Our Success

Monica C. [SAT 1170 -> 1490]
Kang Chiao International School

​”Before I joined PANO’s SAT program, I suffered from always getting pretty low scores, and I was devastated. However, upon enrolling in PANO’s SAT program, I learned ways to improve not only my SAT score, but also my English abilities. My SAT English score went up by more than 200 points! I saw a huge improvement in the grammar section after the grammar lessons and the practice problems that we went through with Andy. I also found myself reading much faster than before, and I can get the key points easily.”

Alison C. [SAT 1150 -> 1360]
Kang Chiao International School
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During my time at PANO, I was able to learn more than what I expected. Although I was struggling at first, but the faculties were helping me to fix my mistakes and encouraging me to believe in myself. By the end of the lesson, I significantly improved my scores in both reading and writing. Besides that, I also figured out a way to write good SAT essays. Furthermore, I got to meet some of the coolest people. Overall, I can say it was a great experience at PANO!

Ting Liu. [SAT 1130 -> 1350 ↑]
Washington High School

When I joined PANO’s program, the most impressive part was the small-group course. There were only four students in my class, so I had more chances to answer questions. Due to this kind of learning environment, I was able to keep thinking and my teacher helped me get through practice problems. Andy is a patient and attentive teacher who explained each practice problems with great patience, especially on Reading & Grammar Section. It was hard for me to understand the articles before I joined this program, but now, I could understand the structure and the contents more easily. Besides, in the grammar section, I knew more about the test rules and the skills. Also, PANO’s well-organized textbooks and notes enabled me to see the key points clearly. (At first, I thought Andy is annoying. The reason was that if you wanted to get 100 points on the SAT, you needed to take the questions seriously than ever. However, after the ten-day course, Andy was not just a mentor, but also a friend.) PANO’s program had great impact on me. I completed tasks with efficiency in a short time and also learned a lot of things.

Chelsea
Boston University / ED

It’s lucky to have PANO’s counselor working together on my essay. When discussing with Catherine, she always gave me lots of unique ideas and would evaluate them carefully to see if these worked. If I didn’t know how to write it down, she would also guide me and help me revise my first draft. Her wordings were so beautiful that readers would be impressed of it. Besides, I felt relaxed when discussing the essay and my thoughts with Catherine. And I love getting feedbacks from her. The process was highly efficient and made me feel happy. Take the essay of Boston University for instance, I felt so nervous at first because there was only one week before the deadline, but with Catherine’s help, we finished an impressive essay on time! It’s really lucky to have Catherine as my essay counselor.

Samantha Lu
Walnut High School/G11

At first, I thought SAT would be a really challenging mission for me to achieve or master. But after taking the one month lecture at PANO, I feel like there is nothing “impossible.” If you have a strong mind to work hard and try things boldly, everything is possible! To be honest, I’m not a person who is smart and loves to study, I often procrastinate on some of my school works. But studying at PANO gives me a kind of motivation to make progress every day, and that also causes improvements in my grades every time I’m taking the practice SAT tests. Hope that I can still have the same “nonstop” spirit and always work harder in the future!!