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Rancho Bernardo Branch

11305 Rancho Bernardo Road, Suite 120
858-217-2988 (click here for the map)

Students who attend Rancho Bernardo, Mount Carmel, Westview, and other Poway Unified schools in San Diego no longer need to drive to Del Mar to attend Elite—they have an Elite office right in their own neighborhood. "For years we have had families from Rancho Bernardo driving all the way to Del Mar to attend Elite," says San Diego Director Chris Hamilton. "Today, many of our students can walk to their new Elite office." In fact, it is the teachers and even the Director who will do the driving. "Many of our Senior Teachers—including all of our 2100 teachers—will be teaching at both offices this summer," says Hamilton. "Several of our Senior Teachers will spend all of their summers at Rancho Bernardo—and I am splitting my time equally between the two offices." Located near the 4S Ranch neighborhood, the new office is comfortable, and beautifully appointed. "We want all of our offices to feel like a quiet refuge for our students," says Hamilton. "But the new Rancho Bernardo office is particularly nice. Who knows? Perhaps we'll see a few Torrey Pines students making the drive to Rancho Bernardo this summer."

Every month high school students vie for $500 cash and other prizes on Radio Korea's Quiz Bowl program, which is sponsored by Elite and features Teacher Karen from LA.

If you know the answers to questions like these:

How many U.S. presidents have been assassinated?

What rapper holds a major stake in Vitamin Water?

How many miles is it to the center of the Earth?

Then you should be a contestant on the show. Try-outs are every second Saturday of the month (including this Saturday, May 10th) at 5 p.m. at the Radio Korea offices which are located at 3700 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 600, Los Angeles, CA 90010.

(BTW, the answers to the above questions are 4, 50 Cent, and 3,963 miles, respectively.)

Come out this weekend to the San Francisco Bay Area Educational Fair hosted by World Journal at the Quinlan Community Center in Cupertino to hear Joon Moy, Elite of Cupertino Branch Director, present "Preparing for the College Interview" on Saturday from 10-10:50 a.m. and to hear Randolf Arguelles, Elite of San Francisco Branch Director, present "Getting into the Top UCs" on Sunday from 10-10:50 a.m. Further, Elite Branch Directors will be available to answer your questions from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both Saturday, May 10, and Sunday, May 11.

Each year, thousands of Canadian students enroll in American colleges and universities, and Elite of Canada is happy to announce that many of its students are included in these numbers. So, if you are headed to a college campus this fall, look out for the following names, for they are part of your Elite family from up north!

Congratulations to everyone above for successfully navigating international student waters.

For a complete matriculation list of students from Elite of Canada, click here.

In case you haven't heard already, Elite team members will hit the road this Saturday, April 19th, traveling to various parts of California to speak to parents about the college admissions and application process. JP Park, CEO of Elite and bestselling author, will speak to parents over breakfast in Northern California at the Hilton Pleasanton at the Club while Wonna Kim, Branch Director of Elite LA, and Jennifer Kim, Branch Director of Elite Northridge and Elite Valencia, will speak to parents at the Korean-American Scientists and Engineering Association's Annual Math Contests at CalTech and UCSD, respectively.  

If you can't make it this weekend, come out next weekend, April 26th and 27th, to the Elite Gallery at the Chinese Daily News Education Fair at University of the West in San Gabriel, California. This is the perfect opportunity to get educated about education. Both Wonna Kim and Julian Chou, Branch Director of Elite Rowland Heights will be on hand to answer your questions both days. Additionally, on Saturday, Stephen Lee, Branch Director of Elite Fullerton, will present "Preparing for the College Interview" from 11:50 to 12:40 p.m. in the Conference Room, and on Sunday, resident UC admissions expert, Randolf Arguelles, Branch Director of Elite San Francisco, will present "Comprehensive Review: Getting Into the Top Tier UCs" in the Main Hall from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Want more information? Call your local branch for details.

See you there!

2400 snaps to Akshay Kumar of Rancho Bernardo High School for receiving a perfect score on the March '08 SAT!

‘Tis the season for college acceptance letters. Now is the time to see the upside of all the studying, the vocabulary words, the quizzes, and the pushups. The following students know very well to what end their commitment to their school work, extracurricular activities, and Elite brought them: college admission of their choice. Well done Elite of Los Angeles Class of '08!

Don’t see your name above? Call in to (213) 365-8008. We’ll update the list with your name on it!

Congratulations to the following students, each of whom received a score of 2400 on the January 2008 SAT!

Uggi, Conor, Sean, Boris, and Justin – We are very happy for you!

While most high school juniors are focused on preparing for the upcoming March 2008 SAT Reasoning Test, they should also look ahead and plan to take their SAT Subject Tests before the end of the junior year.

Do I need to take Subject Tests? If so, how many Subject Tests do I need to take?
Students applying to the University of California and most private colleges must submit two SAT Subject Test scores. Given the competitive nature of admissions to elite colleges and universities, students are advised to take an additional Subject Test or two beyond the minimum number of Subject Tests required.

What Subject Tests should I take?
SAT Subject Tests are offered in Biology, Chemistry, Foreign Language, Literature, Math Level 2, Physics, US History and World History. Students should consider taking Subject Tests in the subjects that they are currently studying in high school, particularly if the school courses are advanced level and they have performed well in these courses. In addition, colleges may require specific Subject Tests for admissions to particular majors. For example, students applying to major in engineering usually need to take Subject Tests in math and science.

When should I take the Subject Tests?
Generally, students should take a Subject Test as soon as they complete their high school course in that subject. This is particularly advisable for subjects such as Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and United States History. Typically, students take Subject Tests during the test administrations in May and June.

How do I prepare for the Subject Tests?
Learning the subjects well in high school courses will provide students with a good foundation for performing well on the Subject Tests. In addition, students should take many practice tests to understand what is covered in the Subject Tests and to hone their test-taking skills. A good way to prepare for the Subject Tests is to enroll in the SAT Subject Test preparation courses offered at Elite.