Services

• Academic Essay and Research Paper Consulting
• Academic Mentorship Program
• Academic Subjects Tutoring
• Test Preparation Tutoring (ACT/SAT, ASVAB, CLEP, GED)
• College Admissions Advising and Consulting
• Personal Finance and Life Skills Training for Teenagers
• Summer STEM Enrichment and Writing Workshop Programs
  

1. Academic Essay and Research Paper Consulting

Peak Tutoring can help you to turn your idea for an essay, research project, thesis, or other academic paper from concept into reality. Our team includes highly-skilled academics who have worked with students for years. 

Our team offers coaching to help you at each step of the way as you complete your project. We can help you to develop and follow a timeline for the project. We even offer writing marathon sessions!

Of course, we also provide editing and proofreading services. We are very familiar with the APA, MLA, Harvard and Chicago styles. We will make sure that your citations and your bibliography are correctly prepared.

We work with students at any stage of writing a research essay or thesis. We can help you with idea development, research planning, proofreading, and editing. We also offer a writing workshop. 

We provide information for students engaged in academic writing projects on our blog, Peak Thoughts. Take a look around the Seek the Peak page or the blog to find useful materials. We include links to free and helpful resources that you can use to improve your academic writing. 

If you’d like to find out how we can help you, you can get a free quote. Send us an email with the details of your project and we will get back in touch promptly with answers to your questions.  

2. Academic Mentorship Program

Students want to succeed in school, but sometimes it can be a challenge to figure out how to do that. Here at Peak Tutoring we recognize that academic excellence follows the acquisition of personal organization, studying, and time management skills and we stand ready to help students become masters of these gateway habits.

Our academic mentoring program matches a student with a member of our team for one structured hour each week. We use that hour to help you learn the same basics that have boosted artists, athletes, business titans, community leaders, educators, entrepreneurs, firefighters and police officers, lawyers, military officers, nurses, physicians, scientists, and other professionals to satisfying and meaningful careers.

The academic mentoring program is customized to each student. Some of the features of the program may include helping the student to 

• remain motivated in school;
• manage her time and stay organized;
• set goals and decide on the steps needed to achieve them;
• choose the courses at school that will be the most interesting and most helpful;
• make the best use of private tutoring;
• and understand and improve the grade point average.

Peak Tutoring Academic Mentors are themselves scholarly superstars. We provide participants in the program a variety of extremely useful print and digital resources that will help them to continue high academic performance throughout high school and beyond. 

Our academic mentoring program costs $299 per month. We ask students to commit to the program for at least one semester (four months). That price buys you:

• A one-hour weekly session with one of our Academic Mentors;
• A custom-designed weekly checklist to help you make sure that you are moving forward with your goals;
• Free homework help during the one-hour weekly session and via email support; and
• Copies of two classic self-help books that are particularly useful and inspiring for high school students: “The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari” and “The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream.”

For a limited time, we’re offering the academic mentoring program for $149.50 per month. That’s half off!  

Ready to become an academic rockstar? Contact us today!

3. Academic Subject Tutoring

Below is a list of some of the common subjects for which we provide help to students. If there’s another in which tutoring is needed, please give us a call. There’s a good chance that we can connect a student with an Academic Coach in that field.

4. Test Prep Tutoring

ACT/SAT Prep Tutoring

Students often feel a great deal of pressure to perform extremely well on the ACT or SAT. These tests play a significant role in college admissions. 

Here at Peak Tutoring we approach ACT and SAT prep with two goals in mind: first, to help students understand the individual factors (reading, writing, math, etc.) upon which to focus in order to achieve the highest composite score, and second, to help students fit effective ACT/SAT prep into their busy lives and gain the confidence they need to excel on these important exams.

We do not require a sign-up fee for ACT/SAT Prep tutoring. We customize the tutoring contract to provide the focus on ACT or SAT subjects desired by the student and the tutoring time the student needs to achieve her or his maximum potential.

ASVAB Prep Tutoring

Students who are considering service in the United States armed forces must successfully complete the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) before enlistment in any branch (U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, U.S. Space Force) is possible.

A student’s scores on four subtests (called AR, WK, PC, and MK) determine the Armed Forces Qualifying Test (AFQT) score, which is used by the armed services to decide an enlistee’s eligibility for that particular branch and are considered when an enlistee seeks assignment to some military occupational specialties (MOS).

