length simulated SAT Practice Test Dates
Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30pm
September 27–November 29
Full-length Simulated SAT Practice Tests Dates:
- Sunday, October 23 – 8:00am-12:00pm
- Sunday, November 13 – 8:00am-12:00pm
- Sunday, November 27 – 8:00am-12:00pm
Registrationtop
Space is limited to 20 students. Register today by contacting Brent Hoskins at bhoskins@alumni.sfu.ca or by calling (604) 836-7748.
Contact Informationtop
Please click HERE for additional contact information.
Facilitiestop
All Selects University courses are held at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Burnaby, BC.
Please check individual courses for Room #'s.
Please click HERE for Maps and Directions.
