"The point I try to make is that giving up on the SAT is a contradiction to what they're all about as student athletes. They put in the time to get better at their sport, so the same thing has to happen for them to get better with this test. We're just trying to appeal to who they are as student-athletes."
Given the success of Pre-Game's first run, seminar officials are confident that the program will expand. Plans call for the seminars to be held twice a year beginning in the spring of 1997. And the number of cities hosting seminars could increase to fifty as early as next spring, Rosner says.
The National Alliance of African-American Athletes is an organization that seeks to empower African American males through education, athletics and public programs. NAAAA, established in 1989, hosts several events annually including a national conference and the yearly presentation of the Watkins Award given to the top African American high school scholar-athlete in the country.
The Princeton Review Foundation is working to enhance its presence in the African American consumer market. As the national coordinator, Rosner works with civic organizations across the U.S. to help provide access to testing programs for youngsters whose families can't afford to pay the standard fee for SAT coaching.
For more information on SAT Pre-Game, call the Princeton Review Foundation at (805) 682-3670.
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