ASVAB is a unique exam because it includes some non-academic components. Here are the subjects that are included on the ASVAB:

• General Science
• Arithmetic Reasoning (AR)
• Word Knowledge (WK)
• Paragraph Comprehension (PC)
• Math Knowledge (MK)
• Electronics Information
• Auto Information (Automobile Technology)
• Shop Information (Hand and Power Tools)
• Mechanical Comprehension
• Assembling Objects

Our ASVAB Academic Coaches are highly knowledgeable in the topics that you will face and must master to excel on every subtest. They can help you achieve the score you need to pursue your dream of military service!  

We partner with you in the pursuit of your goal and will customize tutoring to meet your specific needs. 

CLEP Prep Tutoring

The College-Level Examination Program® (CLEP) can help any person receive college credit for any of the 33 CLEP subject tests offered. CLEP offers exams in five subject areas, all of which cover material taught in in the freshman and sophomore years of college. CLEP is accepted at more than 2,900 colleges and universities. If you pass a CLEP test, you can receive college credit for what you already know, usually 3 or more credits, though the amount of credit you can earn on an individual CLEP exam varies with each college. 

Be sure to check with the college in which you have an interest before you commit to a CLEP exam. Some colleges do place a limit on the total amount of credit hours that you can earn by passing CLEP tests, while some other colleges may grant an exemption from completing a class that correlates to a CLEP test but not credits toward a degree.

Peak Tutoring will provide you with a CLEP Academic Coach that focuses on giving you the individual attention you need to feel comfortable and confident during CLEP tests and on helping you to the highest score possible.

GED Prep Tutoring

The General Educational Development (GED) tests are used to obtain a high school credential called a Certificate of High School Equivalency. The minimum passing score is determined on the basis of how high school students across the nation performed during the year the GED is taken. In other words, your success depends on whether you are able to prove that you know as much as someone who finished high school in the same year the tests are taken.

As of 2014, the GED includes four components: 

• Mathematical Reasoning
• Social Studies
• Science
• Language Arts

Unlike the SAT, ACT, and other standardized exams, there are only three opportunities to take the GED tests each year. 

Our GED Academic Coaches can help you get the results you need to pursue your goals. They are all experienced educators and can help students of any age.

5. College Admissions Advising and Consulting

1. Taking the Mystery out of the College Admissions Process: This two-hour all-inclusive workshop for high school sophomores and juniors, along with their families, covers timelines, developing a best-fit college list, the admissions process, and financial aid.
2. Hourly Task Support: One-on-one support for specific aspects of the college research, application, and selection stages.
3. Scholarship Essay Consulting (Coaching, Editing, Proofreading)
4. College Admissions Essay Consulting (Coaching, Editing, Proofreading)
5. College Application Consulting and Guidance
6. Athletic Recruiting: We provide individual support to students with their NCAA and NAIA eligibility requirements and guide families through the NCAA and NAIA recruitment process.
7. One-on-One College Coaching: Personalized coaching on all aspects of the college research, application, and selection process built for students from mid-junior year to acceptance.
8. Free One-Hour Informational Sessions: We offer a free, one-hour presentation for sophomores, juniors, and their families on the college application landscape. This program is designed to assist nonprofit organizations, community groups, PTAs, book clubs, or organizations who are interested in providing their members with opportunities to learn more about the college admissions process.
9. Summer College Workshops: We present small group workshops that are designed to help students with the college essay and application process. Students review all components of the application process including essays, activity lists, and recommendations and we include families, too.
10. Test Prep: We provide assistance to students preparing for the ACT and/or SAT. Please visit our test prep services page to learn more about this service. 

6. Personal Finance and Life Skills Training for Teenagers

• How to set goals, both short-term and long-term, and achieve them
• How to organize your academic work 
• How to use a planner properly and create daily to-do lists that are just the right size
• How to build and exercise your imagination and develop your creative potential
• How to brainstorm
• How to be creatively flexible 
• How to build a reputation
• How to advocate for yourself with teachers, bosses, and others
• How to win friends 
• How to argue politely, respectfully, and convincingly
• How to engage an audience and speak fearlessly in front of a crowd
• How to dress for success, entertain, dine, and small talk like a pro
• How to create and stick to a budget
• How to analyze statistics and use probability in decision-making
• How to manage a checking account and a debit card
• How to get a credit card and how to use it wisely
• How to create and follow a budget
• How to make wise investments and plan for the future
• How to buy a car or a house
• How to rent an apartment
• How to read a quarterly bank statement or another financial statement
• How to plan a vacation or a summer road trip
• The essentials of Microsoft Office and Google Suite

7. Summer STEM Enrichment and Writing Workshop Programs