Alpine Securities, USVI, is excited to announce the return of SAT Preparation Courses for students in the St. Thomas / St. John District of the U.S. Virgin Islands. University Bound (formerly Upward Bound) will be partnering with the team from Alpine to administer the program again. The program aims to help Virgin Islands high school students boost their SAT scores (a standardized test widely used for college admissions in the United States).
The first session will start with a practice SAT digital pre-test on Saturday, Nov. 23, and will continue with both Math and Language Arts lessons every Saturday through Feb. 22, 2025 (not including holidays). Training sessions will take place at the University of the Virgin Islands St. Thomas Campus and online.
Many Virgin Islands students do not take a mock exam before taking the real SAT. University Bound’s free SAT preparation program will incentivize students to familiarize themselves with the SAT test and practice regularly to ultimately increase their SAT scores. Past Alpine SAT Prep students have raised their SAT scores by an average of 90 points after participating in the program.
University Bound’s SAT Prep Program is open to Virgin Islands High School juniors and seniors in the St. Thomas-St. John District. The most driven participants will earn prizes, including gift cards, and the Texas Instruments TI-84, a graphic calculator that is commonly used during the SAT and in advanced math classes in college.
Students can register online using this link: https://forms.gle/XnL87eEyPuSjZzSa9. The registration deadline is November 21st. More information can be found at https://www.uvi.edu/student-success/upward-bound.html. They may also contact University Bound Director Rosalia Rhymer-Rohan at rrohan@uvi.edu or (340) 693-1133.
“Investing in youth programs is a vital component of Alpine’s corporate culture,” said Vernon Araujo, Alpine’s director of philanthropy and community relations. “We are excited to partner with University Bound and the University of the Virgin Islands to empower our high school students with the proper resources and opportunities to reach their full potential.”
