“Thanks for the Saturday prep sessions! I ended up getting a 1600. Thanks again!” -A, National Cathedral School Student (Harvard)
“I got a 1600! Thank you for all your help.” -A, St. Anselm’s Student (University Of Chicago)
“In the period of time from the beginning of junior year to the beginning of senior year, I took two class sessions with Richard Thompkins. In this time, I went from a 1270 on my sophomore PSAT to a 1410 on my junior PSAT to a 1560 combined SAT score!! In the class, Mr. Thompkins combined his wit with his excellent tailored SAT study guides. Thanks in part to him, I got accepted to and will be attending the University of Notre Dame!” -C, St. John’s College High School Student (Commended Student)
“Hey Mr. Thompkins. I got a 1540, and I wanted to let you know that I’ve been accepted to Brown University! Thank you so much for everything!!!” -M, St. John's College High School Student (Commended Student)
“Signing up for Cambridge-Accelerated-SAT-prep was the best decision for my son. His score went up by 240 points. Before he signed for the prep his target was “anything above 1400.” He scored 1530. The Prep has definitely boosted his confidence.” -Y, St. John’s College High School Parent (Commended Student, Princeton)
“Hello Mr. Thompkins, I was fortunate enough to be a part of your SAT tutoring program you held on the weekends for 100 Black Men around two years ago. I just want to say hello, as well as thank you for the resources you provided in helping me get into a great university. I still remember your very funny and charismatic nature as well as your insightful lessons. I currently attend Stanford University where I major in Electrical Engineering. I very much doubt that I would be here without you.” -K, Eleanor Roosevelt Student
"I just wanted to let you know that I have been accepted into the Wharton Class of 2013 at UPenn!!! I'M ECSTATIC. Thank you so much for all the SAT help you've given me. I don't think I could've achieved this without you." -K, South County High School Student
“Hey Mr. Thompkins! We FINALLY got our scores back today (1540!) and I just wanted to say thanks - I know I couldn't have gotten that score without your class. I always thought reviewing for standardized testing was a waste before this year, but now I realize I was wrong.” -G, St. John’s College High School Student (National Merit Semi-Finalist)
“Hi Richard, You worked with my daughter and a small group of lower-income girls at NCS over a year ago. N took the SAT once after about 6 sessions with you and received a score of 1510. THANK YOU!!!! She's headed to Amherst in the fall. Let me say this, N's academic self esteem was elevated enormously as a result of those few sessions with you. She said to me that she wished that she had you as a teacher. Your personality and rallying spirit won her over and that's no easy feat. She would leave your sessions feeling 10 feet tall because someone besides me was roaring about her intelligence and encouraging her to show it off. Richard, I promise you that N and I'm sure most, if not all, of the girls value the strategies and positive experience that you so generously provided them. All the Best to You!” -K, National Cathedral School Parent
“Hi Mr. Thompkins, I just wanted to let you know that my final score was 1520 on the SAT. I also wanted to let you know that I got into MIT. Thank you so much for everything.” -M, St. John’s College High School Student (Commended Student)
“Hey Mr. T, Just wanted to let you know I achieved epic s#@t and got 1580 on the SAT. Thank you so much for your help with the SAT class! This makes my college journey a lot easier. Thanks.” -R, St. John’s College High School Student (Commended Student)
“Hi Mr. Thompkins, Thank you for working with me last spring and fall during the SJC PSAT prep class. As you probably know, My PSAT score went up significantly to a 1460, but I was also able to score a 1550 on the March SAT this year (which was my goal for this exam) with a perfect reading section. I think that a lot of the skills I learned from your class were very useful in taking the test. Thanks again for helping me! Sincerely," -M, St. John’s College High School Student (Commended Student)
“33 ACT – Yale!” -J, St. John’s College High School Student
“Score increased to 1500! Thank you so much!” -J, Bullis Student (Commended Student, Dartmouth)
“Thank you for everything! I scored 1550.” -K, St. John’s College High School Student (Commended Student, UCLA)
“I scored 1510. Thanks Richard!” -S, St. Paul’s School For Girls Student
"800 Math!" -S, Walt Whitman Student
"I took the SAT in June: 1520." -C, St. John's College High School Student (Commended Student, UPenn)
“Hey... just writing to say that I got my SAT scores back - 800 in Reading, and an overall improvement of 220 points! Thanks for all your help! I couldn't have done it without you.” -E, H-B Woodlawn Student
“Hello! Thanks so much for the great job you did coaching the prep class! I'm J, G's mom. She called me earlier this morning to say she had gotten a 1520 on her PSAT. Thanks so much for all your help.” -J, St. John’s College High School Parent (National Merit Semi-Finalist)
“Hi Mr. Thompkins! - for my October 2018 SAT I scored 800 in Math and 1510 total.” -H, St. John’s College High School Student (Commended Student)
