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In a time where college applications have reached record numbers, it is increasingly important for students to differentiate themselves and adequately prepare for the college application process. This requires an immense amount of broad-scope learning on the part of the student, but also a very focused effort in building up academically weak areas and cultivating uniqueness. Unfortunately, students often receive an abundance of one of these, and not enough of the other.

Some students will receive a great deal of group work, benefitting from solid instruction from a teacher or leader, as in an AP class or SAT prep course, but lack tailored instruction that comes from working one-on-one in an environment that can accurately assess an individual’s needs. Conversely, some students spend extensive time with a tutor or mentor and work well on their own, but lack the formative experience that comes from well-structured group environments that cultivate critical peer feedback.

The solution to this is an intentional focus on both aspects of the learning process, an approach that SAS has termed “hybrid learning strategies.” Hybrid learning strategies lie at the center of SAS’s educational methodology, informing everything we do as an educational consulting company from how we structure and evaluate our classes to which educational mentors (tutors) we hire. Hybrid learning seeks to combine the best of group based learning – the benefits of peer interaction and critical feedback – with the focused attention provided in one-on-one tutoring and educational consulting.

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