“Improved my PSAT score by 190 points. Combined SAT score 1590. Mr. Thompkins is the man! -L, St. John’s College High School Student (National Merit Semi-Finalist, Washington U. St. Louis)
“Thanks for all your help last fall with PSAT prep. As it turns out, I realized that I was more successful with the ACT rather than the SAT so I changed gears. I scored 34 on the ACT. I know that your techniques definitely were still helpful towards ACT prep! Thanks!” -P, St. John’s College High School Student (UPenn)
"My score went up about 200 points!" -B, National Cathedral School Student
“Greetings Mr. Thompkins, I just wanted to thank you for all your help in my preparing for the PSAT/SAT. I am happy to say I received a 1490 on the SAT. Thanks again for all your help.” -J, St. John’s College High School Student
“I got my 1450 :)” –L, St. John’s College High School Student
“Hi! Critical Reading: 790. Thanks for all of your help!!!” -M, St. John’s College High School Student
“You helped M so much! She ended up at Ohio State and got an awesome scholarship because of her SAT scores. Thanks again.” -C, St. John’s College High School Parent
“I just wanted to inform you all that I have gotten into my college of choice, VA Tech. I wanted to thank you for the SAT prep classes.” -E, School Without Walls Student
“I think we made a significant improvement of 180 points. So thanks for everything!” -C, St. John’s College High School Student
“Received the John Montgomery Belk scholarship from Davidson College.” -K, St. John’s College High School Student
"My score went up significantly, and the class made everything so clear - even though there were other kids, it felt like it was tailored to what I needed." -G, St. John's College High School Student (National Merit Semi-Finalist)
“I feel like the course that I took helped me to expect what the SAT was really going to be like. I employed the strategies I learned from the course, and I felt good about my performance.” -M, St. John’s College High School Student
“Thanks so much, Richard. My scores went up significantly and I'm very happy about it! You really helped me do my best.” -D, St. John’s College High School Student
“Thank you so much Mr. Thompkins! Learned a lot.” -J, St. John’s College High School Student (National Merit Semi-Finalist)
“Thanks, your classes helped a lot, particularly with the math.” -M, St. John’s College High School Student
“Scores went up, especially with the reading tips! Thank you.” -M, St. John’s College High School Student
"This class greatly improved my score and helped me to see exactly what each question was asking! I would highly recommend this class!" -V, St. John's College High School Student
"First of all, congratulations on the excellent scores your students achieved! We are so pleased with how well our daughter did, and couldn't be happier that she'll make National Merit Semi-Finalist. You obviously did a great job with the kids." -K, St. John's College High School Parent
“Richard Thompkins was fantastic. He came in and immediately zoned in on what our son needed to master the SAT. He was organized, professional and focused on our son’s needs. I would highly recommend Richard and his program for preparation of the SAT test.” -J, Georgetown Day School Parent
“After working with Richard for just a month on the ACT, my daughter improved in every section, with her Math and English sub-scores increasing by 4 points each. These new scores position her well for most of the colleges she is considering. Richard was so easy to work with. All of us are thrilled with the results.” -E, Bullis Parent
“Dear L, I wanted to take a moment to write you a thank you email. It was your initiative that brought Richard Thompkins to campus as an optional tutor for SAT's, and H benefited greatly from his tutelage. Richard’s approach to mastering the test is unique. H had more personal buy-in and motivation than she ever did with the other group who offers SAT prep on campus. H felt confident going into the official test and scored 1510. Thank you for introducing us to Richard and offering H this experience. Richard inspired, challenged, pushed and instructed. We are fully aware that H’s scores are reflective of her work under Richard’s mentorship. We are grateful and indebted to you, for the introduction, and to Richard for his expertise. I hope you will continue to offer Richard as a resource for our Gators. Because of him, H has grown as a thinker and standardized test taker-and it is not lost on us that it is because of his course that H’s college options have expanded. In gratitude,” -S, Saint Paul’s School For Girls Faculty Member & Parent
R - runs the class better than anyone
I - ignores nonsense-premises behind other SAT classes
C - cares about everyone
H - handles dull material brilliantly
A - always motivational
R - raises the bar effectively
D - didn't put me up to this - spacing out doesn't really bother him?
T - tells it like it is
H - helpful when you're struggling
O - only worthwhile SAT teacher
M - made my score improve 300 points
P - purposefully imparts techniques
K - kills feelings of despair with martial arts and football
I - ignorant of nothing [related to SAT questions]
N - not to blame if the test is dull
S - see his profile picture as of 30 December, 2009, for information regarding the mood of the class -N, St. John's College High School Student (National Merit Semi-Finalist)
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